# Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1968, Paragraph 3


If the person is convicted on the retrial, the Court Martial may not pass a sentence that is (or sentences that, taken together, are) more severe than the sentence (or the sentences, taken together) passed at the original trial.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/20/schedule/1/paragraph/3n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/courts-martial-appeals-act-1968/schedule-1/paragraph-3n1
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