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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/article-58",
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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/58",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "58",
  "heading": "Offer of no evidence",
  "text": "(1) Where—\n(a) a defendant has pleaded not guilty to a charge, or the judge advocate has recorded a plea of not guilty to the charge under rule 56(5), and\n(b) the Director indicates that he intends to offer no evidence on the charge,\nthe judge advocate shall record a finding of not guilty in respect of the charge.\n(2) A finding of not guilty recorded under this rule shall have effect for all purposes as an acquittal by the court.",
  "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/58",
    "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."
}