Article 46 Guilty plea
(1)
If the accused pleads guilty to a charge, the judge advocate shall, if it appears necessary to him and before the court accepts the plea, satisfy himself that the accused understands—
(a)
the nature of the charge;
(b)
the general effect of the plea; and
(c)
the difference in procedure following pleas of guilty and not guilty.
(2)
The court shall not accept a plea of guilty if—
(a)
the judge advocate, having regard to all the circumstances, considers that the court should not accept the plea; or
(b)
the accused is liable, if convicted, to a sentence of death.
(3)
Where—
(a)
a plea of guilty is not accepted by the court; or
(b)
the accused does not plead to the charge or does not plead to it intelligibly,
the court shall enter a plea of not guilty.