National Defence Act

Marginal note:Ineligibility to serve

168 None of the following persons may sit as a member of the panel of a General Court Martial:

• (a) an officer or non-commissioned member who is a lawyer or notary;

• (b) a witness for the prosecution or the accused person;

• (c) the commanding officer of the accused person;

• (d) a member of the military police;

• (e) an officer below the rank of captain;

• (f) any person who, before the court martial, participated in any investigation respecting the matters on which a charge against the accused person is founded; or

• (g) an officer or non-commissioned member of any armed force who is attached, seconded or on loan to the Canadian Forces.