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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-army-rules-1997/article-30",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/169",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts-Martial (Army) Rules 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-army-rules-1997",
  "path": "article/30",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "30",
  "heading": "Challenges and oaths at a preparatory hearing",
  "text": "(1) At the commencement of the preparatory hearing the accused shall be entitled to object to the judge advocate and any interpreter.\n(2) At the commencement of the preparatory hearing the judge advocate shall administer an oath to any interpreter.",
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  "status": null,
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/169/article/30",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}