# The Courts-Martial (Army) Rules 2007, Rule 86: Announcement of sentence


(1) The sentence shall be recorded in writing, dated and signed by the president of the board and the judge advocate.
(2) The legal reasons for the sentence shall be announced in open court by the judge advocate.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4) the formal pronouncement of sentence, and any direction as to postponement or suspension of sentence, shall be announced in open court by the president of the board.
(4) Where the president of the board has been chosen under rule 55(2), the formal pronouncement of sentence, and any direction as to postponement or suspension of sentence, shall be announced in open court by the judge advocate.
(5) With leave of the judge advocate, the president of the board may make additional remarks to the accused about the effects of his offending on the Service and the effects of the sentence on his Service career.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3442/rule/86 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-army-rules-2007/rule-86
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