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Section 86: Voting by members.

The Border Security Force Act, 1968Central Act · Act 47 of 1968

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), every decision of a Security Force Court shall be passed by an absolute majority of votes; and where there is an equality of votes on either the finding or the sentence, the decision shall be in favour of the accused.

(2) No sentence of death shall be passed by a General Security Force Court without the concurrence of at least two-thirds of the members of the court.

(3) In matters, other than a challenge or the finding or sentence, the presiding officer shall have a casting vote.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Border Security Force Act, 1968
Section86
Marginal noteVoting by members.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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