# The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009, Article 52: Severance of charges


Where a defendant is charged with more than one offence in the same charge sheet, a judge advocate may direct, before the commencement of trial proceedings in relation to the charge sheet, that the charges be divided between two or more charge sheets.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479216/article/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/article-52
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