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Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968

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19 Power to authorise retrial in certain cases.U.K.

(1)The Appeal Court shall have the power, on quashing a conviction, to make an order authorising the appellant to be retried by court-martial, but shall only exercise this power when F1 . . . it appears to the Court that the interests of justice require that an order under this section should be made.

(2)This section has effect notwithstanding the restrictions on retrial imposed by section 134 of the Army Act and section 134 of the M1Air Force M2Act.

(3)An appellant shall not be retried under this section for an offence other than—

(a)the offence of which he was convicted by the original court-martial and in respect of which his appeal is allowed as mentioned in subsection (1) above;

(b)any offence of which he could have been convicted at the original court-martial on a charge of the first-mentioned offence; or

(c)any offence charged in the alternative in respect of which the court-martial recorded no finding in consequence of convicting him of the first-mentioned offence.

(4)A person who is to be retried under this section for an offence shall, if the Appeal Court so directs, be retried on a fresh charge or charges specified in the direction; but whether he is so tried or is retried on one or more of the original charges, no fresh investigation or other steps shall be taken under sections 76 to 79 of the Army Act or sections 76 to 79 of the Air Force Act (investigation and summary disposal of charge by commanding officer) in relation to the charge or charges on which he is to be retried.

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F1Words in s. 19(1) repealed (01.01.1992) by Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62, SIF 7:1), ss. 26(1)(2), 27(2), Sch. 2 para. 8, Sch. 3, S.I. 1991/2719, arts. 2, 3(3), Sch.

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