(a) Summary courts-martial may be convened by:
         (1) any person who may convene a general or special
    
court-martial;
        (2) the commanding officer or officer in charge of
    
any other command when empowered by the Adjutant General.
    (b) When only one commissioned officer is present with a command or detachment that officer shall be the summary court-martial of that command or detachment and shall hear and determine all summary court-martial cases. Summary courts-martial may, however, be convened in any case by superior competent authority if considered desirable by such authority.

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