# The Naval Custody Rules 2000, Article 20: Qualifications to be held by legal representatives


(1) A person may only—
(a) represent the commanding officer or, as the case may be, the person to whom the proceedings relate, at a hearing;
(b) be appointed under rule 19(2) as a legal adviser,
if he is appropriately qualified.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a person is appropriately qualified if—
(a) he is a person who has a general qualification within the meaning of section 71 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990;
(b) he is an advocate or a solicitor in Scotland;
(c) he is a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland or a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Northern Ireland;
(d) he is a person who has in any Commonwealth country or any colony rights and duties similar to those of a barrister or solicitor in England and Wales, and is subject to punishment or disability for breach of professional rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2367/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/naval-custody-rules-2000/article-20
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