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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-army-rules-1997/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/169",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts-Martial (Army) Rules 1997",
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  "path": "article/4",
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  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Referring a case to the prosecuting authority",
  "text": "If the higher authority refers a case in respect of an accused to the prosecuting authority in accordance with section 76A(i) of the Act, he shall forward to the prosecuting authority—\n(a) a copy of any report concerning the case prepared by the Royal Military Police or other investigator;\n(b) any allegation reported to the commanding officer of the accused in the form of a charge under section 76(1) of the Act and details of any substitution or amendment of that charge under section 76(3) of the Act;\n(c) a list of any potential witnesses;\n(d) any written statements or written record of evidence of the potential witnesses;\n(e) any statements made by the accused including records or transcripts of interviews conducted under caution;\n(f) a list of any exhibits;\n(g) a copy of any conduct sheets of the accused;\n(h) any other information in the possession of the higher authority which may be material to the prosecutor’s consideration of the institution of proceedings.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/169/article/4",
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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."
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