Criminal Procedure Act, 1993

Application to Courts-Martial Appeal Court.

6.—(1) References in sections 2 to 5 and 7 to the Court shall include references to the Courts-Martial Appeal Court, and those provisions shall have effect in relation to that court with the necessary modifications.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)

(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 Adjutant-General 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 .

(3) The Superior Courts Rules Committee may, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice, make rules of court for the purposes of this section.