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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-court-martial-rules-2009/schedule-2/paragraph-198",
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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/198",
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  "number": "198",
  "heading": "Sentence for an SDA election offence relevant by virtue of section 165(1)(a) or (b)",
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies, and section 165(2) and rule 158 do not apply, where—\n(a) the court convicts a person of an SDA election offence which is relevant by virtue of section 165(1)(a) or (b); and\n(b) section 165(4) does not apply.\n(2) If there was one election charge, the sentence passed in respect of the offence may not be more severe than the most severe punishment that the person’s commanding officer could have awarded if he had dealt with or tried the election charge summarily and found it proved.\n(3) If there were two or more election charges, the sentence passed in respect of the offence may not be more severe than the most severe punishment that the person’s commanding officer could have awarded if he had dealt with or tried the election charges summarily, together, and found them proved.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479216/schedule/2/paragraph/198",
    "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."
}