Naval Discipline Act 1957 (repealed) (c. 53)

Part II U.K. Trial and punishment of offences

Review of finding and sentence U.K.

[F1 71A Power to authorise retrial.F3 U.K.

(1) The following provisions of the M1 Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968, that is to say,—

section 19,

section 20, and

Parts I and IV of Schedule 1,

power of Courts-Martial Appeal Court to authorise retrial and supplementary provisions applicable when the power is exercised) shall apply with any necessary modifications in relation to the review by the [F2 reviewing authority] under section 70 of this Act of the findings of a courts-martial as they apply in relation to an appeal to the Courts-Martial Appeal Court.

(2) Any document purporting to be an order or direction made or given by virtue of the foregoing subsection by the [F2 reviewing authority]shall be evidence of the making of the order or the giving of the direction, as the case may be, and of its contents.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 71A added by Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968 (c. 20), Sch. 4

F2 Words in s. 71A substituted (1.4.1997 with savings) by 1996 c. 46, s. 16, Sch. 5 para. 11; S.I. 1997/304, art. 2 (with art. 3)

Marginal Citations

M1 1968 c. 20.

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F3 Act repealed (prosp.) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 17 and the repeal being partly in force, as to which see individual provisions