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The Armed Forces (Service Civilian Court) Rules 2009

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PART 16RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC ACCESS AND REPORTING

Proceedings in camera

109.—(1) A judge advocate may order that any proceedings, or any part of any proceedings, be held in camera, if satisfied that the order is necessary or expedient in the interests of the administration of justice.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), a judge advocate may conclude that it is necessary or expedient in the interests of the administration of justice to make an order under this rule on the ground that, if no order were made, the Director would be—

(a)likely to abandon the proceedings, or

(b)unlikely to bring comparable proceedings in future,

for fear that information useful to an enemy might be disclosed, or national security endangered.

(3) An order under this rule may be made only on oral application by a party to the proceedings, and such an application shall be made in camera unless the judge advocate otherwise directs.

(4) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 (open court) shall not apply in relation to—

(a)any proceedings, or any part of any proceedings, as respects which an order under this rule has been made; or

(b)unless the judge advocate hearing the application otherwise directs, the hearing of an application for such an order.

Withholding of matter from the public in proceedings before the court

110.  The court may give leave for any name or other matter given in evidence in proceedings to be withheld from the public.

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