(1) When the investigating officer has completed recording the evidence he shall, if he himself is not the Commanding Officer, forward it to the Commanding Officer.
(2) The Commanding Officer shall formulate the charges and he shall charge the accused with having committed the offences listed in the charge sheet and the Commanding Officer shall there upon caution the accused as follows:- “Do you wish to make any statement? You are not obliged to say anything unless you wish to do so, but whatever you say will be taken down in writing and may be given as evidence.”
(3) Any statement made by the accused shall be taken down, read over to him and signed by him but he shall not be cross-examined upon it.