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Armed Forces Discipline Act 2000

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Review of summary findings and awards

19(1)Section 115 of each of the 1955 Acts (review of summary findings and awards) is amended as follows.

(2)Subsection (2) is omitted.

(3)In subsection (3), the word “other” is omitted.

(4)After subsection (5) there is inserted—

(5A)Where—

(a)the period of fourteen days referred to in subsection (2) of section 83ZE of this Act has expired, and

(b)no appeal has been brought under that section,

the authority carrying out a review under this section may, with the leave of the summary appeal court, refer the finding or any punishment awarded (or both) to that court to be considered by it as on an appeal.

(5B)Where an appeal has been brought under section 83ZE of this Act and it appears to the authority carrying out a review under this section, on consideration of matters appearing to him not to have been brought to the notice of the summary appeal court on the appeal, to be expedient to do so, he may, with the leave of the summary appeal court, refer the finding or any punishment awarded (or both), including any finding or punishment substituted or awarded by the summary appeal court, to that court to be cosidered or reconsidered by that court as on an appeal.

(5C)A reference to the summary appeal court under subsection (5A) or (5B) of this section shall for the purposes of this Act be treated as an appeal brought by the person to whom the finding or punishment relates against the finding or punishment.

(5D)In a case where exceptionally the authority carrying out a review under this section of a finding considers it necessary to do so, the authority may quash that finding and, if the punishment relates only to that finding, quash the punishment awarded in consequence of that finding.

(5E)The powers conferred by subsection (5D) of this section are exercisable whether or not the conditions in subsection (5A)(a) and (b) are satisfied.

(5)Subsections (6) and (7) are omitted.

20(1)Section 71B of the 1957 Act (review of summary findings and awards) is amended as follows.

(2)Subsection (2) is omitted.

(3)In subsection (3)—

(a)for “sentence” there is substituted “punishment”, and

(b)the word “other” is omitted.

(4)After subsection (5) there is inserted—

(5A)Where—

(a)the period of fourteen days referred to in subsection (2) of section 52FK of this Act has expired, and

(b)no appeal has been brought under that section,

the authority carrying out a review under this section may, with the leave of the summary appeal court, refer the finding or any punishment awarded (or both) to that court to be considered by it as on an appeal.

(5B)Where an appeal has been brought under section 52FK of this Act and it appears to the authority carrying out a review under this section, on consideration of matters appearing to him not to have been brought to the notice of the summary appeal court on the appeal, to be expedient to do so, he may, with the leave of the summary appeal court, refer the finding or any punishment awarded (or both), including any finding or punishment substituted or awarded by the summary appeal court, to that court to be cosidered or reconsidered by that court as on an appeal.

(5C)A reference to the summary appeal court under subsection (5A) or (5B) of this section shall for the purposes of this Act be treated as an appeal brought by the person to whom the finding or punishment relates against the finding or punishment.

(5D)In a case where exceptionally the authority carrying out a review under this section of a finding considers it necessary to do so, the authority may quash that finding and, if the punishment awarded relates only to that finding, quash the punishment awarded in consequence of that finding.

(5E)The powers conferred by subsection (5D) of this section are exercisable whether or not the conditions in subsection (5A)(a) and (b) are satisfied.

(5)Subsections (6) and (7) are omitted.

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