Article 18 Referral of charge to commanding officer

Section 83BB of each of the 1955 Acts^f1 (referral of charge or case to commanding officer) is amended as follows.

For the sidenote substitute “Referral of case to commanding officer”.

Omit subsections (1) and (2).

For subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)

Where a case is referred to a commanding officer under this section, he shall deal with such charge as he considers appropriate in relation to the case as if it had been reported to him under section 76(1) of this Act.

(4)

Where part of a case is referred to a commanding officer under this section, he shall deal with such charge as he considers appropriate in relation to that part of the case as if it had been reported to him under section 76(1) of this Act.”