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Insertion of new section: summary court-martial.
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38.— The following section is inserted after section 187 of the Principal Act:
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“Summary court-martial.
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187A.— (1) There shall be a court-martial to be known as the summary court-martial.
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(2) Every military judge is authorised to preside at a summary court-martial and a military judge who does so constitutes the summary court-martial.
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(3) The summary court-martial shall, subject to section 192, have jurisdiction to hear—
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(a) charges or other matters referred to it by the Court-Martial Administrator as directed by the Director,
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(b) appeals under section 178E from determinations made, punishments awarded or compensation orders made under section 177C or 178C, and
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(c) applications for legal aid.”.
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