Part 7, The Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act, 2000 [Margin: Short title.]

(2) The Registrar shall furnish the necessary forms and instructions relating to appeals or applications for leave to appeal under this Part to any person who demands them, to persons in charge of places where persons sentenced by court-martial may lawfully be confined for the purpose of serving their sentences and to such other persons as he thinks fit; and every person in charge of such a place as aforesaid shall cause the forms and instructions to be placed at the disposal of persons confined in that place who desire to lodge an appeal or make application for leave to appeal under this Part. [Margin: Rules of Court.] 143. (1) The Rules of Court Committee may make rules of court for regulating the procedure and practice to be followed in the Court of Appeal for the purposes of this Part. (2) Rules of court made for the purposes of any provision of this Part may make different provision in relation to different classes of cases and may provide for any incidental or supplementary matter which appears to the Committee to be necessary or expedient. (3) Reference in this Part to "prescribed" means prescribed by rules of court. [Margin: Saving of reviewing authorities' powers.] 144. Nothing in this Part shall affect the exercise by reviewing authorities of the powers conferred by Section 106 in respect of a decision of a court-martial so far as regards the exercise thereof at a time before the lodging with the Registrar of an appeal or an 8 No. 13 Armed Forces of the Republic of Sierra Leone (Amendment) Act 2000 application for leave to appeal to the Court against the decision and nothing in this Part shall affect the exercise by the President of the prerogative of mercy. [Margin: Composition of Court.] 145. In the hearing of an appeal from a court-martial the Court of Appeal shall consist of at least three judges. [Margin: Exercise of certain powers of Court of Appeal.] 146. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 145, any judge of the Court of Appeal may— (a) give leave to appeal; or (b) extend the period within which an application for leave to appeal may be lodged or an appeal made under paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection, (1) of section 130; or (c) allow an appellant to be present at any proceedings under this Part,