RULE 3 These Rules are intended to render effective the substantive law and to ensure that it is carried out; they shall be liberally construed to secure the just, expeditious and economical resolution of each proceeding.
RULE 1 These Rules may be cited as the Court Martial Appeal Court Rules.
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RULE 28 (1) The Chief Justice or the Court may
(d) upon motion, or without motion on its own initiative, dismiss an appeal where the appellant has failed to observe, without dispensation, any requirement of the Act or these Rules;
(e) extend or abridge any time limited by these Rules before or after the expiration of the time prescribed; and
RULE 17 (1) If it is considered just in the circumstances, the Court may, on motion, extend or abridge a period provided by these Rules or fixed by an order and the motion may be brought before or after the expiration of the period provided by these Rules or fixed by the order.
