S.I. No. 245/1987 - Rules of Procedure (Defence Forces), 1987.

S.I. No. 245 of 1987.

RULES OF PROCEDURE (DEFENCE FORCES), 1987.

I, MICHAEL J. NOONAN, Minister for Defence, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 240 of the Defence Act, 1954 (No. 18 of 1954), hereby make the following Rules:

1. These Rules may be cited as the Rules of Procedure (Defence Forces), 1987.

2. The Rules of Procedure (Defence Forces), 1954 to 1983, and these rules may be cited together as the Rules of Procedure (Defence Forces), 1954 to 1987.

3. The Rules of Procedure (Defence Forces), 1954 ( S.I. No. 243 of 1954 ), are hereby amended by the substitution for paragraph (1) of Rule 63 (inserted by the Rules of Procedure (No. 3) (Defence Forces), 1983 ( S.I. No. 202 of 1983 )),of the following paragraph:

"(1) Subject to section 20 (2) of the Courts-Martial Appeals Act, 1983 , each of the following sentences, namely,

(a) dismissal with ignominy from the Defence Forces;

(b) dismissal from the Defence Forces;

(c) reduction to a lower commissioned army rank or to a lower commissioned naval rank;

(d) discharge with ignominy from the Defence Forces;

(e) discharge from the Defence Forces;

( f ) reduction to a lower non-commissioned army rank or to a lower non-commissioned naval rank;

shall take effect on and from such date as may be fixed therefor by the Adjutant-General who, in fixing such date, shall, subject to paragraph (2) of this Rule, act without delay."

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 23rd day of September, 1987.

MICHAEL NOONAN,

Minister for Defence.