Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 7
172. Appeals in capital cases
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
In the case of a conviction involving sentence of death, the right of appeal against conviction conferred by section 139(1) on the person convicted shall be exercisable without his being required to present a petition to the Colonel in Chief or the Commander; and accordingly in such a case subsection (2) of that section does not apply.
Colonel in Chief
“Colonel in Chief” means the officer appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 9 to be Colonel in Chief of the Armed Forces and Reserve Regiment;
In the case of such a conviction, the power of the Court of
Appeal under section 140(3) to extend the period within which an application for leave to appeal must be lodged shall not be exercisable.
Terms defined in s 2
Colonel in Chief
Defined · s 2“Colonel in Chief” means the officer appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 9 to be Colonel in Chief of the Armed Forces and Reserve Regiment;
Commander
Defined · s 2“Commander” means the officer or other suitable person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 10 to be the Commander of the Armed Forces and the Reserve Regiment;