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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/schedule-2/paragraph-178",
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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": "schedule/2/paragraph/178",
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  "number": "178",
  "heading": "Directions etc",
  "text": "(1) A direction, order or ruling given or made in a preliminary hearing by the judge advocate (within the meaning of court-martial rules) has effect in related proceedings as if made in preliminary proceedings by the judge advocate for those proceedings.\n(2) Proceedings are “related proceedings” in relation to a preliminary hearing if, had the hearing been preliminary proceedings, they would have been related proceedings in relation to those proceedings.\n(3) A summons issued under court-martial rules shall have effect as if issued under these Rules.\n(4) A direction given before commencement which, had it been given after commencement, would have been a direction under rule 30 (additional lay members), has effect as if given under that rule.\n(5) In rule 50(1) (appeals from preliminary proceedings) the reference to preliminary proceedings includes a preliminary hearing.\n(6) In rule 154 (appeals from orders restricting public access etc.) references to an order or direction include an order made, or a direction given, by—\n(a) a court-martial; or\n(b) a judge advocate in a preliminary hearing.",
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  "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."
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