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| Presentation of appellant’s case |
| 151. An appellant that so desires may, instead of presenting his or her case orally, present it in writing in the prescribed form. |
| Evidence |
| Mode of taking additional evidence |
153.—(1) Without affecting section 152 in dealing with any appeal, the Military Court of Appeal may, if it thinks additional evidence is necessary, either take the evidence itself or direct it to be taken by the trial court.
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| Judgment |
154.—(1) Once the hearing of an appeal ends, the Military Court of Appeal is to, either at once or on some future date which must either then be appointed for the purpose or of which notice must subsequently be given to the parties, deliver judgment in open Court.
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| Judgment to be certified to trial court |
155.—(1) The Military Court of Appeal is to certify its judgment or order to the trial court.
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| Appeal not to operate as stay of execution or enforcement |
| 156.—(1) Except in the cases mentioned in subsection (4), no appeal operates as a stay of execution or enforcement. [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]
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| Summary rejection of appeal |
157.—(1) Where —
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| Reference of point of law to Military Court of Appeal in case of acquittal by subordinate military court |
158.—(1) When any person has been acquitted in a trial before a subordinate military court and the Director, Legal Services of the Singapore Armed Forces has, within one month from the date of the acquittal or such time as the Military Court of Appeal may permit, signed and filed with the registrar of the Court a certificate that the determination of the trial involved a question of law which it is desirable to have determined by the Military Court of Appeal, the Court is to review the case or such part of it as may be necessary and deliver a declaratory judgment thereon.
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| Costs of appeal |
| 159. The Military Court of Appeal may make such order as to the whole or any part of the costs of appeal or the whole or any part of the costs in a subordinate military court as the Court thinks fit. |
| No appeal from Military Court of Appeal |
| 160. No appeal lies from any decision of the Military Court of Appeal. |
| Regulations of procedure in Military Court of Appeal |
| 161. The Armed Forces Council may by regulations made under this Act provide for the procedure and practice to be followed in the Military Court of Appeal. |