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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/article-74",
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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/74",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "74",
  "heading": "Oral testimony to be given on oath",
  "text": "(1) Oral testimony shall be given on oath.\n(2) This rule is subject to—\n(a) section 5 of the Oaths Act 1978 (affirmation);\n(b) section 31 of the 1999 Act (evidence admitted under a special measures direction); and\n(c) section 56 of that Act (reception of unsworn evidence by witness who is not permitted to be sworn).",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479216/article/74",
    "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."
}