When an officer convenes a Court he shall-
(a) issue a convening order in the appropriate Form setout in Appendix-VII;
(b) direct upon what charges the accused is to be tried and ensure that the accused has been remanded for trial by a Court upon these charges, by his Commanding Officer;
(c) if he is of the opinion that charges shall be put in separate charge sheets, so direct and shall also direct the order in which they are to be tried;
(d) direct, if there is more than one accused whether the accused are to be tried jointly or separately;
(e) appoint members of the Court and any waiting members;
(f) If convening a General Force Court, or a Petty Force Court which he considers should be attended by the Judge Attorney, take the necessary steps to procure the appointment of Judge Attorney by or on behalf of the Judge Attorney-General and may also appoint an officer to be under his instructions at the trial;
(g) appoint an officer, subject to the Act or a counsel assigned by such an officer to prosecute:
Provided that the convening officer may appoint more than one such officer or counsel to prosecute if he thinks fit;
(h) appoint an interpreter wherever necessary;
(i) send to the senior member the charge-sheet, the convening order a copy of the record or abstract of evidence from which any evidence which in his opinion would be inadmissible at the trial, has been expurgated;
(j) forward to each member of the Court and to each waiting member a copy of charge sheet and the convening order;
(k) forward to the prosecutor copies of the charge-sheet and convening order and the original record or abstract of evidence together with an unexpurgated copy thereof showing the passages (if any) which have been expurgated in the copy sent to the senior member;
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(l) forward to the Judge Attorney (if any) copies of the charge sheet and convening order and an unexpurgated copy of the record or abstract of evidence showing the passages (if any) which have been expurgated in the copy sent to the senior member;
(m) ensure that the Commanding Officer has summoned all the prosecution witnesses and such defence witnesses as the accused may have requested to be summoned under rule 67.