Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · s 75

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75.
Provisions for avoiding delay after arrest
(1) The allegations against any person subject to military law who is under arrest shall be duly investigated without unnecessary delay, and as

Royal Brunei Armed Forces soon as may be practicable either, proceedings shall be taken for punishing his offence, or he shall be released from arrest.
(2) Wherever any person subject to military law, having been taken into military custody, remains under arrest for a longer period than 8 days without a court-martial for his trial being assembled, a special report on the necessity for further delay shall be made by his commanding officer to the prescribed authority in the prescribed manner, and a similar report shall be made to the like authority and in the like manner every 8 days until a court-martial is assembled or the offence is dealt with summarily or he is released from arrest:
Provided that, in the case of a person on active service, compliance with this subsection shall be excused in so far as it is not reasonably practicable having regard to the exigencies of military operations.
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s 75Provisions for avoiding delay after arrest

(1)

The allegations against any person subject to military law who is under arrest shall be duly investigated without unnecessary delay, and as

Royal Brunei Armed Forces soon as may be practicable either, proceedings shall be taken for punishing his offence, or he shall be released from arrest.

(2)

Wherever any person subject to military law, having been taken into military custody, remains under arrest for a longer period than 8 days without a court-martial for his trial being assembled, a special report on the necessity for further delay shall be made by his commanding officer to the prescribed authority in the prescribed manner, and a similar report shall be made to the like authority and in the like manner every 8 days until a court-martial is assembled or the offence is dealt with summarily or he is released from arrest:

Provided that, in the case of a person on active service, compliance with this subsection shall be excused in so far as it is not reasonably practicable having regard to the exigencies of military operations.

Investigation of, and summary dealing with, charges