Part 6, The Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2000 [Margin: Short title.]

[Margin: Suspension of death sentences.] 138. Where a conviction by court-martial involves sentence of death— (a) the sentence shall not, in any case, be executed until the expiration of the period within which an appeal to the Court of Appeal against the conviction shall be lodged; and (b) if such an appeal is duly lodged, the sentence shall not be executed until the appeal is determined or abandoned. [Margin: Persons not to be tried again where conviction quashed.] 139. Where the conviction of a person by a court-martial for an offence has been quashed under this Part, he shall not be liable to be tried again for that offence by a court-martial or by any other court. [Margin: Removal of prisoners for purposes of proceedings under this Part.] 140. Imprisonment Rules may provide in what manner an appellant, when in custody, is to be taken to, kept in custody at and brought back from any place at which he is entitled to be present for the purposes of this Part or any place to which the Court of Appeal or a judge thereof may order him to be taken for the purposes of any proceedings of the Court. No. 13 Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act 2000 7 [Margin: Furnishing appellant with documents relating to trial.] 141. In the case of every appeal or application for leave to appeal under this Part to the Court of Appeal against a decision of a court-martial, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Defence staff to furnish to the Registrar, in accordance with rules of court, the proceedings of the court-martial (including any proceedings with respect to the revision of the findings or sentence of the court-martial in pursuance of subsection (1) of section 102) with respect to the confirmation of the finding and sentence of the court-martial. [Margin: Duties of Registrar of Court of Appeal with respect to appeals, etc.] 142. (1) The Registrar shall take all necessary steps for obtaining the determination of appeal or application under this Part, and shall obtain and lay before the Court in proper form all documents, exhibits and other things relating to the proceedings in the court-martial before which the appellant or applicant was tried which appear necessary for the proper determination of the appeal or application.