# The Armed Forces (Court Martial) Rules 2009, Paragraph 194: Interpretation


(1) In this Part—
“SDA election” means an election for court-martial trial under section 76AA(1) of AA 1955 or AFA 1955 or section 52D(2) of NDA 1957;
“SDA election offence” means an offence which is relevant for the purposes of section 165 by virtue of an SDA election;
“SDA non-election charge” means a charge referred to higher authority in such circumstances that the offence to which it relates would be a relevant offence by virtue of rule 156(1), as modified by paragraph 196, if the defendant were convicted or acquitted of it.
(2) References in this Part to a person’s commanding officer, in relation to any time before commencement, include an appropriate superior authority.
(3) References in this Part to a hearing at which a charge would have been heard if an election had not been made, or a charge referred, are to be read, in relation to an election or referral made before commencement, as references to a hearing at which the charge would in those circumstances have been dealt with summarily under section 76B of AA 1955 or AFA 1955 or tried summarily under section 52D of NDA 1957.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479216/schedule/2/paragraph/194 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/schedule-2/paragraph-194
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