Section 161: Consideration by the Chief of the Naval Staff.

The Navy Act, 1957Central Act · Act 62 of 1957

(1) On receipt of the report and recommendations if any, under section 160, the Chief of the Naval Staff shall in all cases of capital sentence and in all cases where the court-martial is ordered by the President, and may in other cases transmit the proceedings and the report to the Central Government together with such recommendations as he may deem fit to make.

(2) Nothing in section 160 or this section shall authorise the Judge Advocate General of the Navy or the Chief of the Naval Staff to make any recommendation for setting aside, or the Central Government to set aside, an order of acquittal passed under this Act.

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Act	The Navy Act, 1957
Section	161
Marginal note	Consideration by the Chief of the Naval Staff.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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