Article 6

For rule 6(1) substitute—

“(1)

The period within which a person convicted by a court-martial, other than a person sentenced to death, must, as a condition precedent to the exercise of his right of appeal, present a petition to the Defence Council under section 8(2)(a) shall be:—

(a)

in the case of a conviction of a prisoner of war, who has a protecting power, by a prisoner of war court martial, 28 days following the day on which he received notice that the protecting power had been notified that sentence was passed by the court-martial; and

(b)

in all other cases, 28 days following the day on which sentence was passed.”.