The Coast Guard Act

Law Officer

Challenges

Oaths of member, Law Officer and witness

Voting by members

General rule as to evidence

Judicial notice

Summoning of witnesses

Documents exempted from production

Commissions for examination of witnesses

Examination of a witness on commission

Alternative findings

Presumption as to signatures

Enrolment paper

Presumption as to certain documents

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 89

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 Coast Guard Court in relation to proceedings under this Act


PROCEDURE OF COAST GUARD COURTS


If an accused is charged before a Coast Guard Court with one offence and
it appears in evidence that he committed a different offence, he may be convicted of the offence which he
is shown to have committed although he was not charged with it.

LAWGIST

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