The Army Act

Presiding officer

Judge advocate

Challenges

Oaths of member, judge advocate and witness

Voting by members

General rule as to evidence

Judicial notice

Summoning witnesses

Documents exempted from production

Commissions for examination of witnesses

Examination of a witness on commission

Conviction of offence not charged

Presumption as to signatures

Enrolment paper

Presumption as to certain documents

Reference by accused to Government officer

Evidence of previous convictions and general character

Lunacy of accused

Subsequent fitness of lunatic accused for trial

Transmission to Central Government of orders under section 146

Release of lunatic accused

Delivery of lunatic accused to relatives

Order for custody and disposal of property pending trial

Order for disposal of property regarding which offence is committed

Powers of court-martial in relation to proceedings under this Act


PROCEDURE OF COURTS-MARTIAL 


(1) An oath or affirmation in the prescribed
manner shall be administered to every member of every court-martial and to the judge advocate before the
commencement of the trial.

(2) Every person giving evidence before a court-martial shall be examined after being duly sworn or
affirmed in the prescribed form.

(3) The provisions of sub-section (2) shall not apply where the witness is a child under twelve years
of age and the court-martial is of opinion that though the witness understands the duty of speaking the
truth, he does not understand the nature of an oath or affirmation.

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