Court of Appeal Act 2014
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Application where conviction or sentence of court-martial | ||
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50. The Criminal Procedure Act 1993 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 6: | ||
“6. (1) Sections 2 to 5 and 7 shall have effect with the following modifications where the conviction or sentence concerned is a conviction or sentence of a court-martial: | ||
(a) the references in section 2 to a conviction or sentence shall be construed as references to a conviction or sentence of a court- martial; | ||
(b) the reference in section 3 to the jury shall be construed as a reference to the court-martial; | ||
(c) the references in section 3 to the trial shall be construed as references to the court-martial; | ||
(d) the reference in section 3(3) to the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána shall be construed as a reference to the Deputy Chief of Staff (Support) of the Defence Forces; | ||
(e) the reference in section 4(1) to any rule of law shall include a reference to anything in the Defence Act 1954 . | ||
(2) The Superior Courts Rules Committee may, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice and Equality, make rules of court for the purposes of this section.”. |