Rule 52 The president of the board and members

Subject to paragraph (4), the court administration officer shall appoint the senior service member of the court-martial to be the president of the board.

Members of a board not including civilians shall sit in order of seniority.

If on full pay, an officer on the Retired List or Emergency List of the Royal Navy shall sit in the order in which he takes rank and command, but if he holds acting rank he shall sit in the order in which he would have taken rank and command if he had not been granted acting rank.

Where the board includes civilian members, the president of the board shall be chosen by the members of the board from amongst their number.

The choice of a president of the board under paragraph (4) shall be done before any member of the board is sworn.