LawgistThe Army Act
162Transmission of proceedings of summary court-martial
The proceedings of every 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, or 1[the Chief of the Army Staff], or any officer empowered in this behalf by 1[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.
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1. Subs. by Act 19 of 1955, s. 2 and the Schedule, for "the Commander-in-Chief ".
CONFIRMATION AND REVISION
- 153 Finding and sentence not valid, unless confirmed
- 154 Power to confirm finding and sentence of general court-martial
- 155 Power to confirm finding and sentence of district court-martial
- 156 Limitation of powers of confirming authority
- 157 Power to confirm finding and sentence of summary general court-martial
- 158 Power of confirming authority to mitigate, remit or commute sentences
- 159 Confirming of findings and sentences on board a ship
- 160 Revision of finding or sentence
- 161 Finding and sentence of a summary court-martial
- 162 Transmission of proceedings of summary court-martial
- 163 Alteration of finding or sentence in certain cases
- 164 Remedy against order, finding or sentence of court-martial
- 165 Annulment of proceedings
