{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-part-5-of-the-armed-forces-act-2006-regulations-2009/regulation-14",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2009/9780111479629",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Part 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-armed-forces-part-5-of-the-armed-forces-act-2006-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/14",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Amendment, substitution and addition of charges by the DSP",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies to the amendment, substitution or addition of a charge by the DSP—\n(a) under section 125(2) before the arraignment of an accused by the Court Martial; or\n(b) under section 126(2) before the arraignment of an accused by the Service Civilian Court.\n(2) The procedure for the DSP to amend, substitute or add a charge shall be as follows—\n(a) a charge sheet must be prepared in accordance with the Schedule;\n(b) the DSP must sign the charge sheet; and\n(c) the DSP must ensure that a copy of the signed charge sheet is served by hand on the accused.\n(3) As soon as practicable after service of the charge sheet on the accused, the DSP must provide a copy of the charge sheet to the court administration officer.\n(4) Where the earliest time at which it will be practicable to provide a copy of the charge sheet to the court administration officer is less than 24 hours before the time appointed for a hearing in relation to the accused, the DSP must also provide as soon as practicable a copy of the charge sheet to the judge advocate appointed to conduct the hearing.\n(5) This regulation does not apply to the amendment of charges by order of a judge advocate in preliminary proceedings within the meaning of the Court Martial rules.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2009/9780111479629/regulation/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:57:23.995041+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."
}