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Air Force Act, 1950 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....or confinement of a person according to the usages of the service and includes military or naval custody: (vi) "air force law" means the law enacted by this Act and the rules made there under and includes the usages of the service; (vii) "air force reward" includes any gratuity or annuity for long service or good conduct, badge pay or pension, and any other air force pecuniary reward; (viii) "airman" means any person subject to this Act other than an officer; (ix) "air officer" means any officer of the Air Force above the rank of group captain; (x) "air signal" means any signal intended for the guidance of aircraft, whether given by flag, ground signal, light, wind indicator or in any manner whatsoever: (xi) "Chief Legal Adviser" means a person appointed as such by5[the Chief of the Air Staff] to give advice on matters relating to air force law and to perform such other duties of a legal character as may arise in connection therewith; (xii) "civil offence" means an offence which is triable by a criminal court; (xiii) "civil prison" means any jail or place used for the detention of any criminal prisoner under the Prisons Act, 1894-, or under any other law for the time.....

Army Act, 1950 Section 120

Title: Powers of Summary Courts-martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

.....shall not try without such reference any offence punishable under any of the sections 34, 37 and 69, or any offence against the officer holding the court. (3) A summary court-martial may try any person subject to this Act and under the command of the officer holding the court, except an officer, junior commissioned officer or warrant officer. (4) A summary court-martial may pass any sentence which may be passed under this Act, except a sentence of death or transportation, or of imprisonment for a term exceeding the limit specified in sub-section (5). (5) The limit referred to in sub-section (4) shall be one year if the officer holding the summary court-martial is of the rank of lieutenant-colonel and upwards, and three months, if such officer is below that rank.

Army Act, 1950 Section 162

Title: Transmission of Proceedings of Summary Courts-martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

The proceedings of even' summary court-martial shall without delay be forwarded to the officer commanding the division or brigade within which the trial was held, or to the prescribed officer; and such officer, or1[the Chief of the Army Staff], or any officer empowered in this behalf by1[the Chief of the Army Staff], may, for reasons based on the merits of the case, but not any merely technical grounds, set aside the proceedings or reduce the sentence to any other sentence which the court might have passed. _____________________ 1 . Substituted b y Act 19 of 1955 , sec. 2 and Sch., for "the Commander-in-Chief'".

Army Act, 1950 Section 116

Title: Summary Court-martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

(1) A summary court-martial may be held by the commanding officer of any corps, department or detachment of the regular Army, and he shall alone constitute the court. (2) The proceedings shall be attended throughout by two other persons who shall be officers or junior commissioned officers or one of either, and who shall not as such, be sworn or affirmed.

Army Act, 1950 Section 161

Title: Finding and Sentence of a Summary Court-martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

(1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), the finding and sentence of a summary' court-martial shall not require to be confirmed, but may be carried out forthwith. (2) If the officer holding the trial is of less than five years service, he shall not, except on active service, carry into effect any sentence until it has received the approval of an officer commanding not less than a brigade.

Air Force Act, 1950 Section 156

Title: Power to Confirm Finding and Sentence of Summary General Court- Martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

The findings and sentences of summary general courts-martial may be confirmed by the convening officer or if he so directs, by an authority superior to him.

Air Force Act, 1950 Section 118

Title: Powers of General and Summary General Courts-martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

A general or summary general court- martial shall have power to try any person subject to this Act for any offence punishable there in and to pass any sentence authorised thereby.

Air Force Act, 1950 Section 116

Title: Composition of Summary General Court-martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

A, summary, general court-martial shall consist of not less than three officers

Army Act, 1950 Section 157

Title: Power to Confirm Finding and Sentence of Summary General Court-martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

The findings and sentences of summary general courts-martial may be confirmed by the convening officer or if he so directs, by an authority superior to him.

Army Act, 1950 Section 118

Title: Powers of General and Summary General Courts-martial

State: Central

Year: 1950

A general or summary general court-martial shall have power to try any person subject to this Act for any offence punishable therein and to pass any sentence authorised thereby.