Section 131
Voting by members
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the government of the Air Force.
(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), every decision
of a court-martial shall be passed by an absolute majority of votes; and where there is an equality of votes
on either the finding or the sentence, the decision shall be in favour of the accused.
(2) No sentence of death shall be passed by a general court-martial without the concurrence of at least two-thirds of the members of the court.
(3) No sentence of death shall be passed by a summary general court-martial without the concurrence of all the members.
(4) In matters other than a challenge or the finding or sentence, the presiding officer shall have a casting vote.
(2) No sentence of death shall be passed by a general court-martial without the concurrence of at least two-thirds of the members of the court.
(3) No sentence of death shall be passed by a summary general court-martial without the concurrence of all the members.
(4) In matters other than a challenge or the finding or sentence, the presiding officer shall have a casting vote.