Article 51 Presence of witnesses

Except where the person is the appellant, or is present to give expert evidence or evidence as to a person’s character, a person who is to be called to give evidence shall not, except by leave of the judge advocate, be present at the hearing of an appeal against a finding until he is called to give evidence and examined.

If while a witness is under examination a question arises as to the admissibility of a question put to him or otherwise with regard to the evidence, the judge advocate may direct the witness to withdraw until the question is determined.

The judge advocate may direct any person, who is to give expert evidence or evidence as to a person’s character, to withdraw from the court if he considers that the person’s presence is undesirable in the interests of justice.