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Voting at courts-martial on questions other than objections to members of the court.
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198.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, every question arising at a court-martial after the commencement thereof shall be decided by a majority of the members of such court-martial.
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(2) Sentence of death shall not be awarded by a court-martial save with the concurrence of three-fourths or more of the members of such court-martial.
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(3) In case of equality of votes of the members of a court-martial on any question arising after the commencement of the court-martial, the following provisions shall, subject to the immediately preceding subsection, have effect, that is to say:—
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(a) in case such question is the finding, the accused shall be acquitted;
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(b) in any other case, the president of the court-martial shall have a second or casting vote.
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(4) This section shall not apply to any objection to a member of a court-martial made under section 197.
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