Armed Forces Act 1972 s 107
s 107 Place for sittings of courts-martial and adjournment to other places
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a court-martial shall sit at such the provisions of place (whether within or outside the Federation) as may be specified in the order convening the courtmartial; and the convening officer may convene it to sit at a place outside the territorial limits of his command.
(2) A court-martial sitting at any place shall, if the convening officer directs it to sit at some other place, and may, without any such direction if it appears to the court requisite in the interests of justice to sit at some other place, adjourn for the purpose of sitting at that other place.
Courts-Martial—Provisions relating to trial
Malay text (authoritative)
Tempat bagi persidangan mahkamah tentera dan penangguhan ke tempat lain
(1) Tertakluk pada peruntukan seksyen ini, sesuatu mahkamah tentera hendaklah bersidang di tempat (sama ada di dalam atau di luar Persekutuan) sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam perintah yang memanggil mahkamah tentera itu bersidang; dan pegawai sidang boleh mengadakan persidangan di suatu tempat di luar had wilayah pemerintahannya.
(2) Sesuatu mahkamah tentera yang mengadakan persidangan di mana-mana tempat hendaklah, jika pegawai sidang itu mengarahkannya supaya mengadakan persidangan di suatu tempat lain, dan boleh, tanpa apa-apa arahan sedemikian jika ternyata pada mahkamah bahawa demi kepentingan keadilan mahkamah perlu mengadakan persidangan di suatu tempat lain, menangguhkannya bagi maksud mengadakan persidangan di tempat yang lain itu.
Mahkamah Tentera—Peruntukan yang berhubungan dengan perbicaraan
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Text as at 15 July 2022 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
