Armed Forces Act 2006

160Decisions of Court Martial: finding and sentenceU.K.

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(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, the finding of the Court Martial on a charge, and any sentence passed by it, must be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the court.

(2)The judge advocate is not entitled to vote on the finding.

(3)In the case of an equality of votes on the finding, the court must acquit the defendant.

(4)In the case of an equality of votes on the sentence, the judge advocate has a casting vote.

Commencement Information

I1S. 160 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

I2S. 160 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4