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Paragraph 1

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In Rule 22(1)—

(a)

for sub-paragraph (i) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(i)

send to the president the convening order and, in any case in which a judge advocate has not been appointed—

(i)

the first charge-sheet together with a copy of the summary or abstract of evidence from which any evidence which, in the opinion of the convening officer would be inadmissible under the Act at the court-martial, has been expurgated; and

(ii)

the second and any subsequent charge-sheets together with a copy thereof for each member, waiting member and officer under instruction;”;

(b)

for sub-paragraph (j) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(j)

in any case in which a judge advocate has not been appointed send to each member of the court and to each waiting member and any officer under instruction a copy of the first charge-sheet;”;

(c)

for sub-paragraph (1) there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(1)

send to the judge advocate (if any)—

(i)

the first charge-sheet together with a copy thereof for the president, each member, waiting member and officer under instruction, and a copy of the convening order;

(ii)

the second and any subsequent charge-sheets together with copies thereof for the president, each member, waiting member and officer under instruction; and

(iii)

an unexpurgated copy of the summary or abstract of evidence and copies of the service record of the accused and the particulars referred to in Rule 71(3)(c);”.