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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/article-119",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111479216",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009",
  "path": "article/119",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "119",
  "heading": "Direction that variation proceedings be held",
  "text": "(1) Variation proceedings may be held only in accordance with a direction given under this rule.\n(2) After the conclusion of any proceedings in which a sentence was imposed, the judge advocate for those proceedings may direct the court administration officer to appoint a time and place for variation proceedings in respect of the sentence.\n(3) The judge advocate may give a direction under this rule—\n(a) on the application of the Director or the offender; or\n(b) of his own motion.\n(4) An application for a direction under this rule—\n(a) must be made in writing to the court administration officer, stating the grounds on which it is made;\n(b) if made by the Director, must be served on the offender; and\n(c) if made by the offender, must be served on the Director.\n(5) Where the judge advocate dismisses an application for a direction under this rule, the court administration officer shall notify the Director and the offender of that fact.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479216/article/119",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:57:31.031139+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."
}