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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-prosecution-appeals-supplementary-provisions-order-2006/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1788",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts-Martial (Prosecution Appeals) (Supplementary Provisions) Order 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-prosecution-appeals-supplementary-provisions-order-2006",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Expedited appeal",
  "text": "(1) At the time when the prosecutor informs the judge advocate that he intends to seek leave to appeal against a ruling, he must also make oral representations as to whether or not that appeal should be expedited under article 5(1) of the 2006 Order.\n(2) Before deciding whether or not the appeal should be expedited, the judge advocate shall hear oral representations from the accused or any interested party.\n(3) The court administration officer must provide a copy of the reasons given by the judge advocate for his decision whether or not the appeal should be expedited, to the prosecutor, the accused and all interested parties.\n(4) The judge advocate may reverse his decision that the appeal should be expedited at any time before notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal is served on the court-martial under article 5(1) of this Order and must provide reasons for that reversal in writing to the prosecutor, the accused and all interested parties.\n(5) At any time after notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal has been served on the registrar under article 5(1) of this Order, the prosecutor or accused may invite the Courts-Martial Appeal Court to reverse a judge advocate’s decision that the appeal should be expedited under article 5(4) of the 2006 Order and written notice of such an application must be served on—\n(a) the registrar;\n(b) the court administration officer;\n(c) the prosecutor;\n(d) the accused; and\n(e) any interested party.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1788/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:26:19.268675+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."
}