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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/naval-courts-martial-general-orders-royal-navy-1991/article-61",
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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/61",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "61",
  "heading": "Recording of sentence",
  "text": "–\n(1) The sentence shall be recorded in writing and signed by the president and each member of the court (notwithstanding any minority vote), and shall be countersigned and dated by the judge advocate. The sentence shall be announced in open court by the judge advocate.\n(2) Subject to sections 78 and 85 of the Act the sentence shall have effect forthwith. When a sentence of imprisonment or detention is awarded, the court may consider whether such sentence should be suspended under section 90 of the Act.\n(3) After reading the sentence, the accused shall be removed and the court dissolved.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 78 was amended by S.I. 1964/488, article 2(1) and Schedule 1, Part I."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 85 was amended by S.I. 1964/488, article 2(1) and Schedule 1, Part I and by the Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), sections 53 and 77(1) and Schedule 4, Part II."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 90 was amended by S.I. 1964/488, article 2(1) and Schedule 1, Part I."
    }
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2737/article/61",
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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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