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Amendment of section 190 of Principal Act (constitution of limited courts-martial).
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40.— The following section is substituted for section 190 of the Principal Act:
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“Limited court-martial.
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190.— (1) A limited court-martial shall consist of—
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(a) a military judge, and
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(b) save in the case of a limited court-martial convened pursuant to subsection (8) or (11) of section 212A, a court-martial board of not less than three members specified by or on behalf of the Court-Martial Administrator.
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(2) The court-martial board—
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(a) shall include—
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(i) an officer of the Permanent Defence Force not below the army rank of commandant or the equivalent naval rank, and
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(ii) at least one other officer who shall not be below the army rank of lieutenant or the equivalent naval rank,
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and
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(b) may include not more than one non-commissioned officer who shall not be below the army rank of battalion quarter-master sergeant or the equivalent naval rank and in any case not of a lower rank than the accused.”.
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