Act Number: 45

Act Name: The Air Force Act, 1950

Year: 1950

Enactment Date: 1950-05-18

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the government of the Air Force.

Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Department: Department of Military Affairs

Section 131: Voting by members
    (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.
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