{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-royal-navy-rules-1997/article-74",
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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/74",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "74",
  "heading": "The petition",
  "text": "(1) The period within which an accused may present a petition in accordance with section 70(1) of the Act shall be 28 days following the day on which sentence was announced.\n(2) A petition presented in accordance with section 70(1) of the Act shall be in writing and signed by the accused, or on his behalf by the accused’s friend.\n(3) A petition addressed to the Defence Council shall be treated as having been presented to the Defence Council if it is presented by the petitioner—\n(a) to the court administration officer; or\n(b) where the petitioner is—\n(i) in custody or detention in any civil prison or institution, to the governor of the prison or institution;\n(ii) detained in naval detention quarters or in any military or air force establishment, to the commandant of the quarters or establishment.\n(4) A person to whom a petition is presented under paragraph (3)(b) above shall transmit it to the court administration officer immediately upon receipt.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/170/article/74",
    "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."
}