EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1940 (1940_act_16) | IE

ISB Act 1940-07-03

Sec. 1 EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1940 Open official source

The Principal Act.

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1.—In this Act the expression “the Principal Act” means the Emergency Powers Act, 1939 (No. 28 of 1939).

ISB Act 1940-07-03

Sec. 2 EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1940 Open official source

Amendment of section 2 of the Principal Act.

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2.—Sub-section (5) of section 2 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion therefrom of the words “or the making of provision for the trial by courts-martial of persons not being persons subject to military law” now contained therein.

ISB Act 1940-07-03

Sec. 3 EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1940 Open official source

Summary trial and punishment of certain offences.

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3.—The Government may, by an Order under section 2 of the Principal Act, make provision for the trial, in a summary manner, by commissioned officers of the Defence Forces, of any person alleged to have committed any offence specified in such order, and, in case of the conviction of such person of such offence, for the imposition and the carrying out of the sentence of death, and no appeal shall lie in respect of such conviction or sentence.

ISB Act 1940-07-03

Sec. 4 EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1940 Open official source

Duration of this Act.

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4.—This Act shall continue in force so long as the Principal Act continues in force and no longer.

ISB Act 1940-07-03

Sec. 5 EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1940 Open official source

Short title and collective citation.

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5.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Emergency Powers (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 1940.

(2) This Act shall be included in the Acts which may be cited together as the Emergency Powers Acts, 1939 and 1940.

EMERGENCY POWERS (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) ACT, 1940

Statutory Text (5 Articles)

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