Defence Act, 1954

Reference of finding and sentence by confirming authority to superior confirming authority.

217.—An authority having power to confirm the finding and sentence of a court-martial may withhold his confirmation wholly or partly and refer such finding and sentence or the part not confirmed to any officer holding higher commissioned rank having power to confirm the findings and sentences of courts-martial of the like class, and in such case that officer shall for the purposes of this Act be, to the extent of such reference, the authority having power to confirm the finding and sentence of such court-martial.