Genocide Act, 1973
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Amendment of section 192 of Defence Act, 1954 |
5.— Section 192 of the Defence Act, 1954 (which relates to the jurisdiction of courts-martial) is hereby amended by— | |
(a) the insertion in subsection (2) (c) after “murder” of “or genocide”, and | ||
(b) the insertion in subsection (3) after “murder,” of “genocide,”, | ||
and, accordingly, those subsections shall have effect as set out in the Table to this section. | ||
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(2) A limited court-martial shall not have jurisdiction— | ||
(a) to try any person for any offence against military law committed by such person while subject to military law as an officer, or | ||
(b) to try any person who is for the time being an officer, or | ||
(c) to try any person for the offence of treason or murder or genocide, or | ||
(d) to award to any person any sentence greater than imprisonment. | ||
(3) A court-martial shall not have jurisdiction to try any person subject to military law for the offence of treason, murder, genocide, manslaughter or rape unless such offence was committed while such person was on active service. |