CO129-592-15 Future policy and draft proclamations- Military Courts 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945 — Page 11

BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION, HONG KONG

PROCLAMATION NO.

A Proclamation to

of 194.

, courts during the

period of the British Military Administration.

I

authority conferred upon me by

DO HEREBY PROCLAIM :

Article 1

in exercise of the

Short Title This Proclamation may be cited as the

Military Courts Proclamation.

Article 2

Interpretation. In this Proclamation

(1) "Confirming Authority

# means the officer

having the power of confirming a finding sentence

or order of a Military Court.

(2) "Deputy Director" means the Deputy Director

of Civil Affairs in the Legal Branch of the Civil

Affairs Service (Hong Kong).

Article 3

Establishment of a Standing Military Court

(1) All courts and tribunals existing prior to

the establishment of the British Military

Administration shall cease to exercise the juris-

diction and powers vested in them and a Standing

Military Court is hereby established in lieu thereof.

(2) Any Sentence imposed by any such Court or

Tribunal shall, unless such sentence has already

been executed in full, be submitted for confirmation

and dealt with in like manner as if such sentence

had been imposed by the Standing Military Court.

(3) Any case pending or in the course of trial

before any such Court or Tribunal shall forthwith

be submitted to the Deputy Director for decision e8

to whether the accused should be charged before the

1.