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Paragraph 5

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

After subsection (8), there shall be inserted—

“(9)

Where the person to be served is not subject to the Naval Discipline Act 1957, any reference in subsection (8) above to the address of his unit shall have effect as a reference to his usual or last known place of residence.

(10)

Where a document is received by the commanding officer of a person bringing an appeal in accordance with subsection (8)(d) above, he shall deliver it (or cause it to be delivered) to that person as soon as practicable.

(11)

For the purposes of subsection (2)(d) above, a document served on the commanding officer of a person bringing an appeal under section 52FK of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 shall not be treated as having been served on that person until it is delivered to him by his commanding officer.

(12)

In this section—

  • “commanding officer”, in relation to any person, means the officer in command of the ship, naval establishment or unit to which that person belongs;

  • “the court administration officer” means the person appointed to that office under section 52FF of the Naval Discipline Act 1957;

  • “judge advocate” means a judge advocate appointed under section 52FG of the Naval Discipline Act 1957; and

  • “the summary appeal court” means the summary appeal court established under section 52FF of the Naval Discipline Act 1957.”.