Lawgist157Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
(1) Subject to such restrictions, reservations or conditions as may be contained in any warrant issued under section 153 or section 154 and to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), a confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of a court-martial, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded, or commute that punishment for any punishment or punishments lower in the scale laid down in section 73.
(2) A sentence of transportation shall not be commuted for a sentence of imprisonment or detention for a term exceeding the term of transportation awarded by the court.
(3) A sentence of imprisonment shall not be commuted for a sentence of detention for a term exceeding the term of imprisonment awarded by the court.
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- 152 Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed
- 153 Power to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial
- 154 Power to confirm finding and sentence of district court-martial
- 155 Limitation of powers of confirming authorit
- 156 Power to confirm finding and sentence of summary general courts- martial
- 157 Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
- 158 Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship
- 159 Revision of finding or sentence
- 160 Alteration of finding or sentence in certain case
- 161 Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court-martial
- 162 Annulment of proceedings
