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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-royal-navy-rules-1997/article-23",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1997/170",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts-Martial (Royal Navy) Rules 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-royal-navy-rules-1997",
  "path": "article/23",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Hearing for directions in chambers",
  "text": "(1) A hearing for directions shall take place before the judge advocate in chambers.\n(2) Except with the leave of the judge advocate, the only persons entitled to be present at a hearing for directions are the prosecutor, the accused, the accused’s friend, the court administration officer, the clerk, the court recorder and any interpreter.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/170/article/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:27:05.922918+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."
}