Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923

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Summoning and privilege of witnesses at Courts-Martial.

108.—(1) Every person required to give evidence before a Court-Martial may be summoned or ordered to attend in the prescribed manner.

(2) Every person attending in pursuance of such summons or order as a witness before any Court-Martial shall, during his necessary attendance to or in such Court and in going to and returning from the same have the same privilege from arrest as if he were a witness before the High Court in Saorstát Eireann.

(3) For the purpose of this and the next succeeding Section, the expression “a Court-Martial” shall be deemed to include an officer taking a written summary of evidence in accordance with this Act; and references to the President or members of the Court-Martial shall be construed as including references to such officer.