176. Duties of Registrar with respect to appeals etc.

The Registrar shall take all necessary steps for obtaining the determination of an appeal or application under this Part, and shall obtain and lay before the Court of Appeal in proper form all documents, exhibits and other things relating to the proceedings in the court-martial by which the appellant or applicant was tried which appeal necessary for the proper determination of the appeal or application.

The Registrar shall furnish the necessary forms and instructions relating to applications for leave to appeal under this Part to any person who demands them, to persons in charge of places where persons sentenced by court-martial may lawfully be confined for the purpose of serving their sentences and to such other persons as he thinks fit.

Every person in charge of such a place as is referred to in subsection (2) shall cause such forms and instructions to be placed at the disposal of persons confined in that place who wish to apply for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal.