(1) It shall be the responsibility of the convening authority to take necessary steps to give effect to the sentence.
(2) The convening authority shall not give effect to a sentence if he considers that an error has occurred in the conduct of the court-martial calculated, in his opinion, to invalidate the finding of the court-martial and if he doubts the correctness of the finding in fact or in law or the legality or the propriety of the sentence, he shall not put the sentence into effect until a decision has been obtained from the Chief of the Naval Staff.
(3) Where an officer is sentenced to imprisonment, the convening authority shall not put the sentence into effect until he has communicated with and received the directions of the Chief of the Naval Staff.