Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 7
169. Commissioner
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The following powers of the Court of Appeal under this Part that is to say the power —
to give a direction under section 139(3) that a person be treated as not having lost his right of appeal;
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to give leave to appeal;
to extend the period within which an application for leave to appeal must be lodged;
to make orders under section 150(2) and discharge or revoke such orders;
to allow an appellant to be present at any proceedings;
to order witness to attend for examination; and
to make an order under section 163 for the payment of costs, may be exercised by any Judge or Commissioner of the Supreme Court in the same manner as they may be exercised by the Court of Appeal and subject to the same provisions.
If the Judge or Commissioner refuses an application on the part of an appellant to exercise in his favour any of the powers mentioned in subsection (1) (other than the power to make an order for the payment of costs), the appellant, upon making a requisition in that behalf within the prescribed period and in the prescribed form and manner, shall be entitled to have the application determined by the Court of Appeal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of appeals.
appellant
“appellant” includes a person who has been tried by court-martial and wishes to appeal under this Part to the Court of Appeal;
Terms defined in this Act
appellant
Defined · s 138“appellant” includes a person who has been tried by court-martial and wishes to appeal under this Part to the Court of Appeal;
Armed Forces
Defined · s 2“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
prescribed
Defined · s 2“prescribed” means, except in Parts 5 and 7, prescribed by regulations made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan*;