LawgistThe Army Act
117Dissolution of courts-martial
(1) If a court-martial after the commencement of a trial is reduced below the minimum number of officers required by this Act, it shall be dissolved.
(2) If, on account of the illness of the judge advocate or of the accused before the finding, it is impossible to continue the trial, a court-martial shall be dissolved.
(3) The officer who convened a court-martial may dissolve such court-martial if it appears to him that military exigencies or the necessities of discipline render it impossible or inexpedient to continue the said court-martial.
(4) Where a court-martial is dissolved under this section, the accused may be tried again.
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COURTS-MARTIAL
- 108 Kinds of courts-martial
- 109 Power to convene a general court-martial
- 110 Power to convene a district court-martial
- 111 Contents of warrants issued under sections 109 and 110
- 112 Power to convene a summary general court-martial
- 113 Composition of general court-martial
- 114 Composition of district court-martial
- 115 Composition of summary general court-martial
- 116 Summary court-martial
- 117 Dissolution of courts-martial
- 118 Powers of general and summary general courts-martial
- 119 Powers of district courts-martial
- 120 Powers of summary courts-martial
- 121 Prohibition of second trial
- 122 Period of limitation for trial
- 123 Liability of offender who ceases to be subject to Act
- 124 Place of trial
- 125 Choice between criminal court and court-martial
- 126 Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
- 127 [Omitted.]
