56.—The Defence Act 1954 is amended as follows:

(a) in section 169 (as amended by section 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 1990) by substituting the following for subsection (3):

“(3) Where a person charged under this section is convicted by a court-martial of an offence other than treason or murder, he shall be liable to be punished as follows:

(a) if he is convicted of manslaughter, be liable to imprisonment for life or any lesser punishment awardable by a court-martial;

(b) if he is convicted of rape, rape under section 4 (within the meaning of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990) or aggravated sexual assault (within the meaning of the Criminal Law (Rape) (Amendment) Act 1990), be liable to imprisonment for life or any lesser punishment awardable by a court-martial;

(c) if he is convicted of an act of genocide which would be punishable under the Genocide Act 1973 be liable—

(i) in case the offence consists of the killing of any person, to imprisonment for life, or

(ii) in any other case, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding fourteen years;

(d) if he is convicted of an offence under the Criminal Justice (United Nations Convention against Torture) Act 2000 be liable to imprisonment for life;

(e) if he is convicted of an offence under the Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act 2000 be liable either to suffer any punishment assigned for such offence by that Act or any lesser punishment awardable by a court-martial;

(f) if he is convicted of an offence under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005, be liable to suffer any punishment assigned for such offence by that Act;

(g) if he is convicted of any offence not before in this section particularly specified which when committed in the State is punishable by the ordinary criminal law of the State, be liable, whether the offence is committed in the State or elsewhere, either to suffer any punishment assigned for such offence by law of the State or to suffer—

(i) if he is subject to military law as an officer, dismissal with ignominy from the Defence Forces or any lesser punishment awardable by a court-martial, or

(ii) if he is subject to military law as a man, imprisonment for any term not exceeding two years or any lesser punishment awardable by a court-martial.”;

(b) in section 192(2)(c) by inserting “or an offence under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005” after “an offence under the Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act, 2000” (inserted by section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act 2000);

(c) in section 192(3) by inserting “or an offence under the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005” after “an offence under the Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act, 2000” (inserted by section 6 of the Criminal Justice (Safety of United Nations Workers) Act 2000).