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The Court Martial Appeal Court Rules 2009
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[F1Interpretation, translation and communication through an intermediaryU.K.
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16.—(1) Where a person to whom proceedings relate is due to attend a hearing, the registrar, where satisfied that the person needs interpretation, must appoint an interpreter to act at the hearing.
(2) Before an interpreter begins to act at a hearing, an oath or affirmation must be administered to the interpreter.
(3) Before an interpreter is sworn or makes his affirmation, the interpreter’s name must be read out, and any party to the proceedings may object to the interpreter on any reasonable ground.
(4) If the court upholds any such objection, the interpreter shall not be sworn or make his affirmation, and the registrar must appoint another interpreter.
(5) On application or on its own initiative, the court may require a written translation of any document or part of a document to be provided for a person to whom proceedings relate, and who needs interpretation, unless―
(a)translation of that document, or part, is not needed to explain the issues arising in the proceedings in relation to the person; or
(b)the person agrees to do without, and the court is satisfied—
(i)that the agreement is clear and voluntary; and
(ii)that the person has had legal advice or otherwise understands the consequences.
(6) On application by a person to whom proceedings relate, the court must give any direction which it thinks appropriate, including a direction for interpretation by a different interpreter, where―
(a)no interpreter is appointed, or no interpretation provided;
(b)no translation is ordered, or provided, in response to a previous application by the person; or
(c)the person complains about the quality of any interpretation or translation provided.
(7) In relation to a person who has a hearing or speech impediment, references in these Rules to an interpreter include a person appointed—
(a)to communicate to the person anything said at the hearing, and explain it so far as necessary to enable the person to understand it, or
(b)to communicate any answers given by the person, and any other matters that the person seeks to convey, and explain them so far as necessary to enable the court and others present at the hearing to understand them,
and references to interpretation shall be construed accordingly.
(8) In this rule references to acting at a hearing include assisting the person to communicate with the person’s legal representative during the hearing; and in relation to such assistance paragraph (7)(b) has effect as if the reference to the court and others present at the hearing were to the legal representative.
(9) The registrar must record, by such means as the Lord Chancellor directs―
(a)the identity of any interpreter;
(b)any decision on an application under paragraph (5);
(c)any agreement under paragraph (5)(b) to do without a written translation of a document or part of a document; and
(d)any direction given under paragraph (6).]
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F1Rule 16 substituted (27.10.2013) by The Court Martial Appeal Court (Interpretation and Translation) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/2524), rules 1, 3
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