S.L. 220.4 Art. 18Investigation of and summary dealing with charges against officers, warrant officers and civilians.

When an appropriate superior authority investigates and deals summarily with a charge:

(a) he shall first read the charge to the accused;

(b) the witnesses against the accused need not give their evidence orally if the accused has so agreed in writing, but if the accused has not so agreed they shall give their evidence orally in his presence and he shall be allowed to cross-examine them. If the witnesses against the accused do not give their evidence orally the appropriate superior authority shall read the summary or abstract of evidence to the accused if he so requires;

(c) the accused in his defence may adduce evidence as to the facts of the case and as to his character and in mitigation of punishment;

(d) the accused himself may give evidence on oath, make a statement without being sworn or hand in a written statement;

(e) each witness who gives evidence shall give it on oath and the oath shall be administered by the appropriate superior authority to each witness and to any interpreter in accordance to rule 32;

(f) when an appropriate superior authority awards the punishment of forfeiture of seniority of rank the award shall be in the appropriate form set out in the Fifth Schedule;

(g) a record shall be made of the proceedings in accordance with the form set out in the Third Schedule.