Section 161: Finding and sentence of a summary court-martial.

The Army Act, 1950Central Act · Act 46 of 1950

(1) Save as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the finding and sentence of a summary court-martial shall not require to be confirmed, but may be carried out forthwith.

(2) If the officer holding the trial is of less than five years service, he shall not, except on active service, carry into effect any sentence until it has received the approval of an officer commanding not less than a brigade.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Army Act, 1950
Section	161
Marginal note	Finding and sentence of a summary court-martial.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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