Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52)

First Group of Parts Discipline

Part 6 Summary Hearing and Appeals and Review

Chapter 4 Summary Hearings etc Rules

153 Summary hearings etc rules

(1) The Secretary of State may by rules make provision with respect to—

(a) the summary hearing of charges by commanding officers;

(b) hearings as regards the making of orders under section 193 (activation of suspended sentence of service detention).

(2) Rules under this section may in particular make provision—

(a) as to the practice and procedure to be followed at hearings;

(b) as to evidence at hearings;

(c) for the delegation by a commanding officer of any of his functions;

(d) as to applications for extended powers;

(e) as to applications for permission to hear summarily charges of a kind mentioned in section 54;

(f) requiring prescribed persons to be notified of prescribed matters.

(3) In subsection (2) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules under this section.