# The Standing Civilian Courts Order 1997, Article 17: Election where more than one accused


Where two or more accused are charged in the same charge sheet and one of the accused elects court-martial trial in respect of that charge sheet, each accused shall be treated for the purposes of this Order as if he had so elected.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/172/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997/article-17
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