Marginal note:Composition
167 (1) A General Court Martial is composed of a military judge and a panel of five members.
Marginal note:Rank of senior member
(2) The senior member of the panel must be an officer of or above the rank of colonel.
Marginal note:Rank for trial of officer
(3) If the accused person is an officer, all of the members of the panel must be officers.
Marginal note:Ranks for trial of brigadier-general or above
(4) If the accused person is of or above the rank of brigadier-general, the senior member of the panel must be an officer of or above the rank of the accused person and the other members of the panel must be of or above the rank of colonel.
Marginal note:Rank for trial of colonel
(5) If the accused person is of the rank of colonel, all of the members of the panel, except the senior member, must be of or above the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
Marginal note:Rank for trial of lieutenant-colonel
(6) If the accused person is of the rank of lieutenant-colonel, at least two of the members of the panel must be of or above the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
Marginal note:Rank for trial of non-commissioned member
(7) If the accused person is a non-commissioned member, two non-commissioned members who are of the rank of warrant officer or above must be appointed as members of the panel and the other three members must be officers.
- R.S., 1985, c. N-5, s. 167
- 1992, c. 16, s. 3
- 1998, c. 35, s. 42
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