CO129-592-15 Future policy and draft proclamations- Military Courts 1-8-1945 - 31-8-1945 — Page 14

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provided that the court may sit in camera if such

course is deemed necessary in the interests of

Justice or of military security.

Article 11

Limitations on Jurisdiction of Summary Military Courts.

(1) No summary Military Court, Class I or

Class II, shall have jurisdiction to impose any

penalty for any of the offences specified in the

Schedule to this Proclamation, unless the Deputy

Director shall have in writing directed that

offence be tried summarily in such court,

(2) No Summary Military Court, Class I, shall

impose any penalty involving sentence of death,

or imprisonment exceeding five years, or a fine exceeding five thousand dollars, or both such imprison -ment and fine, with further imprisonment in default

of payment of such fine.

(3) Ho Summary Military Court, Class II, shall

impose any penalty involving sentence of death, or

imprisonment exceeding one year, or a fine exceeding one thousand dollars, or both such imprisonment and fine with further imprisonment in default of payment

of such fine.

Article 12

In con-

Ancillary Powers. (Proclamation offences),

nection with every offence created by or by virtue

of Proclamation the Standing Military Court may

(a) forfeit any property the subject matter of

the offence, or used in its commission, or the

profit or proceeds thereof, or any property in-

to which such profit or proceeds may have been converted and may either in addition to or in lieu of forfeiture order that any such property

be sold and may give directions as to such sale