Geneva Convention Order, 2005 · As enacted · Part II
Section 8
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
In any case in which a protected prisoner of war or a protected internee has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, the
protected prisoner of war
"protected prisoner of war" means a person protected by the third Convention or a person who is protected as a prisoner of war under Protocol I;
Minister may direct that there shall be deducted from that term a period, not exceeding the period (if any) during which that person was in custody in connection with that offence, either on remand or after committal for trial
Minister
"Minister" means the Minister for the time being designated by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to be responsible for this Order;
(including the period of the trial), before the sentence began to run.
In any case where the Minister is satisfied that a protected prisoner of war accused of an offence has been in custody in connection with that offence, either on remand or after committal for trial (including the period of the trial), for
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM GOVERNMENT GAZETTE an aggregate period of not less than 3 months, he may direct that the prisoner be transferred from that custody to the custody of an officer of the Royal Brunei
Armed Forces and thereafter remain in military custody at a place in which protected prisoners of war are detained, and be brought before the court at the time appointed by the remand or committal order.
Terms defined in s 2
Minister
Defined · s 2"Minister" means the Minister for the time being designated by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to be responsible for this Order;
protected internee
Defined · s 2"protected internee" means a person protected by the fourth Convention or Protocol I and interned in Brunei Darussalam;
protected prisoner of war
Defined · s 2"protected prisoner of war" means a person protected by the third Convention or a person who is protected as a prisoner of war under Protocol I;