{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/article-46",
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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/46",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "46",
  "heading": "Listing of further preliminary proceedings",
  "text": "(1) The court administration officer must appoint a time and place for further preliminary proceedings if so directed by—\n(a) the judge advocate for any preliminary proceedings; or\n(b) the Judge Advocate General.\n(2) The judge advocate for any preliminary proceedings may give a direction under this rule—\n(a) on the oral application of the Director or a defendant; or\n(b) of his own motion.\n(3) The Judge Advocate General may give a direction under this rule on the written application of the Director or a defendant.\n(4) A written application for a direction under this rule—\n(a) must be made to the court administration officer;\n(b) must specify the reason for which further preliminary proceedings are required;\n(c) must include an estimate of the likely length of the further preliminary proceedings; and\n(d) subject to rule 47 (preliminary proceedings in chambers without notice), must be served on every other party to the proposed trial proceedings.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479216/article/46",
    "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."
}