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Constitution of limited courts-martial.
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190.—(1) A limited court-martial shall consist of—
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(a) a president who, subject to subsection (2) of this section, shall be an officer holding the army rank of commandant or the naval rank of lieutenant-commander or higher commissioned rank, and shall be appointed by the convening authority, and
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(b) not less than two other members each of whom shall be an officer holding the army rank of lieutenant or the naval rank of sub-lieutenant or higher commissioned rank, and shall be appointed by the convening authority.
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(2) Where it appears to the convening authority that an officer holding the army rank of commandant or the naval rank of lieutenant-commander or higher commissioned rank is, having due regard to military exigencies and the public service, not available to act as president of a limited court-martial, the convening authority may, upon endorsing a certificate to that effect on the order convening the limited court-martial, appoint as president an officer holding the army rank of captain or the naval rank of lieutenant.
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(3) Where the person to be tried by a limited court-martial holds a non-commissioned naval rank, then, at least one member of the court-martial shall be a person holding commissioned naval rank.
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(4) (a) There shall be in attendance at a limited court-martial a judge-advocate.
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(b) The judge-advocate at a limited court-martial shall—
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(i) be appointed by the convening authority,
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(ii) be an officer, and
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(iii) perform such duties as may be prescribed.
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