Courts-Martial Appeals Act 1983

Convictions and sentences of the Court, etc.

20

20.(1) Where on any appeal the Court substitutes a conviction of a different offence or substitutes a different sentence, that conviction or sentence shall, for the purposes of the Defence Acts, 1954 to 1979, and any instrument made thereunder, be deemed to be a duly confirmed finding or sentence of a court-martial.

(2) Notwithstanding section 206 of the Act of 1954, the Court may by order provide for the date on which a sentence substituted by it, or passed by a court-martial and not varied by the Court, shall commence or take effect.

Annotations

Editorial Notes:

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Application of section not restricted (1.09.2008) by Rules of Procedure (Defence forces) 2008 (S.I. No. 204 of 2008), rl. 34. Rule 34 provides for setting of effective date for application of certain sentences.