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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-courts-martial-general-orders-royal-navy-1991/article-49",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2737",
  "legislation_title": "The Naval Courts-Martial General Orders (Royal Navy) 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-courts-martial-general-orders-royal-navy-1991",
  "path": "article/49",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "49",
  "heading": "Witnesses called by the defence",
  "text": "–\n(1) After Order 48 has been complied with and if the accused elects to give evidence, he shall be called before any other witnesses for the defence unless the court, in special circumstances, allows otherwise.\n(2) Any witnesses for the defence shall then be called to give their evidence.\n(3) Orders 40, 41, 42, 44 and 45 shall apply to the witnesses and the evidence for the defence as they apply to the witnesses and the evidence for the prosecution.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2737/article/49",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:33:13.386859+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."
}