HC Deb 09 May 1996 vol 277 cc452-3

112.—(1) A sentence of death passed by a court-martial shall not be carried out until it has been reviewed under section 113 of this Act and has not been quashed or replaced by another sentence on the review.

(2) A sentence of death passed by a court-martial shall not be carried out in a colony unless it is also approved by the Governor of the colony." '.

No. 43, in page 44, line 41, at end insert— '(aa) revoke an order made by the court under section 120A(1) of this Act;'.

No. 44, in page 45, line 9, leave out from 'section' to `for' and insert

`113A (power of reviewing authority to authorise retrial)— (a) in subsection (1),'

No. 45, in page 45, line 11, at end insert `; and

  1. (b) in subsection (2), for the words "Defence Council" there shall be substituted the words "reviewing authority".'

No. 46, in page 45, line 11, at end insert—

`. For section 115 of the Army Act 1955 (review of summary findings and awards) there shall be substituted the following section—