Section LII Appointment of officiating Judge Advocate.

In the Absence of a Judge Advocate or his Deputy, the Officer who is to be the President of the Court-martial may appoint any Person to officiate as Judge Advocate at the Trial; and the Judge Advocate of any Fleet for the Time being, or his Deputy, or the Person officiating as Judge Advocate, herein-after included under the Term " the Judge Advocate," shall administer an Oath to every Witness appearing at the Trial.