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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-royal-navy-rules-1997/article-29",
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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/29",
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  "number": "29",
  "heading": "The judge advocate",
  "text": "(1) The judge advocate shall be responsible for ensuring that the trial is conducted in accordance with law.\n(2) The judge advocate has a duty to ensure that the accused, particularly if he is not represented, does not suffer any disadvantage in consequence of his position as such or otherwise.\n(3) The judge advocate shall be responsible for ensuring that a proper record of the proceedings is made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
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      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/1535",
      "affecting_title": "The Courts-Martial (Amendment) Rules 2005"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/170/article/29",
    "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."
}