{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-army-rules-2007/rule-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-army-rules-2007/rule-20.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2007/3442",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts-Martial (Army) Rules 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-army-rules-2007",
  "path": "rule/20",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Notification of time and place for hearing of the proceedings",
  "text": "(1) On receipt of a copy of the prosecution papers, the court administration officer shall order a court-martial to convene to try the accused.\n(2) The court administration officer shall consult the judge advocate before specifying the time and place for the hearing of any proceedings.\n(3) Not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the arraignment of the accused, the court administration officer shall send the convening order to the judge advocate and serve a copy of the convening order on—\n(a) the accused;\n(b) the prosecuting authority; and\n(c) the other members of the court.\n(4) At the same time as the accused is served with a copy of the convening order in accordance with paragraph (3), the court administration officer shall notify the accused that any person whom he reasonably requires to give evidence in any proceedings before the court-martial may be notified on his behalf by the court administration officer.\n(5) If the court administration officer amends or withdraws the convening order, he shall serve notice in writing on the persons listed in paragraph (3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3442/rule/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:40:03.804021+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}