Criminal Procedure Act 1993

Application to Courts-Martial Appeal Court.

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F1[6. (1) Sections 2 to 5 and 7 shall have effect with the following modifications where the conviction or sentence concerned is a conviction or sentence of a court-martial:

(a) the references in section 2 to a conviction or sentence shall be construed as references to a conviction or sentence of a court-martial;

(b) the reference in section 3 to the jury shall be construed as a reference to the court-martial;

(c) the references in section 3 to the trial shall be construed as references to the court-martial;

(d) the reference in section 3(3) to the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána shall be construed as a reference to the Deputy Chief of Staff (Support) of the Defence Forces;

(e) the reference in section 4(1) to any rule of law shall include a reference to anything in the Defence Act 1954.

(2) The Superior Courts Rules Committee may, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice and Equality, make rules of court for the purposes of this section.]

Annotations

Amendments:

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Substituted (28.10.2014) by Court of Appeal Act 2014 (18/2014), s. 50, S.I. No. 479 of 2014.