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REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA

THE DEFENCE ACT

CHAPTER 106 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA

CHAPTER 106 THE DEFENCE ACT

THE DEFENCE ACT

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART I
PRELIMINARY

Section
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Provisions as to active service
4. Maintenance of Defence Force
5. Employment of Defence Force
6. Employment of Defence Force outside Zambia
7. Overseas training

PART II
DEFENCE COUNCIL

8. Establishment of Defence Council

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PART III
OFFICERS

9. Officers selection board

10. Grant of commissions
11. Appointment and transfers of officers
12. Regulations under this Part

PART IV
ENLISTMENT AND TERMS OF SERVICE IN THE REGULAR FORCE

Enlistment
13. Recruiting officers
14. Enlistment
15. Terms of enlistment
16. Re-engagement and continuation in service
17. Prolongation of service

Discharge and Transfer to Reserve Force

18. Discharge
19. Transfer to Reserve Force
20. Postponement of discharge or transfer pending proceedings for offences, etc.
21. Discharge upon prescribed grounds
22. Right of soldier to purchase discharge
23. Restrictions on reduction in rank of warrant officers and non-commissioned
officers
24. Right of warrant officer to discharge on reduction in rank
25. Persons enlisting in Corps of Instructors

Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions

26. Rules for reckoning service
27. Validity of attestation and enlistment
28. False answers in attestation papers

PART V
DISCIPLINE AND TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT OF MILITARY SERVICE

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Treachery, Cowardice and Offences arising out of Military Service

29. Aiding the enemy
30. Communication with the enemy
31. Cowardly behaviour
32. Offences against morale
33. Becoming prisoner of war through disobedience or wilful neglect and failing to
rejoin Force
34. Offences by or in relation to sentries, etc.
35. Looting

Mutiny and Insubordination

36. Mutiny
37. Failure to suppress mutiny
38. Insubordinate behaviour
39. Disobedience to particular orders
40. Obstruction of provost officers
41. Disobedience to standing orders

Desertion, Absence without Leave, etc.

42. Desertion
43. Absence without leave
44. Assisting and concealing desertion and absence without leave
45. Falsely obtaining or prolonging leave
46. Failure to perform military duties

Malingering and Drunkenness

47. Malingering
48. Drunkenness

Offences Relating to Property

49. Offences in relation to public and service property
50. Offences in relation to property of members of Force
51. Miscellaneous offences relating to property

Offences Relating to Billeting and Requisitioning of Vehicles

52. Billeting offences
53. Offences in relation to requisitioning of vehicles

Flying, etc., Offences

54. Dangerous flying, etc.
55. Inaccurate certification of aircraft, etc.
56. Low flying
57. Annoyance by flying

Offences Relating to and by Persons in Custody

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PART VI
APPEALS FROM COURTS-MARTIAL

Section
136. Right of appeal
137. Application for leave to appeal
138. Determination of appeals in ordinary cases
139. Powers of court of appeal in special cases
140. Commencement of sentence
141. Appeals to be final
142. Proceedings may be heard in absence of appellants
143. Defence of appeals
144. Right of appellant to present his case in writing
145. Suspension of death sentence
146. Person not to be tried again where conviction quashed
147. Removal of prisoners for purposes of this Part
148. Furnishing, on appeal, of documents relating to trial
149. Duties of registrar of court of appeal with respect to appeals, etc.
150. Saving of powers of reviewing authorities
151. Composition of court of appeal
152. Exercise of certain powers of court of appeal by a Judge
153. General provisions as to procedure

PART VII
FOREFEITURES AND DEDUCTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF
MAINTENANCE LIABILITIES

154. Forfeitures and deductions; general provisions

155. Forfeiture of pay for absence from duty
156. Deductions for payment of civil penalties
157. Compensation for loss occasioned by wrongful act or negligence
158. Deductions for barrack damage
159. Remission of forfeitures and deductions
160. Enforcement of maintenance and affiliation orders by deduction from pay
161. Deductions from pay for maintenance of wife or child
162. Limit of deductions under sections 160 and 161 and effect on forfeiture
163. Service of process in maintenance proceedings

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PART VIII
GOVERNMENT AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Command
164. Command and precedence
165. Command of Forces
166. Regulations as to command
167. Powers of command of members of co-operating forces

Redress of Complaints
168. Complaints by officers
169. Complaints by soldiers

Exemptions for Officers and Soldiers

170. Exemption from service as assessor
171. Exemption from tolls, etc.
172. Exemption from taking in execution of property used for military purposes

Provisions Relating to Deserters and Absentees without Leave

173. Arrest of deserters and absentees without leave
174. Proceedings before a civil court where persons suspected of illegal absence
175. Deserters and absentees without leave surrendering to police
176. Certificates of arrest or surrender of deserters and absentees
177. Duties of superintendents of prisons and others to receive deserters and
absentees

Offences Relating to Military Matters Punishable by Civil Courts

178. Punishment for pretending to be a deserter and for procuring and assisting
desertion
179. Punishment for obstructing officers or soldiers in execution of duty
180. Punishment for aiding malingering
181. Unlawful purchase, etc., of military stores
182. Illegal dealings in documents relating to pay, pensions, mobilisation, etc.
183. Unauthorised use of and dealing in decorations, etc.

Provisions as to Evidence
184. General provisions as to evidence
185. Proof of outcome of civil trial
186. Evidence of proceedings of court-martial

Miscellaneous Provisions
187. Temporary reception in civil custody of persons under escort
188. Avoidance of assignment of, or charge on, military pay, pensions, etc.
189. Power of certain officers to take statutory declarations

PART IX

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190-198. (Repealed by No. 32 of 1971)

PART X
RESERVE FORCE

199. Composition
200. Discharge from Reserve
201. Reporting of Reserve
202. Embodiment
203. Postponement of discharge
204. Failure to attend on embodiment
205. Regulations under this Part

PART XI
APPLICATION OF ACT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

206. Persons subject to military law

207. Application of Act to civilians
208. Application of Act to persons subject to the Acts
209. Application of Act to Home Guard and Reserve Force
210. Regulations
211. Powers exercisable in subsidiary legislation
212. Execution of orders, instruments, etc.
213. Transitional provisions
214. Exemption from Trades Licensing Act and Clubs' Registration Act
215. Repeal of Defence Act, 1955

FIRST SCHEDULE-Alternative offences of which accused may be convicted by

court-martial

SECOND SCHEDULE-Transitional provisions and savings

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CHAPTER 131 45 of 1964

1 of 1967
32 of 1971
DEFENCE Government Notice
497 of 1964
Statutory Instrument
8 of 1964
Act No.
21 of 1985
18 of 1988
Act No.
13 of 1994

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An Act to provide for the creation and maintenance in Zambia of a Defence Force
consisting of an Army comprising the Regular Force of the Army, the
Territorial Force of the Army, the Army Reserve and the Territorial Army
Reserve, and an Air Force comprising the Regular Force of the Air Force, the
Auxiliary Air Force, the Air Force Reserve and the Auxiliary Air Force Reserve;
to charge the Defence Force with the defence of Zambia and with such other
duties as may from time to time be determined by the President; to provide for
the creation of a Defence Council to advise the President in matters of policy
and matters affecting the command, discipline and administration of the
Defence Force; to provide for the commissioning, appointment and transfer of
officers in the Defence Force and to set out the terms and conditions of
enlistment and service of soldiers in the Regular Force of the Defence Force;
to provide the conditions of discharge of soldiers from the Regular Force and
for their transfer to the Reserve Force; to provide for the discipline of the
Defence Force and for the trial and punishment of members of the Force who
commit such military offences as are set out in the Act, or civil offences; to
make provision for the arrest of members of the Defence Force who commit an
offence against any provision of the Act and for the investigation of and
summary dealing with charges preferred against such members; to provide for
the creation and constitution of courts-martial to try persons subject to
military law under the Act, for the procedure to be followed by such
courts-martial, for the awarding of punishments and for the confirmation,
revision and review of proceedings of courts-martial and the review of
summary findings and awards; to make provision for the carrying out of
sentences of imprisonment awarded by courts-martial, for a right of appeal
from the decision of a court-martial to the court of appeal and for the
procedure in and determination of such appeals; to provide for the
enforcement of maintenance and affiliation orders against members of the
Defence Force by deduction from pay and for the imposition of forfeitures and
deductions from the pay of such members in certain circumstances; to set out
the order of precedence of officers and soldiers of the Defence Force and to
make provision for the command of the Army and the command of the Air
Force and for the exemption of officers and soldiers from serving as
assessors in civil courts, to provide for the arrest, of deserters and absentees
without leave and for the bringing of such persons before a civil court; to set
out the offences relating to military matters which are punishable by civil
courts and to make provision with respect to evidence in proceedings under
this Act, whether before a court-martial or a civil court; to provide for the
composition of and enlistment of persons in the Territorial Force, for the
training of persons enlisted in such Force, for the embodiment of such Force
when necessary in the public interest, for the discharge of persons from the
Force and for all other matters affecting the discipline of the Force; to provide
for the composition and embodiment of the Reserve Force, for the discharge
of persons from that Force and for all other matters affecting the discipline of
such Force; to set out the persons who are subject to military law under the
Act and generally to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the
foregoing; to repeal the Defence Act, 1955, and to give effect to the transitional
provisions and savings set out in the Act.
[18th September, 1964]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

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1. This Act may be cited as the Defence Act. Short title

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2. (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation

Cap. 25
"the Acts" mean the Army Act, 1955, and Air Force Act, 1955, of the United Cap. 122
Kingdom as amended from time to time and any enactment substituted Cap. 87
therefor;
"acting rank" means rank of any description (however called) such that under
regulations made under section two hundred and ten a commanding officer
has power to order the holder to revert from that rank; and "acting warrant
officer" and "acting non-commissioned officer" shall be construed
accordingly;
"active service" shall be construed in accordance with section three;
"aircraft" means any machine for flying, whether propelled by mechanical means or
not, and includes any description of balloon;
"aircraft material" includes-
(a) parts of, and components of or accessories for, aircraft, whether for
the time being in the aircraft or not;
(b) engines, armaments, ammunition and bombs and other missiles of
any description in, or for use in, aircraft;
(c) any other gear, apparatus or instruments in, or for use in, aircraft;
(d) any apparatus used in connection with the taking-off or landing of
aircraft or for detecting the movement of aircraft;
(e) any fuel used for the propulsion of aircraft and any material used as
a lubricant for aircraft or aircraft material;
"air signal" means any message, signal or indication given, by any means
whatsoever, for the guidance of aircraft or a particular aircraft;
"appropriate superior authority" has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph (b) of
subsection (1) of section eighty-four;
"arrest" includes open arrest;
"before the enemy", in relation to a person, means that he is in action against the
enemy or about to go into action against the enemy, or is under attack or
threat of imminent attack by the enemy;
"Board of Inquiry Rules" means rules made by the President under section one
hundred and thirty-three;
"civil court" means a court of ordinary criminal jurisdiction, but does not, except
where otherwise expressly provided, include any such court outside
Zambia;
"civil offence" has the meaning assigned to it in subsection (2) of section
seventy-three;
"colour service" means service in the Regular Force under the provisions of this
Act;
"Commander" means the person appointed under section one hundred and
sixty-five, and "Army Commander" and "Air Commander" shall be construed
accordingly;
"commanding officer" has the meaning assigned to it in paragraph (a) of
subsection (1) of section eighty-four;
"competent military authority" means the President or any officer as may be
prescribed;
"corps" means such body of the Defence Force as may from time to time be
declared by the President to be a corps for the purposes of this Act and
regulations made thereunder;
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(2) References in this Act to officers and soldiers of the Defence Force shall, except
in Part VII, be construed as including references to officers and soldiers attached or
seconded to the Defence Force.

(3) References in this Act to military or Army rank include refernces to the
corresponding Air Force rank.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964 and No. 32 of 1971)

3. (1) In this Act, "on active service", in relation to any unit, means that it is engaged Provisions as to active
in operations against an enemy and, in relation to a person, means that he is serving in or service
with such unit which is on active service.

(2) Where it appears to the President that, by reason of the imminence of active
service or of the recent existence of active service, it is necessary in the public interest
that a unit should be deemed to be on active service, he may declare that for such period,
not exceeding three months, beginning with the coming into force of the declaration, as
may be specified therein, that unit shall be deemed to be on active service.

(3) Where it appears to the President that it is necessary in the public interest that
the period specified in a declaration under subsection (2) should be prolonged or, if
previously prolonged under this section, should be further prolonged, he may declare that
the said period shall be prolonged by such time, not exceeding three months, as may be
specified in the declaration under this subsection.

(4) If at any time while any unit is deemed to be on active service by virtue of the
foregoing provisions of this section, it appears to the President that there is no longer
necessity for the unit to continue to be treated as being on active service, he may declare
that as from the coming into operation of the declaration the unit shall cease to be
deemed to be on active service.

(5) Any declaration under this section shall be by statutory proclamation.

(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

4. (1) There shall be maintained in Zambia a Defence Force which shall consist of- Maintenance of
Defence Force

(a) an Army comprising-

(i) the Regular Force of the Army;
(ii) the Home Guard;
(iii) the Army Reserve;
(iv) the Territorial Army Reserve; and

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(b) an Air Force comprising-

(i) the Regular Force of the Air Force;
(ii) the Auxiliary Air Force;
(iii) the Air Force Reserve; and
(iv) the Auxiliary Air Force Reserve.

(2) Such components of the Defence Force referred to in subsection (1) may be
formed into units or other military bodies as the President may from time to time
determine.
(As amended by No. 32 of 1971)

5. The Defence Force shall be charged with the defence of Zambia and with such Employment of
other duties as may from time to time be determined by the President. Defence Force

6. Subject to the provisions of section seven, the President may at any time order Employment of
that the whole or any part of the Defence Force shall be employed out of or beyond Defence Force outside
Zambia. Zambia

7. (1) The President may order that any officer or soldier of the Regular Force or, Overseas training
with his consent, any officer or soldier of the Territorial Force or Reserve Force, shall
proceed to any place outside Zambia for the purpose of undergoing instruction or training
or for duty or employment.

(2) The President may, if the consent of the officer or soldier concerned is first
obtained, place any officer or soldier of the Defence Force at the disposal of the military
authorities of any other country or territory for the purpose of his being attached to the
armed forces of that country or territory.

PART II

DEFENCE COUNCIL

8. (1) There shall be a Defence Council which shall advise the President in such Establishment of
matters of policy and matters affecting the command, discipline and administration of the Defence Council
Defence Force and shall perform such other functions and duties as may be referred to it
from time to time by the President.

(2) The members of the Defence Council shall be appointed by the President.

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(3) The President shall have power to co-opt any other person as a member of the
Defence Council from time to time as he may decide.

PART III

OFFICERS

9. No person shall be granted a commission in the Defence Force unless he has Officers selection
been recommended by a selection board which shall be established for this purpose by board
the President.

10. (1) The power to grant commissions in the Defence Force is vested in and shall Grant of commissions
be exercised only by the President.

(2) A commission may be granted either for an indefinite period or for a specified
time.

(3) Every officer on being granted a commission shall be issued with a commission
signed by the President in a form to be prescribed.

11. (1) Every officer upon being granted a commission shall be appointed to one of Appointment and
the components of the Defence Force referred to in subsection (1) of section four. transfer of officers

(2) The President may upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed
transfer any officer between the Regular Force and the Territorial Force, between the
Regular Force and the Reserve Force, or between the Territorial Force and the Reserve
Force.

12. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the President may, by statutory Regulations under this
instrument, make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Part and, Part
without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may make provisions
with respect to all or any of the following matters, that is to say, the commissioning of
officers, their terms of service, appointment, transfer, promotion, retirement, resignation,
removal from office and such other matters concerning officers as may seem necessary.

(2) The appointment, transfer, substantive promotion, retirement, resignation or

removal from office of any officer shall be notified in the Gazette.

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PART IV

ENLISTMENT AND TERMS OF SERVICE IN THE REGULAR

FORCE

Enlistment

13. Any person authorised in that behalf by regulations, in this Act referred to as a Recruiting officers
recruiting officer, may enlist recruits in the Regular Force in the prescribed manner.

14. (1) A person offering to enlist in the Regular Force shall be given a notice in the Enlistment
prescribed form setting out the questions to be answered on attestation and stating the
general conditions of the engagement to be entered into by him, and a recruiting officer
shall not enlist any person in the Regular Force unless satisfied by that person that he has
been given such a notice, understands it, and wishes to be enlisted.

(2) A recruiting officer shall not enlist a person under the apparent age of eighteen
years unless consent to the enlistment has been given in writing by his parent or guardian
or, where the parents or guardian are dead or unknown, by the District Secretary of the
district in which such person resides.

15. (1) The term for which a person enlisting in the Regular Force may be enlisted Terms of enlistment
shall be such term beginning at the date of his attestation as is mentioned in the following
provisions of this section.

(2) Where the person enlisting has apparently attained the age of eighteen years,
the term shall be seven years' colour service and five years with the Reserve Force, or as
may be prescribed from time to time by regulations.

(3) Where the person enlisting has not apparently attained the age of eighteen
years, the said term shall be seven years' colour service commencing on the date upon
which he attains such age, and a term of five years thereafter with the Reserve Force, or
as may be prescribed from time to time by regulations.

16. Any soldier of the Regular Force who at any time has completed or is within Re-engagement and
one year before completing the term of his service with the Regular Force may, with the continuation in service
approval of the competent military authority, re-engage for such further period or periods
of service with the Regular Force and service in the Reserve Force as may be prescribed.

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17. Any soldier of the Regular Force whose service expires during a state of war, Prolongation of service
insurrection, hostilities or public emergency, may be retained in the Regular Force and his
service prolonged for such period as the competent military authority may direct.

Discharge and Transfer to Reserve Force

18. (1) Save as hereinafter in this Act provided, every soldier of the Regular Force Discharge
upon becoming entitled to be discharged, shall be discharged with all convenient speed,
but until discharge shall remain subject to military law under this Act.

(2) Where a soldier of the Regular Force who is entitled to be discharged is serving
out of Zambia then-

(a) if he requires to be discharged in Zambia, he shall be sent there free of cost

with all convenient speed and shall be discharged on his arrival there or, if
he consents to his discharge being delayed, within six months from his
arrival; but

(b) if at his request he is discharged at the place where he is serving, he shall

have no claim to be sent to Zambia or elsewhere.

(3) Except in pursuance of the sentence of a court-martial, a soldier of the Regular

Force shall not be discharged unless his discharge has been authorised by order of the
competent military authority.

(4) Every soldier of the Regular Force shall be given on his discharge a certificate of
discharge containing such particulars as may be prescribed.

19. (1) Every soldier of the Regular Force upon falling to be transferred to the Transfer to Reserve
Reserve Force shall be transferred to the Reserve Force but until so transferred shall Force
remain subject to military law under this Act.

(2) Where a soldier of the Regular Force when falling to be transferred to the
Reserve Force, is serving out of Zambia, he shall be sent to Zambia free of cost with all
convenient speed and shall be transferred to the Reserve Force on his arrival there or, if
he consents to his transfer being delayed, within six months from his arrival.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2), the competent military
authority may, when a soldier of the Regular Force falls to be transferred to the Reserve
Force as aforesaid, discharge him forthwith without giving any reason and in any such
case the provisions of section eighteen shall apply.

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20. (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Part, a soldier of the Regular Force shall Postponement of
not be entitled to be discharged or transferred to the Reserve Force at a time when he has discharge or transfer
become liable to be proceeded against for an offence against any of the provisions of this pending proceedings
for offences, etc.
Act:

Provided that if it is determined that the offence shall not be tried by court-martial this
subsection shall cease to apply.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Part, a soldier of the Regular Force who is
serving a sentence of imprisonment or detention awarded by a court-martial or by his
commanding officer, shall not be entitled to be discharged or transferred to the Reserve
Force during the currency of the sentence.

21. A soldier of the Regular Force may be discharged by the competent military Discharge upon
authority at any time during the currency of any term of engagement upon grounds and prescribed grounds
subject to such special instructions as may be prescribed.

22. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a soldier of the Regular Force shall Right of soldier to
be entitled to claim his discharge- purchase discharge

(a) at any time within three months after the date of his first attestation upon
payment of a sum to be fixed by the Commander but which shall not
exceed six hundred fee units; or

(b) at any time thereafter, with the consent of the Army Commander or Air
Commander, as the case may be, upon payment of one-half of one month's
pay for each whole year of service with the Regular Force then remaining
uncompleted;
and shall be discharged with all convenient speed, but until discharge shall remain subject
to military law under this Act.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), a soldier of the Regular Force
shall not be entitled to claim his discharge pursuant to this section while soldiers of the
Regular Forces are required to continue their colour service under the provisions of
section seventeen.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)

23. (1) A warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of the Regular Force (other Restrictions on
than a lance-corporal) shall not be reduced in rank except by a sentence of a court-martial reduction in rank of
or by order of an officer not below the rank of lieutenant-colonel authorised by regulations warrant officers and
non-commissioned
to act for the purposes of this subsection. officers

(2) An authorisation under subsection (1) may be given generally or subject to such
limitations as may be prescribed.
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(3) For the purposes of this section, a reduction in rank does not include reversion
from acting rank to substantive rank or above.

24. A warrant officer of the Regular Force who is reduced to the rank of private Right of warrant officer
soldier may thereupon claim to be discharged unless a state of war, insurrection, to discharge on
hostilities or public emergency exists. reduction in rank

25. Notwithstanding the provision of this Part, a person to be enlisted in the Corps Persons enlisting in
of Instructors may be enlisted and discharged upon such terms and conditions as may be Corps of Instructors
prescribed by the President.

Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions

26. In reckoning the service of any soldier of the Regular Force towards discharge Rules for reckoning
or re-engagement or transfer to the Reserve Force, there shall be excluded therefrom- service

(a) all periods during which he has been absent from his duty for any of the
following causes:

(i) imprisonment;

(ii) desertion;

(iii) absence without leave exceeding twenty-eight days; and

(b) any period ordered by a court-martial to be forfeited.

27. (1) Where a person has made such declaration upon his attestation as may be Validity of attestation
prescribed and has thereafter received pay as a soldier of the Regular Force- and enlistment

(a) the validity of his enlistment shall not be called in question on the ground of
any error or omission in his attestation paper;

(b) after the expiration of a period of three months from the date on which he
made the said declaration he shall be deemed to have been validly enlisted
notwithstanding any non-compliance with the requirements of this Act or
any regulation made as to enlistment or attestation or any other ground
whatsoever (not being an error or omission in his attestation paper) and he
shall be deemed to be a soldier of that Force until his discharge.

(2) Where a person has received pay as a soldier of the Regular Force without
having previously made such declaration as aforesaid then-

(a) he shall be deemed to be a soldier of that Force until discharged;

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(b) he may claim his discharge at any time and, if he makes such claim, the
claim shall be submitted as soon as may be to the competent military
authority who shall, if the claim is well founded, cause him to be discharged
with all convenient speed.

(3) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this section shall be construed as

prejudicing the determination of any question as to the term for which a person was
enlisted or as preventing the discharge of a person who has not claimed his discharge.

28. (1) If a person appearing before a recruiting officer for the purpose of being False answers in
enlisted in the Regular Force knowingly makes a false answer to any question contained attestation papers
in the attestation paper and put to him by or by the direction of the recruiting officer, he
shall commit an offence against this section and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not
exceeding one thousand five hundred penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding three months, or to both.

(2) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that a person may be
proceeded against under this section notwithstanding that he has since become subject to
military law under this Act.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)

PART V

DISCIPLINE AND TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT OF MILITARY OFFENCES

Treachery, Cowardice and Offences arising out of Military Service

29. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, with intent to assist Aiding the enemy
the enemy-

(a) abandons or delivers up any place or post which it is his duty to defend, or
induces any person to abandon or deliver up any place or post which it is
that person's duty to defend; or

(b) does any act calculated to imperil the success of operations of the Defence
Force, or of any forces co-operating therewith or any part of any of those
forces; or

(c) having been made a prisoner of war, serves with or aids the enemy in the
prosecution of hostilities or of measures calculated to influence morale, or
in any other manner whatsoever not authorised by international usage; or

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(d) furnishes the enemy with arms or ammunition or with supplies of any
description or with anything likely to assist him (whether similar to any of the
things aforesaid or not); or

(e) harbours or protects an enemy not being a prisoner of war; or

(f) gives any false air signal or alters or interferes with any air signal or any
apparatus for giving an air signal; or

(g) when ordered by a superior officer, or otherwise under orders, to carry out
any warlike operation in the air fails to use his utmost exertions to carry
such orders into effect; or

(h) causes the capture or destruction by the enemy of any aircraft belonging to
the Defence Force;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer death or any other punishment
provided by this Act.

(2) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, knowingly and without
lawful excuse, does any of the acts specified in paragraphs (a) to (g) of subsection (1)
shall, where it is not proved that he acted with intent to assist the enemy, be liable on
conviction by court-martial to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act.

(3) Any person subject to military law under this Act who negligently causes the
capture or destruction by the enemy of any aircraft belonging to the Defence Force, or any
forces co-operating therewith shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to
imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act.

30. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, with intent to assist Communica-tion with
the enemy, communicates with or gives intelligence to the enemy shall, on conviction by the enemy
court-martial, be liable to suffer death or any punishment provided by this Act.

(2) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, without authority,
communicates with or gives intelligence to the enemy shall, on conviction by court-martial,
be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act.

(3) In this section, "intelligence" means information which is or purports to be

information as to any matter such that information about it would or might be directly or
indirectly useful to an enemy, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of
the foregoing provisions of this subsection) information as to any matter falling within the
following paragraphs, being a matter such that information as to it would or might be
useful as aforesaid, that is to say:

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(a) the number, description, armament, equipment, disposition, movement or

condition of the Defence Force or of any forces co-operating therewith, or
any aircraft of the Defence Force or aircraft of any such co-operating
forces;

(b) any operations or projected operations of any of such forces, or aircraft as

aforesaid;

(c) any code, cypher, call-sign, password or countersign;

(d) any measures for the defence or fortification of any place;

(e) the number, description or location of any prisoners of war;

(f) munitions of war.

31. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, when before the Cowardly behaviour
enemy-

(a) leaves his post, position or other place where it is his duty to be; or

(b) throws away his arms, ammunition or tools; or

(c) does any of the acts specified in paragraphs (f) to (h) of subsection (1) of
section twenty-nine;
in such a manner as to show cowardice, or otherwise behaves in such a manner as to
show cowardice, shall be guilty of an offence against this section.

(2) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, when before the enemy,
induces other persons subject to service law and before the enemy to commit an offence
under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence against this section.

(3) Any person guilty of an offence against this section shall, on conviction by
court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act.

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32. Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Offences against
morale
(a) spreads (whether orally, in writing, by signal, or otherwise) reports relating
to operations of the Defence Force or of any forces co-operating therewith,
or of any part of those forces, being reports calculated to create
despondency or unnecessary alarm; or
(b) when before the enemy, uses words calculated to spread despondency or
unnecessary alarm;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment
provided by this Act.

33. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, through disobedience Becoming prisoner of
to orders or wilful neglect of his duty, is captured by the enemy shall be guilty of an war through
offence against this section. disobedience or wilful
neglect and failing to
rejoin Force

(2) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, having been captured by
the enemy, fails to take, or prevents or discourages any other person subject to service
law captured by the enemy from taking, reasonable steps to rejoin the Defence Force
which are available to him or, as the case may be, to that other person shall be guilty of an
offence against this section.

(3) Any person guilty of an offence against this section shall, on conviction by
court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

34. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, while on guard duty- Offences by or in
relation to sentries,
etc.

(a) sleeps at his post; or

(b) when not on duty at his post, is asleep at a time when he is not allowed to
be asleep; or

(c) is drunk; or

(d) leaves his post without having been regularly relieved, or otherwise absents
himself from any place where it is his duty to be;
shall be guilty of an offence against this section.

(2) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be treated as being drunk if,
owing to the influence of alcohol or any drug, whether alone or in combination with any
other circumstances, he is unfit to be entrusted with his duty.

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(3) Any person subject to military law under this Act who strikes or otherwise uses
force against any person on guard duty, being a member of the Defence Force or of any
forces co-operating with that Force, or who by the threat of force compels any such
person to let him or any other person pass, shall be guilty of an offence against this
section.

(4) Any person guilty of an offence against this section shall, on conviction by
court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act:

Provided that if the offence is not committed on active service he shall not be liable
to imprisonment for more than two years.

(5) References in this section to a person on guard duty are references to a person
who-

(a) is posted or ordered to patrol; or

(b) is a member of a guard or other party mounted or ordered to patrol;

for the purpose of protecting any persons, property, premises or place.

(6) The foregoing provisions of this section shall apply in relation to persons posted
or ordered to patrol, or members of a party mounted or ordered to patrol, for the purposes
of preventing or controlling access to or egress from any premises, property or place, or
regulating traffic by road, by rail or on any inland navigation, as they apply to persons on
guard duty.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

35. Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Looting

(a) steals from or with intent to steal searches the person of anyone killed or
wounded in the course of warlike operations; or
(b) steals any property which has been left exposed or unprotected in
consequence of warlike operations; or
(c) takes otherwise than for the public service any vehicle, equipment or stores
abandoned by the enemy;
shall be guilty of looting and liable, on conviction by court-martial, to imprisonment or any
less punishment provided by this Act.

Mutiny and Insubordination

36. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Mutiny

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(a) takes part in a mutiny involving the use of violence or the threat of the use
of violence, or having as its object or one of its objects the refusal or
avoidance of any duty or service against, or in connection with operations
against the enemy, or the impeding of the performance of any such duty or
service; or

(b) incites any person subject to service law to take part in such a mutiny,
whether actual or intended;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer death or any other punishment
provided by this Act.

(2) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, in a case not falling within
subsection (1), takes part in a mutiny, or incites any person subject to service law to take
part in a mutiny whether actual or intended, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable
to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act.

(3) In this Act, "mutiny" means a combination between two or more persons subject
to service law, or between persons two at least of whom are subject to service law-

(a) to overthrow or resist lawful authority in the Defence Force or any forces
co-operating therewith or in any part of any of the said forces; or

(b) to disobey such authority in such circumstances as to make the

disobedience subversive of discipline, or with the object of avoiding any
duty or service against, or in connection with operations against, the
enemy; or

(c) to impede the performance of any duty or service in the Defence Force or in
any forces co-operating therewith or in any part of any of the said forces.

37. Any person subject to military law under this Act who, knowing that a mutiny is Failure to suppress
taking place or is intended- mutiny

(a) fails to use his utmost endeavours to suppress or prevent it; or

(b) fails to report without delay that the mutiny is taking place or is intended;
shall, on conviction by court-martial-
(i) if his offence was committed with intent to assist the enemy, be liable to
suffer death or any other punishment provided by this Act;
(ii) in any other case, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment
provided by this Act;

38. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Insubordinate
behaviour

(a) strikes or otherwise uses violence to or offers violence to a superior officer;

or
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(b) uses threatening or insubordinate language to a superior officer;

shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment
provided by this Act:

Provided that he shall not be liable to be imprisoned for more than two years if the
offence was not committed on active service and did not involve the striking or other use
of violence, or offering of violence, to a superior officer exercising authority as such.

(2) In this section, "superior officer", in relation to a person, means an officer,

warrant officer or non-commissioned officer subject to service law of superior rank, and
includes an officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of equal rank but greater
seniority while exercising authority as the said person's superior.

39. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, in such manner as to Disobedience to
show a wilful defiance of authority, disobeys any lawful command given or sent to him particular orders
personally shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less
punishment provided by this Act.

(2) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, whether wilfully or through
neglect, disobeys any lawful command shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to
imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act:

Provided that if the offence was not committed on active service he shall not be
liable to be imprisoned for more than two years.

40. Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Obstruction of provost
officers
(a) obstructs; or
(b) when called on, refuses to assist;
any person known to him to be a provost officer, or to be a person (whether subject to
military law under this Act or not) legally exercising authority under or on behalf of a
provost officer, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

41. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who contravenes or fails to Disobedience to
comply with any provision of orders to which this section applies, being a provision known standing orders
to him, or which he might reasonably be expected to know, shall, on conviction by
court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less
punishment provided by this Act.

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(2) This section applies to standing orders or other routine orders of a continuing
nature made for any formation or unit or body of troops, or for any command or other
area, garrison or place, or for any vessel, train or aircraft.

Desertion, Absence without Leave, etc.

42. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Desertion

(a) deserts; or

(b) persuades or procures any person subject to service law to desert;

shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment
provided by this Act:

Provided that a person shall not be liable to be imprisoned for more than two years
unless-

(i) if the offence was against paragraph (a), he was on active service or under
orders for active service at the time it was committed;

(ii) if the offence was an offence against paragraph (b), the person in relation
to whom it was committed was on active service or under orders for active
service at that time.

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person deserts who-

(a) leaves the Defence Force or, when it is his duty to do so, fails to join or
rejoin the Defence Force, with (in either case) the intention, subsisting at
the time of leaving or failure or formed thereafter, of remaining permanently
absent from his duty; or

(b) being an officer enlists in or enters any part of the Defence Force or other
forces without having resigned his commission, or being a soldier enlists in
or enters any part of the Defence Force or other forces without having been
discharged from his previous enlistment; or

(c) absents himself without leave with intent to avoid serving at any place
outside Zambia or to avoid service or any particular service when before
the enemy;
and references in this Act to "desertion" and "to desert" shall be construed accordingly.

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(3) In addition to or in lieu of any punishment authorised by subsection (1), the

court-martial by whom a soldier of the Regular Force is convicted of desertion may direct
that the whole or any part of his service previous to the period in respect of which he is
convicted of having been a deserter shall be forfeited.

43. Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Absence without leave

(a) absents himself without leave; or

(b) persuades or procures any person subject to service law to absent himself
without leave;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

44. Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Assisting and
concealing desertion
(a) knowingly assists any person subject to service law to desert or absent and absence without
himself without leave; or leave

(b) knowing that any person subject to service law has deserted or absented
himself without leave, or is attempting to desert or absent himself without
leave, fails to report that fact without delay, or fails to take any steps in his
power to cause that person to be apprehended;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

45. Any person subject to military law under this Act who, for the purpose of Falsely obtaining or
obtaining leave or prolonging his leave, knowingly makes any false statement shall, on prolonging leave
conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years
or any less punishment provided by this Act.

46. Any person subject to military law under this Act who, without reasonable Failure to perform
excuse, fails to attend for any parade or any military duty of any description or leaves any military duties
such parade or duty as aforesaid before he is permitted to do so shall, on conviction by
court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less
punishment provided by this Act.

Malingering and Drunkenness

47. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Malingering

(a) falsely pretends to be suffering from sickness or disability; or

(b) injures himself with intent thereby to render himself unfit for service, or
causes himself to be injured by any person with that intent; or

(c) injures another person subject to service law, at the instance of that person,
with intent thereby to render that person unfit for service; or

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(d) with intent to render or keep himself unfit for service, does or fails to do
anything (whether at the time of the act or omission he is in hospital or not)
whereby he produces, or prolongs or aggravates, any sickness or disability;
shall be guilty of malingering and shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this
Act.

(2) In this section, "unfit" includes temporarily unfit.

48. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who is guilty of Drunkenness
drunkenness, whether on duty or not, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this
Act:

Provided that when the offence is committed by a soldier neither on active service
nor on duty the sentence imposed shall not exceed detention for a period of six months.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person is guilty of drunkenness if owing to
the influence of alcohol or any drug, whether alone or in combination with any other
circumstances, he is unfit to be entrusted with his duty or with any duty which he may be
called upon to perform, or behaves in a disorderly manner or in any manner likely to bring
discredit on the Defence Force.

Offences Relating to Property

49. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Offences in relation to
public and service
property

(a) steals or fraudulently misapplies any public or service property, or is

concerned in or connives at the stealing or fraudulent misapplication of any
public or service property; or

(b) receives any public or service property knowing it to have been stolen or to
have been fraudulently misapplied; or

(c) wilfully damages, or is concerned in the wilful damage of, any public or
service property; or

(d) by wilful neglect, causes damage by fire to any public or service property;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment
provided by this Act.

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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of subsection (1), any
person subject to military law under this Act who-

(a) wilfully damages, or is concerned in the wilful damage of, any aircraft or
aircraft material of the Defence Force or of any forces co-operating
therewith; or

(b) by wilful neglect, causes damage to, or the loss of, any aircraft or aircraft
material of the Defence Force or of any forces co-operating therewith; or

(c) without lawful authority, disposes of any aircraft or aircraft material of the
Defence Force or of any forces co-operating therewith;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment
provided by this Act.

(3) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, during a state of war,
wilfully and without proper occasion or negligently causes the sequestration by or under
the authority of a neutral state or the destruction in a neutral state of any aircraft of the
Defence Force or of any forces co-operating therewith shall, on conviction by
court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act:

Provided that if he has not acted wilfully or with wilful neglect he shall not be liable to
imprisonment for a term exceeding two years.

50. Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Offences in relation to
property of members
(a) steals or fraudulently misapplies any property belonging to a person subject of Force
to service law, or is concerned in or connives at the stealing or fraudulent
misapplication of any such property; or
(b) receives any such property knowing it to have been stolen or to have been
fraudulently misapplied; or
(c) wilfully damages, or is concerned in the wilful damage of, any property
belonging to a person subject to service law;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

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51. Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Miscellaneous
offences relating to
(a) loses, or by negligence damages, any public or service property of which he property
had the charge or which has been entrusted to his care or which forms part
of property of which he has the charge or which has been entrusted to his
care; or
(b) by negligence, loses or damages any aircraft or aircraft material of the
Defence Force or of any forces co-operating therewith; or
(c) is guilty of any act or neglect likely to cause damage to or loss of any
aircraft or aircraft material of the Defence Force or of any forces
co-operating therewith; or
(d) by negligence, causes damage by fire to any public or service property; or
(e) loses, or by negligence damages, any clothing, arms, ammunition or other
equipment issued to him for his use for military purposes; or
(f) fails to take proper care of any animal or bird used in the public service
which is in his charge; or
(g) makes away (whether by pawning, selling, destruction or in any other way)
with any service decoration granted to him, or any clothing, arms,
ammunition or other equipment issued to him for his use for military
purposes;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act:

Provided that it shall be a defence for any person charged under this section with
losing any property, clothing, arms, ammunition or other equipment that he took
reasonable steps for the care and preservation thereof.

Offences Relating to Billeting and Requisitioning of Vehicles

52. Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Billeting offences

(a) knowing that no billeting requisition is in force under any law authorising
him to demand any billets or that he is otherwise not authorised to demand
them, obtains those billets or orders or procures another person to obtain
them; or
(b) takes or agrees to take, or demands, from a person on whom he or any
other person or any vehicle is or is to be billeted in pursuance of a billeting
requisition under any law any money or thing as consideration for not
requiring, or ceasing to require, the accommodation for himself or the said
other person or standing room for the vehicle; or
(c) commits any offence against the personal property of the occupier or
premises in which he is billeted in pursuance of a billeting requisition under
any law or of any other person being in those premises, or against any
other property in those premises, or wilfully or by wilful neglect damages
those premises or any such property as aforesaid;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

53. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Offences in relation to
requisitioning of
vehicles

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(a) knowing that no requisitioning order is in force under any law authorising
him to give directions for the provisions of any vehicle, or that he is
otherwise not authorised to give such directions, gives directions for the
provision of the vehicle or orders or procures another person to give such
directions; or

(b) in purported exercise of powers conferred by a requisitioning order under

any law takes, or orders or procures any other person to take, possession
of a vehicle, knowing that no requisitioning order is in force under which the
taking possession of the vehicle could be authorised, or that the taking
possession thereof is otherwise not authorised under such order; or

(c) takes or agrees to take, or demands, from any person any money or thing
as consideration for directions, or any particular directions, for the provision
of a vehicle not being given, or possession of a vehicle not being taken, or
not being retained, under a requisition order under any law;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

(2) Subsection (1) shall apply in relation to horses, food, forage and stores as it
applies in relation to vehicles.

Flying, etc., Offences

54. Any person subject to military law under this Act who is guilty of any act or Dangerous flying, etc.
neglect in flying, or in the use of any aircraft, or in relation to any aircraft or aircraft
material, which causes or is likely to cause loss of life or bodily injury to any person, shall,
on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided
by this Act:

Provided that if the offender has not acted wilfully or with wilful neglect he shall not
be liable to be imprisoned for more than two years.

55. Any person subject to military law under this Act who signs any certificate in Inaccurate certification
relation to an aircraft or to aircraft material without ensuring the accuracy of the certificate of aircraft, etc.
shall, on conviction by court-material, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

56. Any person subject to military law under this Act who, being the pilot of an Low flying
aircraft, flies it at a height less than such height as may be provided by any regulations
issued under the authority of the President, except-
(a) while taking off or alighting; or
(b) in such other circumstances as may be provided;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

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57. Any person subject to military law under this Act who, being the pilot of an Annoyance by flying
aircraft, flies it so as to cause, or to be likely to cause, unnecessary annoyance to any
person shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

Offences Relating to, and by, Persons in Custody

58. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, when another person Irregular arrest and
subject thereto is under arrest- confinement

(a) unnecessarily delays the taking of such steps as it is his duty to take for
investigating the allegations against that other person or for having the
allegations against that other person investigated by his commanding
officer or an appropriate superior authority, or, as the case may be, tried by
court-martial; or

(b) fails to release, or effect the release of, that other person when it is his duty
to do so;
shall be guilty of an offence against this section.

(2) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, having committed a
person (hereinafter referred to as "the prisoner") to the custody of any provost officer or
other officer, or any warrant officer, or non-commissioned officer, fails without reasonable
cause to deliver-

(a) at the time of the committal; or

(b) if it is not practicable so to do at the time of the committal, then within

twenty-four hours thereafter;
to the person to whose custody the prisoner was committed a report in writing signed by
himself of the offence which the prisoner is alleged to have committed, shall be guilty of an
offence against this section.

(3) Where any person (hereinafter referred to as "the prisoner") is committed to the
charge of a person subject to military law under this Act who is in command of a guard,
then if without reasonable cause that person does not as soon as he is relieved from his
guard and any further duty, or if he is not sooner relieved, within twenty-four hours after
the committal, give to the officer to whom it is his duty to report-

(a) a written statement containing, so far as known to him, the prisoner's name
and alleged offence and the name and rank or other description of the
officer or other person by whom the prisoner is alleged to have committed
the offence; and

(b) if he has received it, the report required by sub-section (2);

he shall be guilty of an offence against this section.

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(4) Any person guilty of an offence against this section shall, on conviction by
court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less
punishment provided by this Act.

59. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who wilfully allows to Permitting escape,
escape any person who is committed to his charge, or whom it is his duty to guard, shall, and unlawful release
on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided of prisoners
by this Act.

(2) Any person subject to military law under this Act who-

(a) without proper authority, release any person who is committed to his
charge; or

(b) without reasonable excuse, allows to escape any person who is committed
to his charge, or whom it is his duty to guard;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

60. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, being concerned in Resistance to arrest
any quarrel or disorder, refuses to obey any officer subject to service law who orders him
into arrest, or strikes or otherwise uses violence to, or offers violence to, any such officer,
shall be guilty of an offence against this section whether or not the officer is his superior
officer.

(2) Any person subject to military law under this Act who strikes or otherwise uses
violence to, or offers violence to, any person, whether subject to military law under this Act
or not, whose duty it is to apprehend him or in whose custody he is, shall be guilty of an
offence against this section.

(3) Any person guilty of an offence against this section shall, on conviction by
court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less
punishment provided by this Act.

61. Any person subject to military law under this Act who escapes from arrest, Escape from
prison or other lawful custody (whether military or not), shall, on conviction by confinement
court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less
punishment provided by this Act.

Offences in Relation to Courts-martial

62. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Offences in relation to
courts-martial

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(a) having been duly summoned or ordered to attend as a witness before a

court-martial, fails to comply with the summons or order; or

(b) refuses to swear an oath when duly required by a court-martial to do so; or

(c) refuses to produce any document in his custody or under his control which
a court-martial has lawfully required him to produce; or

(d) when a witness, refuses to answer any question which a court-martial has
lawfully required him to answer; or

(e) wilfully insults any person, being a member of a court-martial or a witness

or any other person whose duty it is to attend on or before the court, while
that person is acting as a member thereof or is so attending, or wilfully
insults any such person as aforesaid while that person is going to or
returning from the proceedings of the court; or

(f) wilfully interrupts the proceedings of a court-martial or otherwise

misbehaves before the court;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, other than the court in relation to which the offence
was committed, be liable to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or any less
punishment provided by this Act.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), where an offence against paragraph

(e) or (f) of that subsection is committed in relation to any court-martial held in pursuance
of this Act, that court, if of opinion that it is expedient that the offender should be dealt with
summarily by the court instead of being brought to trial before another court-martial, may
by order under the hand of the president order the offender to be imprisoned for a period
not exceeding twenty-one days, or, in the case of a soldier, either to be imprisoned for
such a period or to undergo detention for such a period.

(3) References in paragraphs (a) to (f) of subsection (1) to a court-martial shall

include references to a court-martial held in pursuance of service law.

63. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, having been lawfully False evidence
sworn as a witness or as an interpreter in proceedings before a court-martial or before any
board or person having power by virtue of this Act to administer oaths, makes a statement
material in those proceedings which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

(2) A person shall not be liable to be convicted of an offence against this section
solely on the evidence of one witness as to the falsity of any statement alleged to be false.

Miscellaneous Offences

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64. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who, without authority, Injurious disclosures
discloses, whether orally, in writing, by signal or by any other means whatsoever, any
information which is or purports to be information useful to an enemy shall, on conviction
by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less
punishment provided by this Act.

(2) In this section, "information useful to an enemy" means information as to any

matter such that information as to it would or might be directly or indirectly useful to an
enemy, and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions
of this subsection) information as to any matter falling within the following paragraphs,
being a matter such that information as to it would or might be useful as aforesaid, that is
to say:

(a) the number, description, armament, equipment, disposition, movement or

condition of the Defence Force or of any forces co-operating therewith, or
any aircraft of the Defence Force or aircraft of any such co-operating
forces;

(b) any operations or projected operations of any of such forces or aircraft as

aforesaid;

(c) any code, cypher, call-sign, password or counter-sign;

(d) any measures for the defence or fortification of any place;

(e) the number, description or location of any prisoners of war;

(f) any munitions of war.

65. Any person who, when before a recruiting officer for the purpose of being Making of false
attested in pursuance of Part IV, has knowingly made a false answer to any question statements on
contained in the attestation paper and put to him by the direction of the recruiting officer enlistment
shall, if he has since become and remains subject to military law under this Act, be liable,
on conviction by court-martial, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or
to any less punishment provided by this Act.

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66. Any person subject to military law under this Act who- Making of false
documents
(a) makes, signs or makes an entry in any service report, return, pay list or
certificate or other service document, being a document or entry which is to
his knowledge false in a material particular; or
(b) alters any service report, return, pay list, or certificate or other service
document, or alters any entry in such document, so that the document or
entry is to his knowledge false in a material particular, or suppresses,
defaces or makes away with any such document or entry which it is his duty
to preserve or produce; or
(c) with intent to defraud, fails to make an entry in any such document; or
(d) aids, abets, commands, cancels, procures or connives at the commission
by another person subject to service law of an offence against this section
or the corresponding section of the applicable service law (whether or not
he knows the nature of the document in relation to which that offence will be
committed);
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

67. Every officer subject to military law under this Act who behaves in a Scandalous conduct of
scandalous manner, unbecoming the character of an officer, shall, on conviction by an officer
court-martial, be cashiered.

68. If- Ill-treatment of officers

or men of inferior rank
(a) any officer subject to military law under this Act strikes or otherwise ill-treats
any officer subject to service law of inferior rank or less seniority, or any
soldier subject to service law; or
(b) any warrant officer or non-commissioned officer subject to military law
under this Act strikes or otherwise ill-treats any person subject to service
law, being a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer of inferior rank or
less seniority or a private soldier;
he shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

69. Any person subject to military law under this Act who is guilty of disgraceful Disgraceful conduct
conduct of a cruel, indecent or unnatural kind shall, on conviction by court-martial, be
liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment
provided by this Act.

70. Any person subject to military law under this Act who- False accusation, etc.

(a) makes an accusation against any officer or soldier subject to service law,
which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true; or
(b) in making a complaint in which he thinks himself wronged, makes a
statement affecting the character of an officer or soldier subject to service
law, which he knows to be false or does not believe to be true, or wilfully
suppresses any material facts;
shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

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71. Any person subject to military law under this Act who attempts to commit an Attempts to commit
offence against any of the foregoing provisions of this Part shall, on conviction by military offences
court-martial, be liable to the like punishment as for that offence:

Provided that if the offence is one punishable by death, he shall not be liable to any
greater punishment than imprisonment.

72. Any person subject to military law under this Act who is guilty of any act, Conduct to the
conduct or neglect to the prejudice of good order and military discipline shall, on prejudice of military
conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years discipline
or any less punishment provided by this Act.

Civil Offences

73. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act who commits a civil Civil offences
offence, whether in Zambia or elsewhere, shall be guilty of an offence against this section.

(2) In this Act-

(a) "civil offence" means any act or omission punishable by the law of Zambia
or which, if committed in Zambia, would be punishable by that law;

(b) "the corresponding civil offence" means the civil offence the commission of
which constitutes the offence against this section.

(3) A person convicted by court-martial of an offence against this section shall-

(a) if the corresponding civil offence is treason or murder, be liable to suffer

death;

(b) in any other case, be liable to suffer any punishment or punishments which
the civil court could award for the corresponding civil offence, if committed
in Zambia, being a punishment or punishments provided by this Act, or
such punishment, less than the maximum punishment which a civil court
could so award, as is so provided:

Provided that where a civil court could not so award imprisonment, a person so
convicted shall be liable to suffer such punishment, less than cashiering in the case of an
officer or detention in the case of a soldier, as is so provided.

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(4) A person shall not be charged with an offence against this section committed in Cap. 89
Zambia if the corresponding civil offence is treason, murder, manslaughter,
treason-felony, rape or an offence under section eight of the Suicide Act.

(5) Where the corresponding civil offence is murder, manslaughter or an offence Cap. 89
under section eight of the Suicide Act, an offence against this section shall be deemed, for
the purposes of subsection (4), to have been committed at the place of the commission of
the act or occurrence or the neglect which caused the death, irrespective of the place of
death.
(As amended by No. 1 of 1967)

Punishments

74. (1) The punishments which may be awarded to an officer by sentence of a Punishment of officers
court-martial under this Act are those set out in the scale in subsection (2) and, in relation
to an officer, references in this Act to punishments provided by this Act are references to
those punishments.

(2) The scale referred to in subsection (1) is-

(a) death;

(b) imprisonment;

(c) cashiering;

(d) dismissal from the Defence Force;

(e) forfeiture in the prescribed manner of seniority of rank in the Defence Force
or in the corps to which the offender belongs, or in both;

(f) fine of a sum not exceeding the equivalent of ninety days' pay;

(g) severe reprimand or reprimand;

(h) where the offence has occasioned any expense, loss or damage,
stoppages.

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(3) For the purposes of this Part, a punishment specified in any paragraph of the
scale in subsection (2) shall be treated as less than the punishment specified in the
preceding paragraphs, and greater than those specified in the following paragraphs, of the
said scale.

(4) Save as expressly provided in this Act, not more than one punishment shall be
awarded by a court-martial for one offence.

(5) Stoppages may be awarded by a court-martial either in addition to or without any

other punishment.

(6) A severe reprimand or reprimand may be awarded by a court-martial in addition

to forfeiture of seniority of rank or a fine.

(7) Where an officer is sentenced by a court-martial to imprisonment he shall also

be sentenced to be cashiered:

Provided that if the court-martial fails to sentence him to be cashiered, the sentence
of imprisonment shall not be invalid but shall be deemed to include a sentence of
cashiering.

75. (1) The punishments which may be awarded to a soldier by a sentence of a Punishment of soldiers
court-martial under this Act are those set out in the scale in subsection (2) and, in relation
to a soldier, references in this Act to punishments provided by this Act are references to
those punishments.

(2) The scale referred to in subsection (1) is-

(a) death;

(b) imprisonment;

(c) discharge with ignominy from the Defence Force;

(d) in the case of a warrant officer, dismissal from the Defence Force;

(e) detention for a term not exceeding two years;

(f) where the offender is on active service on the day of the sentence, field
punishment for a period not exceeding ninety days;
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(g) in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer, reduction to

the ranks or any less reduction in rank;

(h) in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer, forfeiture in the

prescribed manner of seniority of rank;

(i) where the offence is desertion, forfeiture of service;

(j) fine of a sum not exceeding the equivalent of ninety days' pay;

(k) in the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer, severe

reprimand or reprimand;

(l) where the offence has occasioned any expense, loss or damage,
stoppages.

(3) For the purposes of this Part, a punishment specified in any paragraph in the
scale in subsection (2) shall be treated as less than the punishments specified in the
preceding paragraphs, and greater than those specified in the following paragraphs, of the
said scale:

Provided that detention shall not be deemed to be a less punishment than

imprisonment if the term of detention is longer than the term of imprisonment.

(4) Save as expressly provided in this Act, not more than one punishment shall be
awarded by a court-martial for any one offence.

(5) A soldier sentenced by a court-martial to imprisonment may, in addition thereto,

be sentenced to be discharged with ignominy from the Defence Force, and a warrant
officer sentenced by a court-martial to imprisonment may, in addition thereto, be
sentenced to dismissal from the Defence Force.

(6) Where a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer is sentenced by a

court-martial to imprisonment, detention or field punishment, he shall also be sentenced to
be reduced to the ranks:

Provided that if the court-martial fails to sentence him to be so reduced, the

sentence shall not be invalid but shall be deemed to include a sentence of reduction to the
ranks.

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(7) In the case of a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer, a severe reprimand

or reprimand may be awarded by a court-martial in addition to forfeiture of seniority of rank
or a fine.

(8) Where an offender is on active service when sentence of a court-martial is

announced, a fine may be awarded in addition to field punishment.

(9) Stoppages may be awarded by a court-martial either in addition to or without any

other punishment.

(10) Where an offender has been sentenced by a court-martial to detention, then, if

he is subsequently sentenced by a court-martial to imprisonment, any part of the sentence
of detention which has not been served shall thereupon be remitted by virtue of this
subsection.

(11) Without prejudice to the validity of any award, an offender shall not be kept
continuously in detention under this Act for more than two years.

76. Field punishment shall consist of such duties or drills, in addition to those Field punishment
which the offender might be required to perform if he were not undergoing punishment,
and such loss of privileges, as may be provided by or under regulations to be made by the
President, and may include confinement in such place or manner as may be so provided
and such personal restraint as may be necessary to prevent the escape of the offender
and as may be so provided.

Arrest

77. (1) Any person subject to military law under this Act found committing an Power to arrest
offence against any provision of this Act or alleged to have committed or reasonably offenders
suspected of having committed any such offence, may be arrested in accordance with the
following provisions of this section.

(2) An officer may be arrested by an officer subject to service law of superior rank,
or, if engaged in a quarrel or disorder, by such an officer of any rank.

(3) A soldier may be arrested by any officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned

officer subject to service law:

Provided that a person shall not be arrested by virtue of this subsection except by a
person of superior rank.

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(4) A provost officer, or any officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned officer

subject to service law lawfully exercising authority under a provost officer or on his behalf,
may arrest any officer or soldier:

Provided that an officer shall not be arrested by virtue of this subsection except on
the order of another officer.

(5) The power of arrest given to any person by this section may be exercised either
personally or by ordering into arrest the person to be arrested or by giving orders for that
person's arrest.

78. (1) The allegations against any person subject to military law under this Act who Provisions for avoiding
is under arrest shall be duly investigated without unnecessary delay and, as soon as may delay after arrest
be, either proceedings shall be taken for punishing his offence or he shall be released
from arrest.

(2) Wherever any person subject to military law under this Act, having been taken
into military custody, remains under arrest for a longer period than eight 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 will be made to the like authority and in the like
manner every eight 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.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) of section fifty-eight, the question as to
whether there has been unnecessary delay in the taking of any steps for the investigation
of allegations against a person under arrest shall be determined without regard to the
provisions of subsection (2).

Investigation of, and Summary Dealing with, Charges

79. Before an allegation against a person subject to military law under this Act Investigation of
(hereinafter referred to as "the accused") that he has committed an offence against any charges by
provision of this Part is further proceeded with, the allegation shall be reported, in the form commanding officer
of a charge, to the accused's commanding officer and the commanding officer shall
investigate the charge in the prescribed manner.

80. (1) After investigation, a charge against an officer below the rank of Charges to be dealt
lieutenant-colonel or against a warrant officer may, if an authority has power under the with summarily or by
following provisions of this Part to deal with it summarily, be so dealt with by that authority court-martial
(in this Act referred to as "the appropriate superior authority") in accordance with those
provisions.
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(2) After investigation, a charge against a non-commissioned officer or private

soldier may be dealt with summarily by his commanding officer, subject to, and in
accordance with, the following provisions of this Part.

(3) Any charge not dealt with summarily as aforesaid shall, after investigation, be
remanded for trial by court-martial.

(4) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this section, where-

(a) a commanding officer has investigated a charge against an officer or

warrant officer; or

(b) the commanding officer has investigated a charge against a

non-commissioned officer or private soldier, which is not one which can be
dealt with summarily;
the commanding officer may dismiss the charge if he is of opinion that it ought not to be
further proceeded with.

(5) References in this Act to dealing summarily with a charge are references to the
taking by the appropriate superior authority or the commanding officer of the accused, as
the case may require, of the following action, that is to say, determining whether the
accused is guilty, dismissing the charge or recording a finding of guilty accordingly, and
awarding punishment.

81. (1) The following provisions of this section shall have effect where the Further proceedings
commanding officer has investigated a charge against a non-commissioned officer or on charges against
private soldier. non-commissioned
officers and soldiers

(2) If-

(a) the charge is not one which can be dealt with summarily and the
commanding officer has not dismissed it; or

(b) the charge is one which can be dealt with summarily but the commanding
officer is of opinion that it should not be so dealt with;
he shall take the prescribed steps with a view to the charge being tried by court-martial.

(3) Otherwise, the commanding officer shall proceed to deal with the charge
summarily, and if he records a finding of guilty he may award one or more of the following
punishments, that is to say:

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(a) if the accused is a non-commissioned officer-

(i) a fine of a sum not exceeding the equivalent of seven days' pay;
(ii) severe reprimand or reprimand;
(iii) where the offence has occasioned any expense, loss or damage,
stoppages;
(iv) admonition;

(b) if the accused is a private soldier-

(i) detention for a period not exceeding twenty-eight days, or, if the
accused is on active service, field punishment for a period not
exceeding twenty-eight days;
(ii) a fine of a sum not exceeding the equivalent of seven days' pay;
(iii) where the offence has occasioned any expense, loss or damage,
stoppages;
(iv) confinement to barracks for a period not exceeding fourteen days;
(v) extra guards or pickets;
(vi) admonition.

(4) Where the accused is an acting warrant officer or an acting non-commissioned

officer, and the commanding officer finds him guilty, the commanding officer may, if he
awards no other punishment or no other punishment except stoppages, order the accused
to revert to his permanent rank or to assume an acting rank lower than that held by him
but higher than his permanent rank.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4), where the accused is a

substantive corporal or lance-corporal, and the commanding officer finds him guilty, the
commanding officer may, if he awards no other punishment or no other punishment
except stoppages, order the accused to be reduced to the ranks.

(6) No fine or severe reprimand or reprimand, confinement to barracks, extra guards

or pickets, or admonition shall be awarded for an offence for which detention is awarded.

(7) A fine shall not be awarded for an offence for which stoppages have been
awarded.

(8) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (3), where a commanding officer has

determined that the accused is guilty and if the charge is dealt with summarily will award a
punishment other than severe reprimand, reprimand or admonition, confinement to
barracks, extra guards or pickets, or where a finding of guilty (whatever the punishment
awarded) will involve a forfeiture of pay, the commanding officer shall not record a finding
until after affording the accused an opportunity of electing to be tried by court-martial; and
if the accused so elects and does not subsequently, in accordance with regulations,
withdraw his election, the commanding officer shall not record a finding but shall take the
prescribed steps with a view to the charge being tried by court-martial.

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(9) Where a charge is one which can be dealt with summarily, but the commanding
officer has taken steps with a view to its being tried by court-martial, any higher authority
to whom the charge is referred may refer the charge back to the commanding officer to be
dealt with summarily; and on any such reference subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8)
shall apply as if the commanding officer had originally been of opinion that the charge
should be dealt with summarily:

Provided that a charge shall not be referred back where the accused has elected to
be tried by court-martial and has not withdrawn his election.

(10) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this section, the power Cap. 122
thereby conferred on a commanding officer in the Home Guard shall not be exercisable by
a commanding officer except during any period when the President has ordered the
employment of the Home Guard or any part thereof under the provisions of section
nineteen of the Home Guard Act, or during any period when the person to be dealt with is
on any other duty pursuant to the provisions of the said Act.
(As amended by No. 32 of 1971)

82. (1) After investigating a charge against an officer or warrant officer, the Further proceedings
commanding officer shall, unless he has dismissed the charge, submit it in the prescribed on charges against
manner to a higher authority; and thereupon it shall be determined by such authority how officers and warrant
officers
the charge is to be proceeded with an accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

(2) If the charge is one which can be dealt with summarily, it may be referred to the
appropriate superior authority.

(3) If the charge is not so referred, the prescribed steps shall be taken with a view to
its being tried by court-martial.

(4) Where the charge is referred to the appropriate superior authority, that authority
shall investigate the charge in the prescribed manner and determine whether the accused
is guilty of the charge and accordingly dismiss the charge or record a finding of guilty:

Provided that if in the course of investigating the charge the authority determines
that it is desirable that the charge be tried by the court-martial, the prescribed steps shall
be taken with a view to its being so tried.

(5) If the appropriate superior authority records a finding of guilty, the authority may
award one or more of the following punishments, that is to say:

(a) forfeiture in the prescribed manner of seniority of rank, where the accused
is an officer the forfeiture being of seniority of rank either in the Defence
Force or in the corps to which the accused belongs, or in both;

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(b) a fine of a sum not exceeding the equivalent of twenty-eight days' pay;

(c) severe reprimand, or reprimand;

(d) where the offence has occasioned any expense, loss or damage,
stoppages;
except that he may not award both forfeiture of seniority of rank and a fine.

(6) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (4), where the appropriate superior

authority has determined that the accused is guilty and if the charge is dealt with
summarily will award forfeiture of seniority, a fine, stoppages, or where a finding of guilty
will involve a forfeiture of pay the authority shall not record a finding until affording the
accused an opportunity of electing to be tried by court-martial; and if the accused so
elects the authority shall not record a finding but shall take the prescribed steps with a
view to the charge being tried by court-martial.

83. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections eighty-one and eighty-two, where Dismissal of charges
a charge- referred to higher
authority

(a) has been referred to higher authority with a view to its being tried by
court-martial; or

(b) has been referred to higher authority for determination of how it is to be

proceeded with;
that authority may, subject to the provisions of this section, refer the charge back to the
commanding officer of the accused with a direction that it shall be dismissed, and in any
such case the commanding officer shall dismiss the charge.

(2) The reference back of a charge in pursuance of this section shall be without
prejudice to the preferring of another charge if the higher authority has so directed or the
commanding officer thinks fit.

84. (1) In this Act- Officers who are to act

as commanding
officers and
appropriate superior
authorities

(a) "commanding officer", in relation to a person charged with an offence,

means the officer for the time being commanding the unit or detachment to
which the person belongs or is attached;

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(b) "apprropriate superior authority", in relation to a person charged with an

offence, means-
(i) in the case of officers of the rank of major and below and of warrant
officers, any officer of the Defence Force not below the rank of
colonel;
(ii) in the case of officers of the rank of lieutenant and below and of
warrant officers, any officer of the Defence Force not below the rank
of lieutenant-colonel who is not the commanding officer of such
person.

(2) Regulations made by the President under this section may confer on
commanding officers power to delegate powers of commanding officers, in such cases
and to such extent and to such officer or class of officers as may be specified in the
regulations.

85. (1) The charges which may be dealt with summarily by a commanding officer, Limitation of powers of
and the charges which may be dealt with summarily by an appropriate superior authority, summary dealing with
shall be such as may be specified by regulations of the President. charges

(2) In such cases as may be specified in that behalf by regulations of the President,
the powers of a commanding officer or appropriate superior authority to award punishment
shall be subject to such limitations as may be so specified.

Court-martial: General Provisions

86. Subject to the provisions of this Act, a court-martial under this Act shall have Trial by, and powers
power to try any person subject to military law under this Act for any offence which under of, court-martial
this Act is triable by court-martial and to award for any such offence any punishment
authorised by this Act for that offence.

87. (1) A court-martial may be convened by an officer not below the rank of colonel Officers having power
or by any officer not below field rank in the name of such officer and authorised by him to to convene
convene courts-martial. court-martial

(2) Any authorisation under subsection (1) to convene courts-martial-

(a) may be made subject to restrictions, reservations, exceptions or conditions;

(b) may be addressed to officers by name or by designation of their offices,

and may be issued or given to a named or designated officer, to a named
or designated officer and to the person for the time being performing the
duties of his office, to a named or designated officer and his successors in
that office or to a named or designated officer and such person and
successors;

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(c) may be varied or may be revoked either wholly or in part by the officer by
whom it was given or his successor in office.

88. (1) A court-martial shall consist of the president and not less than two other Constitution of
officers as members: court-martial

Provided that a court-martial shall consist of the president and not less than four
other officers as members if-

(i) an officer is to be tried; or

(ii) the only punishment or the maximum punishment which can be awarded in
respect of the charge before the court is death.

(2) An officer shall not be appointed to be the president or a member of a

court-martial unless-

(a) he belongs to the Defence Force, is subject to military law and has been an
officer in the Defence Force for a continuous period of not less than two
years; or

(b) is an officer in the Defence Force, is subject to military law and has served
in that Force or in any other military, naval or air force for periods
amounting in the aggregate to not less than two years.

(3) Not less than two of the members of a court-martial shall be of a rank not below
that of captain.

(4) The president of a court-martial shall be appointed by order of the convening

officer and shall not be under field rank unless in the opinion of the convening officer an
officer of field rank having suitable qualifications is not, with due regard to the public
service, available; and in any event the president of a court-martial shall not be under the
rank of captain.

(5) The members of a court-martial shall be appointed by order of the convening

officer or in such other manner as may be prescribed.

(6) An officer under the rank of captain shall not be a member of a court-martial for
the trail of an officer above that rank.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

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89. (1) The officer who convenes a court-martial shall not be a member of that Supplementary
court-martial. provisions as to
constitution of
court-martial

(2) An officer who, at any time between the date on which the accused was charged
with the offence and the date of the trial, has been the commanding officer of the accused,
and any other officer who has investigated the charge against the accused, or who under
service law has held, or has acted as one of the persons holding, an inquiry into matters
relating to the subject-matter of the charge against the accused, shall not be president or
sit as a member of the court-martial or act as judge advocate at such a court-martial.

(3) Where the officer convening a court-martial appoints a captain to be president,

being of opinion that a field officer having suitable qualifications is not, with due regard to
the public service, available, the order convening the court-martial shall contain a
statement of such opinion, and that statement shall be conclusive.

90. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a court-martial shall sit at such Place for sitting of
place (whether within or without Zambia) as may be specified in the order convening the court-martial and
court. adjournment to other
places

(2) A court-martial sitting at any place shall, if the convening officer directs it to sit at
some other place, and may without any such direction if it appears to the court requisite in
the interest of justice to sit at some other place, adjourn for the purpose of sitting at that
other place.

Court-martial: Provisions Relating to Trial

91. (1) An accused about to be tried by court-martial shall be entitled to object, on Challenges by
any reasonable grounds, to any member of the court, whether appointed originally or in accused
lieu of another officer.

(2) For the purpose of enabling the accused to avail himself of the right conferred by
subsection (1), the names of the members of the court shall be read over in the presence
of the accused before they are sworn, and he shall be asked whether he objects to any of
those officers.

(3) Every objection made by the accused to any officer shall be considered by the
other officers appointed members of the court.

(4) If objection is made to the president and not less than one-third of the other
members of the court allow it, the court shall adjourn and the convening officer shall
appoint another president.

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(5) If objection is made to a member of the court other than the president and not
less than one-half of the members entitled to vote allow it, the member objected to shall
retire and the vacancy may, and if otherwise the number of members would be reduced to
below the legal minimum shall, be filled in the prescribed manner by another officer.

92. (1) An oath shall be administered to every member of a court-martial and to any Administration of oaths
person in attendance on a court-martial as judge advocate, officer under instruction,
shorthand writer or interpreter.

(2) Every witness before a court-martial shall be examined on oath:

Provided that where any child of tender years called as a witness does not in the
opinion of the court understand the nature of an oath, his evidence may be received,
though not given upon oath if, in the opinion of the court he is possessed of sufficient
intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence and understands the duty of speaking
the truth, so however that where the evidence is given on behalf of the prosecution, the
accused shall not be liable to be convicted unless it is corroborated by some other
material evidence in support thereof implicating the accused.

(3) An oath required to be administered under this section shall be in the prescribed
form and shall be administered at the prescribed time by the prescribed person and in the
prescribed manner.

93. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a court-martial shall sit in open Court-martial to sit in
court and in the presence of the accused. open court

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall affect the power of a court-martial to sit in camera
on the ground that it is necessary or expedient in the interests of the administration of
justice so to do; and without prejudice to that power a court-martial may order that, subject
to any exceptions the court may specify, the public shall be excluded from all or any part
of the proceedings of the court if it appears to the court that any evidence to be given or
statement to be made in the course of the proceedings or that part, as the case may be,
might otherwise lead to the disclosure of any information which would or might be directly
or indirectly useful to an enemy.

(3) A court-martial shall sit in closed court while deliberating on their finding or
sentence on any charge.

(4) A court-martial may sit in closed court on any other deliberation amongst the
members.

(5) Where a court-martial sits in closed court no person shall be present except the
members of the court and such other persons as may be prescribed.

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94. Where, whether before or after the commencement of the trial, it appears to Dissolution of
the convening officer necessary or expedient in the interests of the administration of court-martial
justice that a court-martial should be dissolved, the convening officer may by order
dissolve the court-martial.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), if after the commencement
of a trial a court-martial is, by reason of the death of one of the members or for any other
reason, reduced below the legal minimum, it shall be dissolved.

(3) If after the commencement of the trial the president dies or is otherwise unable
to attend and the court is not reduced below the legal minimum, then-

(a) if the senior member of the court is of the rank of captain or is of higher
rank, the convening officer may appoint him president and the trial shall
proceed accordingly; but

(b) if he is not, the court shall be dissolved.

(4) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), if after the commencement
of the trial it is represented to the convening officer that owing to the sickness or other
incapacity of the accused it is impracticable having regard to all the circumstances to
continue the trial within a reasonable time, the convening officer may dissolve the court.

(5) Where a court-martial is dissolved under the foregoing provisions of this section
the accused may be tried by another court-martial.

95. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, every question to be determined on Decisions of
a trial by court-martial shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members of the court-martial
court.

(2) In the case of an equality of votes on the finding, the court shall acquit the
accused.

(3) A finding of guilty where the only punishment which the court can award is death
shall not have effect unless it is reached with the concurrence of all the members of the
court; and where on such a finding being come to by the majority of the members there is
no such concurrence, the court shall be dissolved and the accused may be tried by
another court.

(4) Where the accused is found guilty and the court has power to sentence him
either to death or to some less punishment, sentence of death shall not be passed without
the concurrence of all the members of the court.

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(5) In the case of an equality of votes on the sentence, or on any question arising
after the commencement of a trial, except the finding, the president shall have a second or
casting vote.

96. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of section ninety-three, the finding of a Finding and sentence
court-martial on each charge shall be announced in open court.

(2) Any finding of guilty shall be, and be announced as being, subject to
confirmation.

(3) Any sentence of a court-martial, together with any recommendation to mercy,

shall be announced in open court and a sentence of a court-martial shall be, and be
announced as being, subject to confirmation.

97. (1) An accused charged before a court-martial with an offence under this Act Power to convict of an
may, on failure of proof of the offence having been committed under circumstances offence other than that
involving a higher degree of punishment, be found guilty of the offence as having been charged
committed under circumstances involving a less degree of punishment.

(2) An accused charged before a court-martial with any offence may be found guilty
of attempting to commit that offence.

(3) An accused charged before a court-martial with attempting to commit an offence

may be convicted on that charge notwithstanding that it is proved that he actually
committed that offence.

(4) Where an accused is charged before a court-martial under section seventy-three

in respect of attempting to commit a civil offence, he may be convicted on that charge
notwithstanding that it is proved that he actually committed that civil offence.

(5) Where an accused is charged before a court-martial with an offence against

section seventy-three, and the corresponding civil offence is one in proceedings for which,
if he had been tried by a civil court for committing the offence in Zambia, he might have
been found guilty of another civil offence, then, if the court finds that he has committed
that other civil offence, he may be convicted of an offence against section seventy-three in
respect of the commission of that other civil offence.

(6) An accused charged before a court-martial with an offence specified in the first
column of the First Schedule may be found guilty of an offence specified in relation thereto
in the second column of that Schedule.

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98. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the rules as to the admissibility of Rules of evidence
evidence to be observed in proceedings before courts-martial shall be the same as those
observed in civil courts in Zambia, and no person shall be required in proceedings before
a court-martial to answer any question or to produce any document which he could not be
required to answer or produce in similar proceedings before a civil court in Zambia.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), a statutory declaration shall, in a trial

by court-martial, be admissible as evidence of the facts stated in the declaration in a case
where, and to the extent to which oral evidence to the like effect would be admissible in
that trial:

Provided that a statutory declaration shall not be admitted in evidence in any such
trial on behalf either of the prosecution or of the defence-

(i) where the declaration is put forward on behalf of the prosecution, unless a
copy of the declaration has, not less than seven days before the
commencement of the trail, been served on the accused;

(ii) where the declaration is put forward on behalf of the defence, unless a copy
of the declaration has, not less than seven days before the commencement
of the trial, been served on the commanding officer of the accused, or the
commanding officer of the accused has given his agreement in writing to its
admission;

(iii) in any case, if, not later than three days before the commencement of the
trial or within such further time as the court-martial may in special
circumstances allow, the accused or, as the case may be, the commanding
officer of the accused serves a notice in the prescribed form on the
commanding officer or accused requiring that oral evidence shall be given
in lieu of the declaration;

(iv) in any case, if the court-martial is of opinion that it is desirable in the

interests of justice that oral evidence should be given in lieu of the
declaration and declares that it is of that opinion.

(3) A court-martial shall take judicial notice of all matters of notoriety including all
matters within the general service knowledge of the court, and of all other matters of which
judicial notice would be taken in a civil court in Zambia.

99. A witness before a court-martial or any other person whose duty it is to attend Privilege of witnesses
on or before the court shall be entitled to the same immunities and privileges as a witness and others at
before the High Court. court-martial

(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

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100. Where in Zambia any person not subject to military law under this Act- Offences by civilians in
relation to
(a) having been duly summoned to attend as a witness before a court-martial, court-martial
fails to comply with the summons; or
(b) refuses to swear an oath when duly required by a court-martial to do so; or
(c) refuses to produce any document in his custody or under his control which
a court-martial has lawfully required him to produce; or
(d) when a witness refuses to answer any question which a court-martial has
lawfully required him to answer; or
(e) wilfully insults any person, being a member of a court-martial or a witness
or any other person whose duty it is to attend on or before the court, while
that person is acting as a member thereof or is so attending, or wilfully
insults any such person as aforesaid while that person is going to or
returning from the proceedings of the court; or
(f) wilfully interrupts the proceedings of a court-martial or otherwise
misbehaves before the court; or
(g) does any other thing which would, if the court-martial had been a court of
law having power to commit for contempt, have been contempt of that
court;
the president of the court-martial may certify the offence of that person under his hand to
the High Court, and the High Court may thereupon inquire into the alleged offence and
after hearing any witnesses who may be produced against or on behalf of the person
charged with the offence, and after hearing any statement that may be offered in defence,
punish or take steps for the punishment of that person in like manner as if he had been
guilty of contempt of the High Court.

101. (1) If- Affirmations

(a) a person required by virtue of this Act to take an oath for the purposes of
proceedings before a court-martial objects to be sworn, and states as the
ground of his objection either that he has no religious belief or that the
taking of an oath is contrary to his religious belief; or

(b) it is not reasonably practicable to administer an oath to such a person as

aforesaid in the manner appropriate to his religious belief;
he shall be permitted to make a solemn affirmation in the prescribed form instead of taking
an oath.

(2) A person who may be permitted under this section to make his solemn
affirmation may also be required to do so and for the purposes of this section, "reasonably
practicable" means reasonably practicable without inconvenience or delay.

Confirmation, Revision and Review of Proceedings of Court-martial

102. (1) Where a court-martial finds the accused guilty on any charge, the record of Confirmation of
the proceedings of the court-martial shall be transmitted to a confirming officer for proceedings of
confirmation of the finding and sentence of the court on that charge. court-martial

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(2) A finding of guilty or sentence of a court-martial shall not be treated as a finding

or sentence of the court until confirmed:

Provided that this subsection shall not affect the keeping of the accused in custody
pending confirmation or the operation of sections one hundred and three and one hundred
and four or the provisions of this Act as to confirmation or approval.

103. At any time after a court-martial has sentenced the accused, but not later than Petitions against
the prescribed time after confirmation is completed, the accused may in the prescribed finding or sentence
manner present a petition against finding or sentence or both.

104. (1) A confirming officer may direct that a court-martial shall revise any finding Revision of findings of
of guilty come to by the court in any case where it appears to him- court-martial

(a) that the finding was against the weight of evidence; or

(b) that some question of law determined at the trial and relevant to the finding
was wrongly determined.

(2) Any such direction shall be accompanied by the necessary directions for the
reassembly of the court, and shall contain a statement of the reasons for the direction.

(3) On any revision of a finding the court shall reconsider the finding, and (unless
the court adheres thereto) may substitute therefor either a finding of not guilty or any other
finding to which the court could originally have come at the trial in lieu of the finding under
revision.

(4) On any such revision the court shall not have power to receive further evidence.

(5) Where on any such revision the court either adheres to the original finding or
substitutes therefor a finding of guilty of another offence, or of the same offence in
different circumstances the court may substitute a different sentence for the original
sentence.

Provided that the court shall not have power to substitute a sentence of a
punishment greater than the punishment or greatest of the punishments awarded by the
original sentence, or to substitute a sentence which in the opinion of the court is more
severe than the original sentence.

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(6) The confirming officer shall not have power to direct the revision of any
substituted finding come to by the court on a previous direction of the confirming officer, or
the revision of the original finding if adhered to by the court on such a previous direction;
but save as aforesaid this Act shall apply to the proceedings of the court on any such
revision as it applies to their deliberations on the original finding or sentence, and any
substituted finding or sentence shall be treated for all purposes as an original finding or
sentence of the court:

Provided that the decision of the court on the revision shall not be required to be
announced in open court.

105. (1) Subject to the provisions of section one hundred and four and to the Powers of confirming
following provisions of this section, a confirming officer shall deal with the finding or officers
sentence of a court-martial either by withholding confirmation, if of opinion that the finding
of the court is unreasonable or cannot be supported having regard to the evidence or
involves a wrong decision on a question of law or that, on any ground, there was a
miscarriage of justice, or by confirming the finding or sentence or referring the finding or
sentence, or both, for confirmation to a higher confirming officer.

(2) In lieu of withholding confirmation of the finding of a court-martial, a confirming

officer may, if-

(a) some other finding of guilty could have been validly made by the
court-martial on the charge before it; and

(b) he is of opinion that the court-martial must have been satisfied of the facts
necessary to justify that other finding;
substitute that other finding, and if he does so he shall consider in what manner, if at all,
the powers conferred by subsection (4) should be exercised.

(3) Where it appears to a confirming officer that a sentence of a court-martial is

invalid, he may, in lieu of withholding confirmation of the sentence, substitute therefor a
sentence of any punishment or punishments which could have been awarded by the court,
not being greater than the punishment or greatest of the punishments awarded by the
court and not in his opinion more severe than that punishment or those punishments.

(4) In confirming the sentence of a court-martial, a confirming officer may-

(a) remit in whole or in part any punishment awarded by the court; or

(b) commute any such punishment for one or more punishment or punishments
provided by this Act, being less than the punishment commuted.

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(5) In confirming any sentence, a confirming officer may postpone the carrying out
of the sentence for such time as seems expedient, and a confirming officer may extend or
terminate any postponement ordered under this subsection.

(6) A finding or sentence substituted by the confirming officer, or any sentence

having effect after the confirming officer has remitted or commuted punishment, shall be
treated for all purposes as a finding or sentence of the court duly confirmed.

(7) The confirmation of a finding or sentence shall not be deemed to be completed

until the finding or sentence has been promulgated; and in the event of any such
substitution, remission or commutation as aforesaid the finding or sentence shall be
promulgated as it has effect after the substitution, remission or commutation.

(8) Where the confirming officer determines to withhold confirmation, the

determination shall be promulgated and shall have effect as from the promulgation
thereof.

106. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the following shall have power to Confirming officers
confirm the finding and sentence of any court-martial, that is to say:

(a) the officer who convened the court-martial or any officer superior in rank to
that officer;

(b) the successor of any such officer or superior officer, or any person for the
time being exercising the functions of any such officer or superior officer;

(c) failing any such officer as aforesaid, the President.

(2) The following shall not have power to confirm the finding or sentence of a
court-martial, that is to say:

(a) any officer who was a member of the court-martial; or

(b) any person who, as commanding officer of the accused, investigated the
allegations against him or who is for the time being the commanding officer
of the accused; or

(c) any person who, as appropriate superior authority, investigated the

allegations against the accused.

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(3) An authorisation empowering the convening of a court-martial may reserve for

confirmation by superior authority findings or sentences, or both, in such circumstances as
may be specified by or under the authorisation, and the power conferred by subsection (1)
shall be exercisable subject to any such reservation.

107. Subject to the provisions of the proviso to section one hundred and forty-five, Approval of death
a sentence of death shall not be carried into effect unless it has been approved by the sentence by President
President or by the advisory committee established under the Constitution. Cap. 1

(S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

108. (1) A finding or sentence which has been confirmed may at any time be Review of finding and
reviewed by a reviewing authority, and if after confirmation of a finding or sentence, a sentence of
petition is duly presented under section one hundred and three against the finding or court-martial
sentence, then, subject to the provisions of this section, the finding or sentence shall be
so reviewed as soon as may be after the presentation of the petition and after
consideration of the matters alleged therein.

(2) The reviewing authorities for the purposes of this Act are-

(a) any officer superior in command to the confirming officer;

(b) the President.

(3) If an application for leave to appeal is received by the registrar of the court of
appeal under the provisions of Part VI, so much of subsection (1) as requires the review of
a finding or sentence against which a petition has been presented shall thereupon cease
to apply to the finding to which the appeal or the application for leave to appeal relates
and to the sentence passed in consequence of that finding.

(4) On a review under this section the reviewing authority may-

(a) in so far as the review is of a finding, quash the finding and, if the sentence
relates only to the finding quashed, the sentence; or

(b) in so far as the review is of a sentence, quash the sentence; or

(c) in any case, exercise the like powers of substituting findings, substituting
valid for invalid sentences, and remitting or commuting a punishment as are
conferred on a confirming officer by subsections (2), (3) and (4) of section
one hundred and five;
and any substituted finding or sentence, or sentence having effect after the remission or
commutation of punishment, shall be treated for all purposes as a finding or sentence of
the court duly confirmed.

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(5) Where a reviewing authority exercises any of the powers conferred by

subsection (4), the determination shall be promulgated and shall have effect as from the
promulgation thereof.

109. (1) Sentences of imprisonment and detention passed by courts-martial may be Reconsideration of
reconsidered by the Commander and if on any such reconsideration it appears that the sentences of
conduct of the offender since his conviction has been such as to justify remission of the imprisonment and
detention
sentence, whether in part or in whole, it shall be remitted accordingly.

(2) The power to reconsider a sentence may be exercised at any time after
confirmation, and where after review a sentence remains effective it shall be reconsidered
at intervals of six months:

Provided that delay in complying with this subsection shall not invalidate the
sentence.

Review of Summary Findings and Awards

110. (1) Where a charge has been dealt with summarily, otherwise than by the Review of summary
dismissal thereof, the authority hereinafter mentioned may at any time review the finding findings and awards
or award.

(2) The said authority is-

(a) any officer superior in command to the officer who dealt summarily with the
charge; or

(b) the President.

(3) Where on a review under this section it appears to the said authority expedient
so to do by reason of any mistake of law in the proceedings on the summary dealing with
the charge or of anything occurring in those proceedings which in the opinion of the
authority involved substantial injustice to the accused, the authority may quash the finding.

(4) If a finding in any proceedings is quashed under subsection (3) and the award
made in those proceedings relates only to the finding quashed, the authority shall also
quash the award; and if the award relates also to any other finding and it appears to the
authority that the award was not warranted by this Act in respect of that other finding, the
authority may vary the award by substituting such punishment or punishments as the
authority may think proper, being a punishment or punishments which could have been
included in the original award in relation to that other finding, and not being in the opinion
of the authority more severe than the punishment or punishments included in the original
award.

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(5) Where on a review under this section it appears to the said authority that a
punishment awarded was invalid, or too severe, or (where the award included two or more
punishments) that those punishments or some of them could not validly have been
awarded in combination or are, taken together, too severe, the authority may vary the
award by substituting such punishment or punishments as the authority may think proper,
being a punishment or punishments which could have been included in the original award
and not being in the opinion of the authority more severe than the punishment or
punishments included in the original award.

Findings of Insanity

111. (1) Where, on the trial of a person by court-martial, it appears to the court that Provisions where
the accused is by reason of insanity unfit to stand his trial, the court shall so find; and if accused found insane
the finding is confirmed in accordance with the following provisions of this section the
accused shall be kept in custody in such manner as may be provided by or under
regulations made under this Part until the directions of the President are known or until
any earlier time at which the accused is fit to stand his trial.

(2) Where, on the trial of a person by court-martial, it appears to the court that the
evidence is such as, apart from any question of insanity, to support a finding that the
accused was guilty of any offence, but at the time of the acts or omissions constituting that
offence the accused was insane, the court shall find that the accused was guilty of that
offence but was insane at the said time, and thereupon the accused shall be kept in
custody in such manner as may be provided by or under regulations made under this Part
until the directions of the President are known.

(3) In the case of any such finding as aforesaid, the President may give orders for
the safe custody of the accused during his pleasure in such place and in such manner as
the President thinks fit.

(4) A finding under subsection (1) shall not have effect unless and until the finding
has been confirmed by an officer who would have had power to confirm a finding of guilty
come to by the court-martial in question and has been promulgated.

(5) Where the court or the confirming officer comes to or substitutes a finding of
guilty but insane, the confirming officer or, as the case may be, the reviewing authority
shall not have power to substitute for that finding a finding of guilty; but, save as aforesaid,
the provisions of this Act as to revision, confirmation and review (and in particular the
provisions of this Act which confer power to substitute for any finding any other finding
which could have been come to by the court-martial in question) apply in relation to such
findings as are provided for by subsection (2) as those provisions apply in relation to other
findings of guilty.

Commencement, Suspension and Duration of Sentences

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112. (1) A military sentence of imprisonment or detention or a sentence of field Commencement of

punishment shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of section one hundred and sentences
thirty-seven (which empowers the court of appeal in certain cases to direct that a sentence
shall begin to run from the day on which the court dismisses an application for leave to
appeal), begin to run from the beginning of the day on which sentence was originally
pronounced by the court-martial trying the offender or, as the case may be, was originally
awarded by his commanding officer.

(2) A sentence of imprisonment or detention passed by a court-martial on a soldier

which is suspended in pursuance of section one hundred and fourteen before he has been
committed to prison or a military establishment shall not begin to run until the beginning of
the day on which the suspension is determined:

Provided that where the sentence is suspended by the confirming officer and the
reviewing authority determines the suspension, the reviewing authority may direct that the
sentence shall run from such earlier date, not earlier than the day on which sentence was
originally pronounced by the court-martial, as the reviewing authority may specify.

113. (1) Where a soldier has been sentenced to imprisonment or detention by a Duration of sentences
court-martial, and the sentence is suspended in pursuance of section one hundred and of imprisonment and
fourteen after he has been committed to prison or a military establishment, the currency of detention
the sentence shall be suspended from the beginning of the day after the day on which he
is released in accordance with the provisions of that section until the beginning of the day
on which the suspension is determined.

(2) Where any person serving a military sentence of imprisonment or detention

becomes unlawfully at large during the currency of the sentence, then, in calculating the
period for which he is liable to be imprisoned or detained in pursuance of the sentence, no
account shall be taken of time elapsing during the period beginning with the day on which
he became at large and ending with the day on which, as a person having become
unlawfully at large, he is taken into military custody or the custody of a civil authority or
(not having been taken into such custody) returns to the place in which he was imprisoned
or detained before he became unlawfully at large.

Provided that if he satisfies such authority as may be specified in that behalf by or

under Imprisonment and Detention Regulations made by the President, that during any
time during the last mentioned period he was in the custody of a civil authority, otherwise
than on account of an offence committed by him while unlawfully at large, the last
mentioned time shall not be disregarded in calculating the period for which he is liable to
be imprisoned or detained in pursuance of the military sentence.

(3) In subsection (2), "civil authority" means a civil authority authorised by law to
detain persons, and includes a police officer.

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(4) Without prejudice to subsection (2), where any person serving a military
sentence of imprisonment or detention has in accordance with Imprisonment and
Detention Regulations been temporarily released on compassionate grounds, then, in
calculating the period for which he is liable to be imprisoned or detained in pursuance of
the sentence, no account shall be taken of time elapsing during the period beginning with
the day after that on which he is released and ending with the day on which he is required
to return to custody.

(5) A person who for any period is released as mentioned in subsection (4) or who is
otherwise allowed, in pursuance of Imprisonment and Detention Regulations, out of any
military establishment or otherwise out of military custody for any period or subject to any
condition shall, on failure to return at the expiration of the period or to comply with the
condition, be treated for the purposes of subsection (2) as being unlawfully at large.

(6) A person serving a military sentence of imprisonment or detention in civil

custody who, after being temporarily released under civil law, is at large at any time during
the period for which he is liable to be detained in civil custody in pursuance of his
sentence shall be deemed to be unlawfully at large if the period for which he was
temporarily released has expired or if an order recalling him has been made in pursuance
of civil law.

(7) References in subsection (6) to release or recall under civil law are references to Cap. 97
release or recall under the provisions of the Prisons Act.

114. (1) The following provisions of this section shall have effect with regard to the Suspension of
suspension of a sentence of imprisonment or detention passed by a court-martial on a sentences
soldier.

(2) Without prejudice to subsection (5) of section one hundred and five, in
confirming such a sentence the confirming officer may order that the sentence shall be
suspended.

(3) Any such sentence which is not for the time being suspended may, on the review
or reconsideration of the sentence, be suspended by order of the authority reviewing or
reconsidering the sentence.

(4) The suspension of any such sentence may (without prejudice to its again being
suspended) be determined on the review or reconsideration of the sentence by an order of
the said authority committing the person sentenced to imprisonment or detention, as the
case may be.

(5) Where, while any such sentence is suspended, the person sentenced is
sentenced by court-martial to imprisonment or detention for a fresh offence, then (unless
the balance of the earlier sentence is remitted by virtue of subsection (10) of section
seventy-five).

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(a) the court may determine the suspension of the earlier sentence by an order
committing the person sentenced to imprisonment or detention as the case
may be, and if so the court shall direct whether the two sentences are to
run concurrently or consecutively:

(b) if the court does not exercise the powers conferred by paragraph (a), the
confirming officer may exercise those powers on the confirmation of the
later sentence;

(c) if neither the court nor the confirming officer exercises the said powers, a
reviewing authority may exercise those powers on the review of the later
sentence.

(d) where the said powers are exercised (whether by the court, the confirming
officer or a reviewing authority), any power of suspension or remission
exercisable in relation to the later sentence shall be exercisable also in
relation to the earlier sentence:

Provided that this subsection has effect subject to the provisions of subsection (11)
of section seventy-five.

(6) Without prejudice to the further suspension of the earlier sentence, an order
under subsection (5) directing that the suspension of that sentence shall be determined
shall not be affected by the later sentence not being confirmed or by its being quashed.

(7) Where the sentence of a person in custody is suspended he shall thereupon be

released.

(8) The maximum intervals for the reconsideration, under subsection (2) of section
one hundred and nine, of a sentence of imprisonment or detention which is suspended
shall be three months, and not as specified under that subsection.

115. A person shall not be required to serve any part of a military sentence of Restriction on serving
detention in a military or civil prison. of sentences of
detention in prison

Provided that in such cases and subject to such conditions as may be specified by or
under Imprisonment and Detention Regulations a person serving such a sentence may be
temporarily detained in a military or civil prison for any period not exceeding seven days.

116. A person sentenced to death or imprisonment and committed or transferred to Special provisions as
a civil prison in pursuance of regulations made under section one hundred and thirty-four to civil prisons in
or of Imprisonment and Detention Regulations made under section one hundred and Zambia
thirty-two shall, while in that prison, be confined and otherwise dealt with in the same
manner as a person confined therein under a like sentence of a civil court.

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117. The President may from time to time make arrangements with the authorities Special provisions as
of any country or territory outside Zambia whereby sentences of death passed by to carrying out or
courts-martial may in accordance with regulations made under this Part be carried out in serving sentences
outside Zambia
establishments under the control of those authorities and military sentences of
imprisonment or detention may in accordance with Imprisonment and Detention
Regulations be served wholly or partly in such establishments.

118. (1) A person who is serving a military sentence of imprisonment or detention in Country in which
Zambia may (in so far as may be specified by or under Imprisonment and Detention sentence of
Regulations) be removed out of Zambia to any place where the unit or any part thereof to imprisonment or
detention to be served
which for the time being he belongs is serving or is under orders to serve, but not to any
other place.

(2) Subject to the following provisions of this section, a person sentenced under this
Act by a court-martial held out of Zambia, to imprisonment or detention for more than
twelve months shall as soon as practicable after the confirmation of the sentence is
completed be removed to Zambia.

(3) Where a person has been sentenced under this Act by a court-martial held out of
Zambia to imprisonment or detention for more than twelve months, the confirming officer
or reviewing authority may, notwithstanding anything in subsection (2), direct that he shall
not be required to be removed to Zambia until he has served such part of his sentence,
not exceeding (in the case of a sentence of more than two years' imprisonment) two
years, as may be specified in the direction; and in determining whether or not to exercise
the powers conferred by this subsection a confirming officer or reviewing authority shall
have regard to any recommendation in that behalf made by the court-martial.

(4) Any direction of a confirming officer under this section may at any time be
revoked by the confirming officer or by a reviewing authority, or superseded by any
direction of a confirming officer or a reviewing authority which the officer or authority could
have given under subsection (3); and any direction of a reviewing authority under this
section may at any time be revoked by a reviewing authority or superseded as aforesaid.

(5) Any direction given under this section, and the revocation of any such direction,
shall be promulgated.

(6) In ascertaining at any time for the purposes of this section the nature or length of
a sentence regard shall be had to any commutation or remission of the sentence
previously directed.

119. (1) It shall be the duty, in so far as regulations made under this Part or Duties of officers in
Imprisonment and Detention Regulations so provide, of the superintendent or other charge of prisons and
person in charge of a prison (not being a military prison) to receive any person duly sent to others to receive
prisoners
that prison in pursuance of such regulations and to confine him until execution of the
sentence is completed or the prisoner is discharged or delivered over in due course of
law.

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(2) Where a person is in the military custody in pursuance of a military sentence of

imprisonment or detention, then, on receipt of a written order in that behalf purporting to
be signed by that person's commanding officer, it shall be the duty of any such
superintendent or other person as aforesaid or the police officer in charge of a police
station or of any person in charge of any other place in which prisoners may be lawfully
confined to keep that person in custody for a period not exceeding seven days unless the
said person is earlier discharged or delivered over in due course of law.

Trial of Persons Ceasing to be Subject to Military Law under this Act and Time Limits for
Trials

120. (1) Subject to the provisions of section one hundred and twenty-one, where an Trial and punishment
offence under this Act triable by court-martial has been committed, or is reasonably of offences under this
suspected of having been committed by any person while subject to military law under this Act notwithstanding
offender
Act, then in relation to that offence he shall be treated, for the purposes of the provisions
of this Act relating to arrest, keeping in custody, investigation of charges, trial and
punishment by court-martial (including confirmation, review and reconsideration and
suspension) and execution of sentences as continuing subject to military law under this
Act notwithstanding his ceasing at any time to be subject thereto.

(2) Where, while a person is in military custody by virtue of this section (whether
before, during or after trial), he commits, or is reasonably suspected of having committed,
an offence which if he were subject to military law under this Act would be an offence
under this Act triable by court-martial, then in relation to that offence or suspected offence
he shall be treated, for the purposes of the provisions of this Act mentioned in subsection
(1) and the provisions thereof as to the summary dealing with charges, as having been
subject to military law under this Act when the offence was committed or is suspected of
having been committed and as continuing subject thereto thereafter.

(3) Where by virtue of either subsection (1) or subsection (2) a person is treated as
being at any time subject to military law under this Act for the purpose of any provision of
this Act, that provision shall apply to him-

(a) if he holds any military rank, as to a person having that rank;

(b) otherwise as to a person having the rank which he had when last actually
subject to military law under this Act:

Provided that as respects any time after he has been sentenced for the offence in
question and the sentence has been confirmed the said provision shall apply to him (in
any case) as to a private soldier.

(4) Where apart from this subsection any provision of this Act would under
subsection (3) apply to aperson, in relation to different offences, as to a person having
different ranks, it shall apply to him as to a person having the lower or lowest of those
ranks.

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121. (1) No person shall be tried by court-martial for any offence, other than one Limitation of time for
against section thirty-six or thirty-seven or desertion, unless the trial is begun within three trial of offences under
years after the commission of the offence, there being disregarded any time during which this Act
he was a prisoner of war and any time during which he was illegally absent:

Provided that-

(i) in the event of an offence against section seventy-three where proceedings

for the corresponding civil offence must, by virtue of any law, be brought
within a limited time, that limit of time shall apply to the trial of the offence
under the said section seventy-three in substitution for the foregoing
provisions of this subsection;

(ii) subject to any such limit of time as is mentioned in proviso (i), a person may
be tried by court-martial for a civil offence committed outside Zambia
notwithstanding that it was committed more than three years before the
begining of the trial, if the Attorney-General by notice in writing consents to
the trial.

(2) Where a person who has committed an offence of desertion, other than
desertion on active service, has since the offence served as a member of the Regular
Force continuously in an exemplary manner for not less than three years, he shall not be
tried for that offence.

(3) A person shall not be triable by virtue of subsection (1) of section one hundred
and twenty unless his trial is begun within three months after he ceases to be subject to
military law under this Act, or the trial is for a civil offence committed outside Zambia and
the Attorney-General by notice in writing consents to the trial:

Provided that this subsection shall not apply to an offence against section thirty-six
or thirty-seven or to desertion.

(4) A person shall not be arrested or kept in custody by virtue of subsection (1) of
section one hundred and twenty for an offence at any time after he has ceased to be
triable for the offence.

Relations between Military and Civil Courts and Finality of Trials

122. Save as provided in section one hundred and forty-six, nothing in this Act Powers of civil court
shall restrict the offences for which persons may be tried by any civil court, or the
jurisdiction of any civil court to try a person subject to military law under this Act for any
offence.

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123. (1) Where a person subject to military law under this Act- Persons not to be tried
under this Act for
offences already
disposed of

(a) has been tried for an offence by a competent civil court or a court-martial
under service law;

(b) has been charged with an offence under service law, and has had the
charge dismissed, or has been found guilty on the charge, by his
commanding officer or an appropriate superior authority;

(c) has had the offence condoned by his commanding officer;

he shall not be liable in respect of that offence to be tried by court-martial or to have the
case dealt with summarily by his commanding officer or an appropriate superior authority.

(2) For the purposes of this section-

(a) a person shall not be deemed to have been tried by a court-martial if

confirmation is withheld of a finding by the court-martial that he is guilty of
the offence;

(b) a person shall not be deemed to have had an offence taken into
consideration by a court-martial in sentencing him if confirmation of the
sentence of the court is withheld or the sentence is quashed;

(c) a case shall be deemed to have been dealt with summarily by the
commanding officer or appropriate superior authority notwithstanding that
the finding of that officer or authority has been quashed, or the award of
that officer or authority quashed or varied, on the review thereof;

(d) an offence shall be deemed to have been condoned by the commanding

officer of a person alleged to have committed the offence if, and only if, that
officer or any officer authorised by him to act in relation to the alleged
offence has with knowledge of all relevant circumstances informed him that
he will not be charged therewith;

(e) a person ordered under subsection (2) of section sixty-two or the

corresponding provision of any service law, to be imprisoned or to undergo
detention for an offence against that section or provision shall be deemed
to have been tried by court-martial for the offence.

(3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of section one hundred and
thirty-eight, where confirmation of a finding of guilty of an offence is withheld the accused
shall not be tried again by court-martial for that offence unless the order convening the
later court-martial is issued not later than twenty-eight days after the promulgation of the
decision to withhold confirmation.

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(4) Save as provided in the foregoing provisions of this section, proceedings for an
offence against this Act (whether before a commanding officer or appropriate superior
authority or before a court-martial) shall not be barred on the grounds of condonation.

Inquiries

124. (1) Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of rules made under Boards of inquiry
section one hundred and thirty-three (in this Act referred to as "Board of Inquiry Rules")
the Commander or any officer empowered by or under such Rules so to do, may convene
a board of inquiry to investigate and report on the facts relating to-

(a) the absence of any person subject to military law under this Act;

(b) the capture of any such person by the enemy;

(c) the death of any person where any inquiry into the death is not required to
be held by any civil authority;

(d) any other matter of a class specified in such Rules or referred to such a
board by the President or any such officer as aforesaid;
and a board of inquiry shall, if directed so to do, express their opinion on any question
arising out of any matters referred to the board.

(2) A board of inquiry shall consist of such number of persons as may be provided
for by Board of Inquiry Rules who shall be persons subject to service law and the
president of a board of inquiry shall be an officer not below the rank of lieutenant.

(3) Evidence given before a board of inquiry shall not be admissible against any
person in proceedings before a court-martial, commanding officer or appropriate superior
authority, other than proceedings for an offence against section sixty-three or for an
offence against section seventy-three where the corresponding civil offence is perjury.

125. (1) Where a board of inquiry inquiring into the absence of an officer or soldier Inquiries into absence
of the Defence Force reports that he has been absent without leave or other sufficient
cause for a period specified in the report, not being less than twenty-one days, a record of
the report shall in accordance with Board of Inquiry Rules be entered in the service books.

(2) A record entered in pursuance of subsection (1) shall, unless the absentee
subsequently surrenders or is arrested, or the report of the board of inquiry is annulled by
the Commander or a subsequent board of inquiry, have the like effect as a conviction by a
court-martial for desertion.

Miscellaneous Provisions

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126. (1) The following provisions shall have effect where a person has been Restitution or
convicted by court-martial of unlawfully obtaining any property, whether by stealing it, compensation for theft,
receiving it knowing it to have been stolen, fraudulently misapplying it or otherwise. etc.

(2) If any of the property unlawfully obtained has been found in the possession of
the offender, it may be ordered to be delivered or paid to the person appearing to be the
owner thereof.

(3) If there has been found in the possession of the offender any property (other
than money) appearing to have been obtained by him by the conversion or exchange of
any of the property unlawfully obtained, the property may be ordered to be delivered to the
person appearing to be the owner of the property unlawfully obtained.

(4) Where money is found in the possession of the offender, then, whether or not it
appears to have been obtained as aforesaid, an order may be made that there shall be
paid out of that money to the person appearing to be the owner of the property unlawfully
obtained such sum as may be specified in the order as or towards compensation for the
loss caused to the said person by the offence, in so far as not otherwise made good under
this Act or by the recovery of the property unlawfully obtained.

(5) Where any of the property unlawfully obtained has been sold or given in pawn to
some other person who did not then know it to have been unlawfully obtained, an order
may be made that, subject to the restitution to the owner thereof of the property sold or
given as aforesaid, there shall be paid to the said other person, out of any money found in
the possession of the offender (whether or not the money appears to be proceeds of the
sale or giving in pawn), such sum as may be specified in the order as or towards
compensation for the loss caused to him in consequence of the sale or giving in pawn.

(6) Where any of the property unlawfully obtained has been given in exchange to
some other person who did not then know it to have been unlawfully obtained, an order
may be made that, subject to the restitution to the owner thereof of the property given as
aforesaid, there shall be restored to the said other person the property taken in exchange
for the property unlawfully obtained.

(7) An order under this section may be made by the court-martial by whom the
offender is convicted, by the confirming officer, or by any reviewing authority; and, in this
section, "appearing" means appearing to the court, officer or authority making the order.

(8) An order under this section made by a court-martial shall not have effect until
confirmed by the confirming officer; and the provisions of this Part as to the confirmation
and review of the proceedings of courts-martial shall apply to an order under this section
as they apply to a sentence.

(9) The operation of any order under this section shall be suspended-

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(a) in any case, until the expiration of any period prescribed under Part VI as
the period within which an application for leave to appeal to the court of
appeal against the conviction must be lodged; and

(b) if such an application is duly lodged, until either the application is finally
refused or is withdrawn or the appeal is determined or abandoned;
and where the operation of such an order as aforesaid is suspended under this section-

(c) it shall not take effect if the conviction is quashed on appeal;

(d) the court of appeal may by order annul or vary the order although the
conviction is not quashed;

(e) such steps shall be taken for the safe custody, during the period which the
operation of the order is suspended, of the property ordered to be restored
or handed over or the money to which the order relates as may be provided
by rules of court.

(10) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (9), an order under this section shall
not, so far as it relates to the delivery of property to the person appearing to be the owner
thereof, be suspended if the court, officer or authority making the order directs to the
contrary in any case in which, in the opinion of the court, officer or authority, the title to the
property is not in dispute.

(11) An order under this section shall not bar the right of any person, other than the
offender or a person claiming through him, to recover any property delivered or paid in
pursuance of such an order from the person to whom it is delivered or paid.

127. The appointment of a judge advocate to act at any court-martial may be made Appointment of judge
by the Chief Justice upon application being made to him by the Commander. advocates

(As amended by Act No. 21 of 1985)

128. Any finding, sentence, determination or other thing required by this Act to be Promulgation
promulgated shall be promulgated either by being communicated to the accused or in
such other manner as may be prescribed or as the confirming officer or reviewing
authority, as the case may be, may direct.

129. (1) The record of the proceedings of a court-martial shall be kept in the Custody of
custody of the Commander for not less than the prescribed period, being a period proceedings of
sufficient to ensure that the rights conferred by subsections (2) and (3) shall be capable of court-martial and right
of accused to copy
being exercised. thereof

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(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, any person tried by a court-martial shall
be entitled to obtain from the Commander on demand at any time within the relevant
period and on payment therefor of such payment as may be prescribed a copy of the
record of the proceedings of the court.

(3) Where a person tried by court-martial dies within the relevant period, his
personal representatives or any person who in the opinion of the President ought to be
treated for the purposes of this subsection as his personal representative shall, subject to
the provisions of this section, be entitled to obtain from the Commander on demand at any
time within the period of twelve months from the death and on payment therefor of such
payment as may be prescribed a copy of the record of the proceedings of the court.

(4) If, on an application in pursuance of either subsection (2) or (3) for a copy of the
record of any proceedings, the President certifies that it is requisite for reasons of security
that the proceedings or any part thereof should not be disclosed, the applicant shall not be
entitled to a copy of the proceedings or part to which the certificate relates.

(5) In this section, "the relevant period", in relation to any person tried by
court-martial, means the period of five years beginning with the date of his acquittal or,
when he was convicted, of the promulgation of the findings and sentence or, where a
finding of guilty was not confirmed, of the promulgation of the withholding of confirmation:

Provided that where the proceedings relate to two or more charges and the person
tried was acquitted on one or more of the charges and convicted on another or others, the
relevant period shall be the period of five years beginning with the date of the
promulgation of the finding or findings of guilty and the sentence thereon or of the
withholding of confirmation of that finding or those findings.

(6) Any reference in this section to the record of the proceedings of a court-martial
includes a reference to a record of the proceedings with respect to the confirmation or
revision of the findings and sentence of the court-martial.

130. No action shall lie in respect of anything done by any person in pursuance of Indemnity for prison
a military sentence of imprisonment or detention if the doing thereof would have been officers, etc.
lawful but for a defect in a warrant or other instrument made for the purposes of that
sentence.

Rules of Procedure, etc.

131. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the President may, by statutory Rules of procedure
instrument, make rules (in this Act referred to as "Rules of Procedure") with respect to the
investigation and trial of, and awarding of punishment for, offences cognizable by
courts-martial, commanding officers and appropriate superior authorities and with respect
to the confirmation and revision of findings and sentences of courts-martial.

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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), Rules of Procedure may
make provision with respect to all or any of the following matters, that is to say:

(a) the procedure to be observed in the bringing of charges before

commanding officers and appropriate superior authorities;

(b) the manner in which charges so brought are to be investigated, and the
taking of evidence (whether orally or in writing, whether or not on oath and
whether in full or in summary or abstract form) for the purpose of
investigating or dealing summarily with such charges or otherwise as a
preliminary to the trial thereof by court-martial, so, however, that the Rules
shall make provision for the application of section ninety-two in any case
where the accused requires that evidence shall be taken on oath;

(c) in addition to, or substitution for, a charge which has been investigated of a
new charge for an offence disclosed by evidence taken on the investigation
and the treating of the investigation as the investigation of the new charge;

(d) the convening and constitution of courts-martial;

(e) the sittings, adjournment and dissolution of courts-martial;

(f) the procedure to be observed in trials by courts-martial;

(g) the representation of the accused at such trials;

(h) procuring the attendance of witnesses before courts-martial and at the

taking of evidence in pursuance of Rules of Procedure;

(i) applying in relation to proceedings before commanding officers and

appropriate superior authorities and otherwise in relation to proceedings
prior to trial by courts-martial all or any of the provisions of sections
ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred and one hundred and one;

(j) empowering a court-martial or the convening officer, in such cases and to

such extent as may be prescribed, to amend a charge which is being tried
by the court;

(k) empowering a court-martial, where the particulars proved or admitted at the

trial differ from those alleged in the charge but are sufficient to support a
finding of guilty of the like offence as that charged, to make a finding of
guilty subject to exceptions or variations specified in the finding if it appears
to the court that the difference is not so material as to have prejudiced the
accused in his defence;

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(l) the forms of orders and other documents to be made for the purposes of
any provision of this Act or the Rules of Procedure.

(3) Rules of Procedure shall secure that the power to amend charges referred to in
paragraph (j) of subsection (2) shall not be exercisable in circumstances substantially
different from those in which charges or informations are amendable by a civil court in
Zambia, or otherwise than subject to the like conditions, as nearly as circumstances admit,
as those subject to which charges or informations are so amendable, and shall not be
exercisable by a court-martial (otherwise than for the purpose only of correcting a mistake
in the name or description of the accused or a clerical error or omission) unless there is a
judge advocate present at the trial.

(4) Rules of Procedure may make provision as to the exercise by a judge advocate
of his functions at a trial by court-martial, and without prejudice to the generality of this
provision may make provision-

(a) as to the effect of advice or rulings given to the court by a judge advocate
on questions of law;

(b) for requiring or authorising the president of a court-martial, in such cases as

may be specified in the Rules, to direct that questions of law shall be
determined by a judge advocate in the absence of the president and other
members of the court and any officers under instruction, and for applying to
the judge advocate and his proceedings on any such determination such of
the provisions of this Act relating to the court or its members and the
proceedings thereof as may be specified in the Rules.

(5) In subsection (4) references to questions of law include references to questions

as to the joinder of charges and as to the trial of persons jointly or separately.

(6) Rules of Procedure may make provision for determining the cases in which and
the extent to which courts-martial may, in sentencing an accused for any offence of which
he is convicted, at the request of the accused take into consideration other offences
against this Act committed by him.

(7) Where Rules of Procedure make such provision as provided by subsection (6),
they may also make provision for conferring on the court taking one or more offences into
consideration power to direct the making of such deductions from the offender's pay as
the court would have had power to direct if he had been found guilty of the offence or
offences taken into consideration as well as of the offence of which he was in fact found
guilty.

132. The President may, by statutory instrument, make regulations (in this Act Imprisonment and
referred to as "Imprisonment and Detention Regulations") with respect to all or any of the Detention Regulations
following matters, that is to say:

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(a) the places in which and the establishments or forms of custody (whether
military or not) in which persons may be required to serve the whole or any
part of military sentences of imprisonment and detention passed on them
under this Act;

(b) the committal of persons under military sentences of imprisonment or

detention to the appropriate establishment or form of custody, their removal
from one country or place to another and from one establishment or form of
custody to another and their release on the coming to an end of any term of
imprisonment or detention;

(c) the provision, classification, regulation and management of military

establishments;

(d) the classification, treatment, employment, discipline and control of persons

serving military sentences of imprisonment or detention in military
establishments or otherwise in military custody;

(e) the temporary release on compassionate grounds of persons serving such

sentences in such establishments or custody as aforesaid, the cases in
which, periods for which, and conditions subject to which they may be
allowed out of any such establishment or custody and the remission of part
of any such sentence for good conduct and industry;

(f) the appointment, powers and duties of inspectors, visitors and

superintendents, and of officers and other members of the staff of military
establishments.

133. (1) The President may, by statutory instrument, make rules with respect to the Board of Inquiry Rules
convening, constitution and procedure of boards of inquiry (in this Act referred to as
"Board of Inquiry Rules").

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), Board of Inquiry Rules may
make provision with respect to all or any of the following matters, that is to say:

(a) the rules of evidence to be observed by boards of inquiry and the taking of
evidence before such boards, so however that the Rules shall provide for
the taking of evidence on oath or affirmation except in circumstances such
that if the evidence were being taken at a court-martial an oath could be
dispensed with;

(b) without prejudice to the provisions of section one hundred and twenty-five,
the making in service books of records of findings of boards of inquiry in
such cases as may be provided by the Rules.

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(3) Board of Inquiry Rules shall contain provision for securing that any witness or
other person who may be affected by the findings of a board of inquiry shall have an
opportunity of being present, and represented, at the sittings of the board or such part
thereof as may be specified by or under the Rules.

134. The President may, by statutory instrument, make regulations with respect to Miscellaneous
all or any of the following matters, that is to say: regulations

(a) the execution of sentences of death under this Act, including the manner
and place where such executions are to be carried out and the custody,
treatment and removal of persons under sentence of death;

(b) field punishment;

(c) any matter which by this Part is required or authorised to be prescribed or

for which regulations may be made;

(d) such incidental and supplementary matters as appear requisite for any of
the purposes set out in sections one hundred and thirty-one, one hundred
and thirty-two and one hundred and thirty-three, and in this section.

Interpretation of Part V

135. (1) In this Part- Interpretation of Part V

"civil prison" means a prison in Zambia in which a person sentenced by a civil court
to imprisonment can for the time being be confined;
"convening officer", in relation to a court-martial, means the officer convening that
court-martial and includes his successor or any person for the time being
exercising his or his successor's functions;
"military establishment" means a military prison or any other establishment under
the control of the Commander where persons may be required to serve
military sentences of imprisonment or detention;
"military prison" means separate premises designated for persons serving military
sentences of imprisonment;
"prison" means a civil prison or a military prison;
"private soldier" means a soldier who is not a warrant officer or a
non-commissioned officer.

(2) References in this Part to a military sentence of imprisonment are references to

a sentence of imprisonment passed by a court-martial.

(3) References in this Part to a military sentence of detention are references to a

sentence of detention passed by a court-martial or awarded by the offender's commanding
officer.

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(4) References in this Part to warrant officers do not include references to acting
warrant officers.

(5) References in this Part to non-commissioned officers include references to

acting non-commissioned officers and also to acting warrant officers.

PART VI

APPEALS FROM COURTS-MARTIAL

136. Subject to the following provisions of this Part, a person convicted by a Right of appeal
court-martial may, with the leave of the supreme court appeal to that court against his
conviction:

Provided that an appeal as aforesaid shall lie as of right without leave from any
conviction by a court-martial involving a sentence of death.

137. (1) Leave to appeal to the supreme court shall not be given except in Application for leave of
pursuance of an application in that behalf made by or on behalf of the appellant, and appeal
lodged within forty days of the date of promulgation of the finding of the court-martial in
respect of which the appeal is brought, with the registrar of the court of appeal, being an
application in the prescribed form and specifying the grounds on which leave to appeal is
sought and such other particulars, if any, as may be prescribed.

(2) An appeal against a conviction involving a sentence of death shall not be

entertained by the court of appeal unless the appeal is lodged by or on behalf of the
appellant within fourteen days of the date of promulgation of the finding of the
court-martial in respect of which the appeal is brought, with the registrar of the supreme
court in the prescribed manner.

(3) The supreme court may extend the period within which an application for leave
to appeal is required by subsection (1) to be lodged, whether that period has expired or
not and may similarly extend the period for lodging the appeal provided by subsection (2),
if, owing to the fact the appellant is outside Zambia or otherwise, he has not had a
reasonable opportunity of lodging his appeal within fourteen days.

(4) Where the supreme court dismisses an application for leave to appeal it may, if it
considers the application to have been frivolous or vexatious, order that any sentence
passed upon the applicant in the proceedings from which it was sought to bring the appeal
shall begin to run from the day on which the court dismisses the application.

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138. (1) Subject to the provisions of section one hundred and thirty-nine, on an Determination of
appeal under this Part against a conviction, the supreme court shall allow the appeal if it appeals in ordinary
thinks that the finding of the court-martial is unreasonable or cannot be supported having cases
regard to the evidence or involves a wrong decision on a question of law or that, on any
ground, there was a miscarriage of justice, and in any other case shall dismiss the appeal:

Provided that the supreme court may, notwithstanding that it is of the opinion that the
point raised in the appeal might be decided in favour of the appellant, dismiss the appeal if
it considers that no substantial miscarriage of justice has actually occurred.

(2) If the supreme court allows an appeal under this Part, it shall either quash the
conviction or direct that the finding of the court-martial shall be treated as if confirmation
thereof had been withheld and, in the latter event, notwithstanding the provisions of
subsection (3) of section one hundred and twenty-three, a new trial by court-martial may
be held within such time as the court may order.

139. (1) If it appears to the Supreme Court that an appellant, though not properly Powers of court of
convicted on some charge preferred against him before the court-martial by which he was appeal in special
tried, was properly convicted on some other charge so preferred, then, if the sentence cases
passed by the court-martial on the appellant was not one that could lawfully be passed by
the court-martial for the offence for which he was convicted on the other charge, the court
shall pass on the appellant, in substitution for the sentence passed on him by the
court-martial, such sentence as it thinks proper, being a sentence which might lawfully be
passed in respect of the charge on which the appellant was properly convicted, but not
being a sentence of greater severity.

(2) Where an appellant has been convicted of an offence and the court-martial by
which he was tried could lawfully have found him guilty of some other offence, and it
appears to the supreme court that the court-martial must have been satisfied with the
facts which proved him guilty of that other offence, the court may, instead of allowing or
dismissing the appeal, substitute for the finding of the court-martial a finding of guilty of
the other offence and pass on the appellant, in substitution for the sentence passed on
him by the court-martial, such sentence as it thinks proper, being a sentence which could
lawfully have been passed for that other offence, but not being a sentence of greater
severity,

(3) Where-

(a) an appellant has been convicted of an offence committed under

circumstances involving the higher of two degrees of punishment, and it
appears to the supreme court that the court-martial by which he was tried
ought to have found him guilty of the offence as being committed under
circumstances involving the lower degree of punishment; or

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(b) an appellant has been convicted of an offence and it appears to the

supreme court that the court-martial by which he was tried ought to have
found him guilty of the offence subject to exceptions or variations;
the supreme court may, instead of allowing or dismissing the appeal, substitute for the
finding of the court-martial a finding of guilty of the offence as being committed under
circumstances involving the lower degree of punishment or, as the case may be, guilty of
the offence subject to exceptions or variations and pass on the appellant, in substitution
for the sentence passed on him by the court-martial, such sentence as it thinks proper,
being a sentence which could lawfully have been passed for the offence specified or
involved in the substituted finding, but not being a sentence of greater severity.

(4) If, on an appeal, it appears to the supreme court that although the appellant was
guilty of the act or omission charged against him, he was insane at the time the act was
done or the omission was made so as not to be responsible according to law for his
actions, the supreme court may quash the sentence passed at the trial and order the
appellant to be kept in custody under the provisions of section one hundred and eleven in
like manner as on a special finding of insanity by the court-martial by which the appellant
was convicted.

140. The term of any sentence passed by the supreme court under any of the Commencement of
provisions of section one hundred and thirty-nine shall, unless the court otherwise directs, sentence
begin to run from the time from which it would have begun to run if it had been passed in
the proceedings from which the appeal is brought, and a sentence passed by the supreme
court shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to be a sentence passed by the
court-martial, being a sentence that has been confirmed.

141. Any determination by the Supreme Court of any appeal or other matter which Appeal to be final
it has power to determine under the provisions of this Part shall be final.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

142. An appellant shall not be entitled to be present at the hearing of an appeal to Proceedings may be
the supreme court under this Part or to any proceedings preliminary or incidental to such heard in absence of
an appeal except where rules of court provide that he shall have the right to be present or appellants
the supreme court gives him leave to be present, and accordingly any power of the court
under this Part to pass a sentence may be exercised notwithstanding the absence of the
appellant.

143. It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General on an appeal against conviction by Defence of appeals
court-martial to undertake the defence of the appeal.

144. An appellant may, if he so desires, instead of presenting his case orally, Right of appellant to
present it in writing in the prescribed form. present his case in
writing

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145. Where a conviction by court-martial involves sentence of death- Suspension of death

sentence
(a) the sentence shall not in any case be executed until the expiration of the
period within which the appeal to the supreme court against the conviction
shall be lodged;
(b) if such an appeal is duly lodged or if application is made for the extension of
the period for lodging the appeal, the sentence shall not be executed until
the appeal or application is determined or abandoned;

Provided that, where a sentence of death passed on a person on active service by a

court-martial is confirmed and the officer who confirms the sentence certifies that it is
essential in the interests of discipline for the purposes of securing the safety of the force
with which that person is present that the sentence should be carried out forthwith, the
foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to the sentence.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

146. Where the conviction of a person by a court-martial for an offence has been Person not to be tried
quashed under this Part, he shall not be liable to be tried again for this offence by a again where conviction
court-martial or by any other court. quashed

147. Imprisonment and Detention Regulations may provide in what manner an Removal of prisoners
appellant, when in custody, is to be taken to, kept in custody at, and brought back from for purposes of this
any place at which he is entitled to be present for the purposes of this Part or any place to Part
which the supreme court or a Judge thereof may order him to be taken for the purpose of
any proceedings of the court of appeal.

148. In the case of every appeal or application for leave to appeal, under this Part Furnishing, on appeal,
to the supreme court against a conviction by court-martial, it shall be the duty of the of documents relating
Commander to furnish to the registrar of the supreme court, in accordance with rules of to trial
court, the proceedings of the court-martial (including any proceedings with respect to the
revision of the findings or sentence of the court-martial in pursuance of subsection (1) of
section one hundred and four), the proceedings with respect to the confirmation of the
findings and sentence of the court-martial and any petition presented by the person
convicted.

149. (1) The registrar of the supreme court shall take all necessary steps for Duties of registrar of
obtaining the determination of an appeal or application under this Part and shall obtain court of appeal with
and lay before the supreme court in proper form all documents, exhibits and other things respect to appeals,
etc.
relating to the proceedings in the court-martial before which the appellant or applicant was
tried which appear necessary for the proper determination of the appeal or application.

(2) The registrar of the supreme court shall furnish the necessary forms and
instructions relating to appeals or 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; and every person in charge of such a place as
aforesaid shall cause the forms and instructions to be placed at the disposal of persons
confined in that place who desire to lodge an appeal or make application for leave to
appeal under this Part.
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150. Nothing in this Part shall affect the exercise by the reviewing authorities of the Saving of powers of
powers conferred by section one hundred and eight in respect of a conviction by a reviewing authorities
court-martial so far as regards the exercise thereof at a time before the lodging with the
registrar of the supreme court of an appeal or an application for leave to appeal to that
court against the conviction, and nothing in this Part shall affect the exercise by the
President of the prerogative of mercy.

151. Upon the hearing of any appeal from any court-martial, supreme court shall Composition of court
consist of an uneven number of Judges not being less than three. of appeal

152. Any Judge of the the supreme court may- Exercise of certain
powers of court of
(a) give leave to appeal; or appeal by a Judge
(b) extend the period within which an application for leave to appeal or an
appeal is required by subsection (1) or (2) of section one hundred and
thirty-seven to be lodged; or
(c) allow the applicant or appellant to be present at any proceedings under this
Part;
but if the Judge refuses an application on the part of an applicant or appellant to exercise
in his favour any of the powers hereinbefore mentioned, the applicant or appellant, upon
making a requisition in that behalf within the prescribed period and in the prescribed
manner, shall be entitled to have the application determined by the supreme court which
shall consist of an uneven number of Judges not being less than three.

153. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Part, any rules of court in force relating to General provisions as
the hearing of criminal appeals by the supreme court shall apply to the hearing and to procedure
determination of an appeal by that court under this Part.

(2) Where under this Part anything is required or authorised to be prescribed, it shall
be prescribed by rules of court to be made by the Chief Justice.

PART VII

FORFEITURES AND DEDUCTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF

MAINTENANCE LIABILITIES

154. (1) No forfeiture of the pay of an officer or soldier of the Defence Force shall Forfeitures and
be imposed unless authorised by this Act, other service law or any other law and no deductions; general
deduction from such pay shall be made unless so authorised or authorised by regulations. provisions

(2) Regulations shall not authorise the making of any penal deduction, that is to say,
a deduction to be made by reason of the commission of any offence or other wrongful act
or in consequence of any negligence.

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(3) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) shall not prevent the making of
regulations providing for the imposition of any forfeiture authorised by this Act or the
making of any deduction so authorised, or for the time at which and manner in which sums
may be deducted from pay to give effect to authorised deductions or the manner in which
amounts may be so deducted in order to recover any fine imposed in pursuance of this
Act, or as to the appropriation of any such sum or amount when deducted, or of providing
for the determination of questions relating to forfeitures or deductions.

(4) Notwithstanding any deduction from the pay of an officer or soldier of the
Defence Force, he shall (subject to any forfeiture) remain in receipt of pay at not less than
such minimum rate as may be prescribed.

(5) Notwithstanding that forfeiture of pay of an officer or soldier of the Defence

Force for any period has been ordered in pursuance of this Act, he shall remain in receipt
of pay at such minimum rate as aforesaid, but the amount received for that period may be
recovered from him by deduction from pay.

(6) Any amount authorised to be deducted from the pay of an officer or soldier of the
Defence Force may be deducted from any balance (whether or not representing pay)
which may be due to him as an officer or soldier and references in this Act to the making
of deductions from pay shall be construed accordingly and the whole or any part of any
sum forfeited from an offender's pay may be recovered by deductions from any such
balance.

155. (1) The pay of an officer or soldier of the Defence Force may be forfeited- Forfeiture of pay for
absence from duty

(a) for any day of absence in such circumstances as to constitute an offence

under section forty-two or forty-three or, if the Commander so directs, of
other absence without leave;

(b) for any day of imprisonment, detention or field punishment awarded under
service law by a court-martial or commanding officer, or of imprisonment or
detention of any description to which he is liable in consequence of an order
or sentence of a civil court;

(c) where he is found guilty (whether by court-martial under service law, an

appropriate superior authority or his commanding officer) of an offence
under service law, for any day (whether before or after he is found guilty) on
which he is in hospital on account of sickness or injury certified by the
proper medical officer to have been occasioned by the offence.

(2) The pay of an officer or soldier of the Defence Force may be forfeited for any
day of absence by reason of his having been made a prisoner of war if the President or an
officer authorised by him is satisfied-

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(a) that he was made a prisoner of war through disobedience to orders or wilful
neglect of his duty; or

(b) that having been made a prisoner of war he failed to take any reasonable
steps available to him to rejoin the Defence Force; or

(c) that having been made a prisoner of war he served with or aided the enemy
in the prosecution of hostilities or measures calculated to influence morale
or in any other manner whatsoever not authorised by international usage;
but, save as aforesaid, nothing in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall apply to absence
by reason of having been made a prisoner of war.

(3) Regulations or orders of the President may make provision as to the

computation of time for the purposes of this section and in particular as to the counting or
disregarding of parts of days.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

156. Where a person sentenced or ordered by a civil court (whether within or Deductions for
without Zambia) to pay a sum by way of fine, penalty, damages, compensation or costs in payment of civil
consequence of being charged before the court with an offence is at the time of the penalties
sentence or order, or subsequently becomes an officer or soldier of the Defence Force,
then, if the whole or any part of that sum is met by a payment made by or on behalf of any
military authority, the amount of the payment may be deducted from his pay.

157. (1) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act as to the imposition of Compensation for loss
stoppages as a punishment, the following provisions shall have effect where, after perusal occasioned by
of the record of the proceedings of a board of inquiry, the Commander is satisfied that any wrongful act or
negligence
loss of, or damage to, public or service property has been occasioned by any wrongful act
or negligence of an officer or soldier of the Defence Force (hereinafter referred to as "the
person responsible").

(2) The Commander may order the person responsible to pay, as or towards
compensation for the loss or damage, such sum as may be specified in the order; and any
such sum, in so far as not otherwise paid by the person responsible, may be deducted
from his pay.

(3) No order shall be made under the provisions of subsection (2) if, in proceedings
before a court-martial under service law, an appropriate superior authority or the
commanding officer of the person responsible, that person-

(a) has been acquitted in circumstances involving a finding that he was not
guilty of the wrongful act or negligence in question; or

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(b) has been awarded stoppages in respect of the same loss or damage;
but save as aforesaid, the fact that any such proceedings have been brought in respect of
the wrongful act or negligence in question shall not prevent the making of an order or
deductions under subsection (2).

158. (1) When damage occurs to any premises in which one or more units or parts Deductions for barrack
of such units of the Defence Force are quartered or billeted, or any fixtures, furniture or damage
effects in or belonging to such premises are damaged or lost, then if it appears, on
investigation in accordance with the provisions of regulations made by the President, that
the damage or loss was occasioned by the wrongful act or negligence of persons
belonging to any of the units or parts of units in occupation of the premises and was so
occasioned at a time when they were in occupation thereof but that the said persons
cannot be identified, any person belonging to any of such units or parts of units may be
required to contribute towards compensation for the damage or loss such amount as may
in accordance with such regulations be determined to be just, and the amount may be
deducted from his pay.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) shall extend to vessels, trains, motor vehicles
and aircraft in which units or parts of units are being transported, and reference to
premises, quartering and occupation shall be construed accordingly.

159. Any forfeiture or deduction imposed under this Part or under regulations may Remission of
be remitted by the president or in such manner or by such authority as may be provided forfeitures and
by such regulations. deductions

160. (1) Where any court in Zambia has made an order against any person (in this Enforcement of
section referred to as "the defendant") for the payment of any periodical or other sum maintenance and
specified in the order for or in respect of- affiliation orders by
deduction from pay

(a) the maintenance of his wife or child; or

(b) any costs incurred in obtaining the order; or

(c) any costs incurred in proceedings on appeal against, or for the variation,
revocation or revival of, any such order;
and the defendant is an officer or soldier of the Defence Force then (whether or not he
was a member of that Force when the said order was made) the Commander or an officer
authorised by him may order such sum to be deducted from the pay of the defendant and
appropriated in or towards satisfaction of the payment due under the order of the court as
the Commander or authorised officer may think fit.

(2) Where to the knowledge of the court making any such order as aforesaid, or an
order varying, revoking or reviving any such order, the defendant is an officer or soldier of
the Defence Force, the court shall send a copy of the order to the Commander.

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(3) Where such an order as is mentioned in subsection (1) has been made by a
court of a country outside Zambia, and the Commander or an officer authorised by him is
satisfied that the defendant has had a reasonable opportunity of appearing in person, or
has appeared by a duly authorised legal representative, to defend the case before the
court by which the order was made, the Commander or authorised officer shall have the
like power under subsection (1) as if the order had been made by such a court as is
mentioned in that subsection:

Provided that this subsection shall not apply to an order for payment of a sum for or
in respect of the maintenance of an illegitimate child or for the payment of costs incurred
in obtaining such an order or in proceedings on appeal against, or for the variation,
revocation or revival of, such an order.

(4) The Commander or an officer authorised by him may by order vary or revoke
any order previously made under this section, and may treat any order made under this
section as being in suspense at any time while the person against whom the order was
made is absent as mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section one hundred
and fifty-five.

(5) In this section-

(a) references to an order made by a court in Zambia include references to an Cap. 55

order registered in or confirmed by such a court under the provisions of the
Affliation and Maintance of Children Act;

(b) references to a wife or child include, in relation to an order made in

proceedings in connection with the dissolution or annulment of a marriage,
references to a person who would have been the wife or child of the
defendant if the marriage had subsisted;

(c) references to a child of a person include references to a child of his wife, Cap. 54
and to an illegitimate or adopted child of that person or of his wife, and in
this paragraph "adopted child" means a child adopted (whether alone or
jointly) in pursuance of an adoption order made under the Adoption Act.

161. (1) Where the Commander or an officer authorised by him is satisfied that an Deductions from pay
officer or soldier of the Defence Force is neglecting, without reasonable cause, to maintain for maintenance of
his wife or any child of his under the age of sixteen, the Commander or authorised officer wife or child
may order such sum to be deducted from his pay and appropriated towards the
maintenance of his wife or child as the Commander or authorised officer thinks fit.

(2) On an application made to the Commander or an officer authorised by him for an

order under subsection (1), the Commander or authorised officer, if satisfied that a prima
facie case has been made out for the making of such an order, may make an interim order
for such deduction and appropriation as is mentioned in subsection (1) to take effect
pending the further examination of the case.

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(3) Where an order is in force under subsection (1) or (3) of section one hundred
and sixty for the making of deductions in favour of any person from the pay of an officer or
soldier of the Defence Force, no deductions from his pay in favour of the same person
shall be ordered under the foregoing provisions of this section unless the officer or soldier
is in a place where process cannot be served on him in connection with proceedings for
the variation of the order of the court in consequence of which the order under section one
hundred and sixty was made.

(4) The Commander or authorised officer may by order vary or revoke any order
previously made under this section, and may treat any order made under this section as
being in suspense at any time while the person against whom the order was made is
absent as mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section one hundred and
fifty-five.

162. (1) The sums deducted under sections one hundred and sixty and one Limit of deductions
hundred and sixty-one shall not together exceed- under sections 160
and 161 and effect on
forfeiture

(a) in the case of an officer, three-sevenths of his pay;

(b) in the case of a warrant officer or a non-commissioned officer not below the
rank of sergeant, two-thirds of his pay;

(c) in the case of a soldier below the rank of sergeant, three-fourths of his pay.

(2) Where any deductions have been ordered under either section one hundred and
sixty or one hundred and sixty-one from a person's pay and (whether before or after the
deductions have been ordered) he incurs a forfeiture of pay by or in consequence of the
finding or sentence of a court-martial or the finding or award of an appropriate superior
authority or his commanding officer, it shall apply only to so much of his pay as remains
after the deductions have been made.

(3) For the purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1), a person having
acting rank shall be treated as of that rank.

163. (1) Any process to be served on an officer or soldier of the Defence Force (in Service of process in
this section referred to as "the defendant") in connection with proceedings for any such maintenance
order of a court in Zambia as is mentioned in subsection (1) of section one hundred and proceedings
sixty, or for the variation, revocation or revival of such an order, shall be deemed to be
duly served on him if served either on him or his commanding officer, and may, without
prejudice to any other method of service, be so served by registered post.

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(2) Where any such process is served in Zambia and the defendant will be required
to appear in person at the hearing, then if his commanding officer certifies to the court by
which process was issued that the defendant is under orders for service out of Zambia
and that in the commanding officer's opinion it would not be possible for the defendant to
attend the hearing and return in time to embark for that service, the service of the process
shall be deemed not to have been effected.

PART VIII

GOVERNMENT AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Command

164. (1) Officers and soldiers of the Defence Force shall stand with each other in Command and
such order of precedence as may be prescribed by the President. precedence

(2) Officers and soldiers of any other military, naval or air force may, with the
approval of the President, be attached or seconded to the Defence Force.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

165. (1) The President shall appoint an officer to be Commander of the Army, and Command of Forces
another officer to be Commander of the Air Force and the command of the Army and of
the Air Force respectively shall vest in the persons so appointed.

(2) Each Commander shall have such rank and title and fulfil such duties and
functions as may be determined by the President.

(3) Each Commander may delegate to any officer under his command such duties,
functions and powers, other than such power of delegation, as he may from time to time
deem expedient.

166. Without prejudice to the provisions of section one hundred and sixty-five, the Regulations as to
President may, by statutory instrument, make regulations as to the persons in whom command
command over any part of the Defence Force or member thereof is vested and as to the
circumstances in which such command as aforesaid is to be exercised.

167. (1) In so far as powers of command depend on rank, a member of any other Powers of command
military, naval or air force who- of members of
co-operating forces

(a) is acting with; or

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(b) is a member of a body of those forces which is acting with;

any body of the Defence Force shall have the like such powers as a member of the
Defence Force of corresponding rank; and, for the purposes of sections thirty-eight and
seventy-seven, any such member of the said forces shall be treated as if he were a
member of the Defence Force of corresponding rank.

(2) If the whole or any part of the Defence Force is required to act with any other
military, naval or air force, the President may place the Defence Force or such part thereof
under the command of the officer commanding such other force.

(3) Where any part of the Defence Force is acting in co-operation with any other
force, the Army Commander or Air Commander or the officer commanding that part of the
Defence Force, may, in agreement with the officer commanding that other force, define
the powers of command and the order of precedence of the officers, warrant officers and
non-commissioned officers of the Defence Force in relation to the officers, warrant officers
and non-commissioned officers of such other force.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

Redress of Complaints

168. (1) If an officer of the Defence Force thinks himself wronged in any matter by a Complaints by officers
superior officer and on application to his commanding officer does not obtain the redress
to which he thinks he is entitled, he may make a complaint with respect to that matter to
the Commander.

(2) On receiving any such complaint it shall be the duty of the Commander to
investigate the complaint and to grant any redress which appears to him to be necessary
or, if the complainant so requires, the Commander shall make his report on the complaint
to the President in order to receive the directions of the President thereon.

169. (1) If a soldier of the Defence Force thinks himself wronged in any matter by Complaints by soldiers
any officer other than his commanding officer or by any soldier, he may make a complaint
with respect to that matter to his commanding officer.

(2) If a soldier of the Defence Force thinks himself wronged in any matter by his
commanding officer, either by reason of redress not being given to his satisfaction on a
complaint under subsection (1) or for any other reason, he may make a complaint with
respect thereto to any officer under whom the complainant is for the time being serving,
being an officer not below the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

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(3) It shall be the duty of a commanding or other officer to have any complaint
received by him under this subsection investigated and to take any steps for redress in the
matter complained of which appear to him to be necessary.

Exemptions for Officers and Soldiers

170. An officer or soldier of the Regular Force shall be exempt from serving as an Exemption from
assessor in any civil court. service as assessor

171. (1) Duties or tolls for passing over any road, ferry or bridge in Zambia shall not Exemption from tolls,
be payable in respect of- etc.

(a) members of the Defence Force on duty;

(b) vehicles in military service, being vehicles belonging to the Government or

other vehicles driven by persons (whether members of the Defence Force
or not), in the service of the Government;

(c) goods carried in such vehicles;

(d) animals in military service.

(2) In subsection (1), "in military service" means employed under proper military
authority for the purposes of any body of the Defence Force or accompanying any body of
the Defence Force.

172. No judgment, decree or order given or made against an officer or soldier of Exemption from taking
the Defence Force by any court in Zambia shall be enforced by the levying of execution on in execution of
any service property, nor shall any distress be made thereon. property used for
military purposes

Provisions Relating to Deserters and Absentees without Leave

173. (1) A police officer may arrest any person whom he has reasonable cause to Arrest of deserters and
suspect of being an officer or soldier of the Defence Force who has deserted or is absent absentees without
without leave. leave

(2) Where no police officer is available any person may arrest any person whom he
has reasonable cause to suspect as aforesaid.

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(3) Any person having authority to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged
with crime, if satisfied by evidence on oath that there is, or is reasonably suspected of
being, within his jurisdiction an officer or soldier of the Defence Force who has deserted or
is absent without leave or is reasonably suspected of having deserted or of being absent
without leave, may issue a warrant authorising his arrest.

(4) Any person in custody in pursuance of this section shall as soon as practicable
be brought before a subordinate court.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a person
arrested and brought before a subordinate court under the provisions of this section or
section one hundred and seventy-four or one hundred and seventy-five shall not be
admitted to bail.

174. (1) Where a person who is brought before a subordinate court is alleged to be Proceedings before a
an officer or soldier of the Defence Force who has deserted or is absent without leave, the civil court where
following provisions shall have effect. persons suspected of
illegal absence

(2) If he admits that he is illegally absent from the Defence Force and the court is
satisfied of the truth of the admission, then-

(a) unless he is in custody for some other cause, the court shall; and

(b) notwithstanding that he is in custody for some other cause, the court may;
forthwith either cause him to be delivered into military custody in such manner as the court
may think fit or commit him to some prison, police station or other place provided for the
confinement of persons in custody, to be kept there for such reasonable time as the court
may specify (not exceeding such time as appears to the court reasonably necessary for
the purpose of enabling him to be delivered into military custody) or until sooner delivered
into such custody.

(3) Any time specified by the court may be extended by the court from time to time if
it appears to the court reasonably necessary so to do for the purpose aforesaid.

(4) If he does not admit that he is illegally absent as aforesaid, or the court is not
satisfied of the truth of the admission, the court shall consider the evidence and any
statement of the accused, and if satisfied that he is subject to service law and if of opinion
that there is sufficient evidence to justify his being tried under service law for an offence of
desertion or absence without leave, then, unless he is in custody for some other cause,
the court shall cause him to be delivered into military custody or commit him as aforesaid,
but otherwise shall discharge him:

Provided that if he is in custody for some other cause the court shall have power, but
shall not be required, to act in accordance with this subsection.

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175. (1) Where a person surrenders himself to a police officer as being illegally Deserters and
absent from the Defence Force the police officer shall (unless he surrenders himself at a absentees without
police station) bring him to a police station. leave surrendering to
police

(2) The police officer in charge of a police station at which a person has surrendered
himself as aforesaid, or to which a person who has so surrendered himself is brought,
shall forthwith inquire into the case and, if it appears to that officer that the said person is
illegally absent as aforesaid, he may cause him to be delivered into military custody
without bringing him before a subordinate court or may bring him before such a court.

176. (1) Where a subordinate court in pursuance of section one hundred and Certificates of arrest or
seventy-four deals with a person as illegally absent, then when that person is delivered surrender of deserters
into military custody there shall be handed over with him a certificate in the prescribed and absentees
form, signed by a magistrate, containing the prescribed particulars as to his arrest or
surrender and the proceedings before the court.

(2) Where a person is delivered into military custody without being brought before a
court, whether under the provisions of section one hundred and seventy-five or under any
other lawful power, there shall be handed over a certificate in the prescribed form signed
by a police officer who causes him to be delivered into military custody, containing the
prescribed particulars relating to his surrender.

(3) In any proceedings for an offence against section forty-two or forty-three-

(a) a document purporting to be a certificate under either of subsections (1) or

(2), or under the corresponding provisions of any service law (other than
this Act) and to be signed as thereby required, shall be evidence of the
matters stated in the document;

(b) where the proceedings are against a person who has been taken into
military custody on arrest or surrender, a certificate in the prescribed form
purporting to be signed by a provost officer or by any officer in charge of the
guardroom or other place where that person was confined on being taken
into custody, stating the fact, date, time and place of arrest or surrender,
shall be evidence of the matter stated in the certificate.

177. (1) It shall be the duty of the superintendent or other person in charge of a civil Duties of
prison to receive any person duly committed to that prison by a subordinate court as superintendents of
illegally absent under service law and to detain him until, in accordance with the directions prisons and others to
receive deserters and
of the court, he is delivered into military custody. absentees

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(2) Subsection (1) shall apply to the person having charge of any police station or
other place (not being a prison) provided for the confinement of persons in custody, as it
applies to the superintendent of a prison.

Offences Relating to Military Matters Punishable by Civil Courts

178. (1) Any person who falsely represents himself to any military or civil authority Punishment for
to be a deserter from the Defence Force shall be guilty of an offence and liable on pretending to be a
conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand and five hundred penalty units or to deserter
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both.

(2) Any person who- Punishment for

procuring and
assisting desertion

(a) procures or persuades any officer or soldier of the Defence Force to desert
or to absent himself without leave; or

(b) knowing that any such officer or soldier is about to desert or absent himself
without leave, assists him in so doing; or

(c) knowing any person to be a deserter or absentee without leave from the
Defence Force, conceals him or assists him in concealing himself or assists
in his rescue from custody;
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three
thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)

179. Any person who wilfully obstructs or otherwise interferes with any officer or Punishment for
soldier of the Defence Force acting in the execution of his duty shall be guilty of an obstructing officers or
offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand and five hundred soldiers in execution of
duty
penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or to both.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)

180. Any person who- Punishment for aiding

malingering
(a) produces in an officer or soldier of the Defence Force any sickness or
disability; or
(b) supplies to or for him any drug or preparation calculated or likely to render
him, or lead to the belief that he is, permanently or temporarily unfit for
service;
with a view to enabling him to avoid military service, whether permanently or temporarily,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three
thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)

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181. (1) Any person who acquires any military stores or solicits or procures any Unlawful purchase,
person to dispose of any military stores, or acts for any person in the disposing of any etc., of military stores
military stores, shall be guilty of an offence, unless he proves either-

(a) that he did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, that
the chattels in question were military stores; or

(b) that those chattels had (by the transaction with which he is charged or
some earlier transaction) been disposed of by order or with the consent of
some person or authority who had, or whom he had reasonable cause to
believe had, power to give the order or consent; or

(c) that those chattels had become the property of an officer of the Defence
Force who had retired or ceased to be an officer, or of a soldier of the
Defence Force who had been discharged or of the personal representatives
of a person who had died;
and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three thousand penalty units or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.

(2) A police officer may arrest without warrant any person whom he has reasonable
grounds for suspecting of having committed an offence against this section, and may
seize any property which he has reasonable grounds for suspecting of having been the
subject of the offence.

(3) Any person having authority to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged
with crime may, if satisfied by evidence on oath that a person within his jurisdiction has, or
is reasonably suspected of having, in his possession any property which has been the
subject of an offence against this section, grant a warrant to search for such property as in
the case of stolen goods; and any property suspected of having been the subject of such
an offence which is found on such a search shall be seized by the officer charged with the
execution of the warrant, and that officer shall bring the person in whose possession or
keeping the property is found before a subordinate court.

(4) In this section-

(a) "acquire" means buy, take in exchange, take in pawn or otherwise receive
(whether apart from this section the receiving is lawful or not);
(b) "dispose" means sell, give in exchange, pledge or otherwise hand over
(whether apart from this section the handing over is lawful or not);
(c) "military stores" means any chattel of any description belonging to the
Government which has been issued for use for military purposes or is held
in store for the purpose of being so issued when required, and includes any
chattel which had belonged, and had been issued or held, as aforesaid at
some past time.

(5) For the purposes of subsection (3), property shall be deemed to be in the
possession of a person if he has it under his control and whether he has it for his own use
or benefit or for the use or benefit of another.

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182. (1) Any person who- Illegal dealings in

documents relating to
pay, pensions,
mobilisation, etc.

(a) as a pledge or a security for a debt; or

(b) with a view to obtaining payment from the person entitled thereto of a debt
due either to himself or to any other person;
receives, detains or has in his possession any official document issued in connection with
the payment to any person of any pay, pension, allowance, gratuity or other payment
payable in respect of his or any other person's military service shall be guilty of an offence
against this section.

(2) Any person who has in his possession without lawful authority or excuse (the
proof whereof shall lie on him) any such document as aforesaid or any official document
issued in connection with the mobilisation or demobilisation of the Defence Force or any
member thereof, shall be guilty of an offence against this section.

(3) Any person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to
a fine not exceeding three thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding six months, or to both.

(4) For the purposes of this section, a document shall be deemed to be in the
possession of a person if he has it under his control and whether he has it for his own use
or benefit or for the use or benefit of another.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)

183. (1) Any person who purchases or takes in pawn any naval, military or air force Unauthorised use of
decoration awarded to any member of the Defence Force, or solicits or procures any and dealing in
person to sell or pledge any such decoration, or acts for any person in the sale or pledging Decorations etc.
thereof, shall be guilty of an offence against this section unless he proves that at the time
of the alleged offence the person to whom the decoration was awarded was dead or had
ceased to be a member of that Force.

(2) Any person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on
conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding three months, or to both such a fine and such imprisonment.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964 and No. 1 of 1987,
and Act No. 13 of 1994)

Provisions as to Evidence

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184. (1) The following provisions shall have effect with respect to evidence in General provisions as
proceedings under this Act, whether before a court-martial, a civil court, or otherwise. to evidence

(2) A document purporting to be a copy of the attestation paper signed by any

person and to be certified to be a true copy by a person stated in the certificate to have
the custody of the attestation paper shall be evidence of the enlistment of the person
attested.

(3) The attestation paper purporting to be signed by a person on his enlistment shall
be evidence of his having given the answers to questions which he is therein recorded as
having given.

(4) A letter, return or other document stating that any person-

(a) was or was not serving at any specified time or during any specified period
in any part of the Defence Force or was discharged from any part of that
Force at or before any specified time; or

(b) held or did not hold at any specified time any specified rank or appointment
in the Defence Force, or at any specified time or during any specified period
was or was not serving or held or did not hold any rank or appointment in
any particular country or place; or

(c) was or was not at any specified time authorised to use or wear any
decoration, badge, wound stripe or emblem;
shall, if purporting to be issued by or on behalf of the Commander, or a person authorised
by him, be evidence of the matters stated in the document.

(5) A record made in any prescribed service book or any other prescribed
document, being a record made in pursuance of service law or regulations, or otherwise in
pursuance of military duty, and purporting to be signed by the commanding officer or by
any person whose duty it was to make the record, shall be evidence of the facts stated
therein, and a copy of a record (including the signature thereto) in any such book or other
document as aforesaid purporting to be certified to be a true copy by a person stated in
the certificate to have the custody of the book or other document, shall be evidence of the
record.

(6) A document purporting to be issued by order or on the instructions of the

Commander and to contain instructions or orders given or made by the Commander shall
be evidence of the giving of the instructions or making of the orders and of their contents.

(7) A certificate purporting to be issued by or on behalf of the Commander, or by a

person authorised by him, and stating-

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(a) that a decoration of a description specified in or annexed to the certificate is

a military or air force decoration; or

(b) that a badge, wound stripe or emblem of a decoration specified in or

annexed to the certificate is one authorised by the President;
shall be evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.

(8) A certificate purporting to be signed by a person's commanding officer or any

officer authorised by him to give the certificate, and stating the contents of, or any part of,
standing orders or other routine orders of a continuing nature made for-

(a) any formation or unit or body of troops; or

(b) any command or other area, garrison or place; or

(c) any vessel, train or aircraft;

shall in proceedings against the said person be evidence of the matters stated in the
certificate.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

185. (1) Where a person subject to military law under this Act has been tried before Proof of outcome of
a civil court (whether at the time of the trial he was so subject or not) a certificate signed civil trial
by the clerk of the court or by a Judge or a magistrate and stating all or any of the
following matters:

(a) that the said person has been tried before the court for an offence specified
in the certificate;

(b) the result of the trial;

(c) what judgment or order was given or made by the court;

(d) that other offences specified in the certificate were taken into consideration
at the trial;
shall, for the purposes of this Act, be evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.

(2) A document purporting to be a certificate under this section and to be signed by

the clerk of the court, a Judge or a magistrate shall, unless the contrary is shown, be
deemed to be such a certificate.

(3) The clerk of the court shall, if required by the commanding officer of the person
in question or any other officer authorised by him, furnish a certificate under this section.
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(4) References in this section to the clerk of the court include references to his
deputy, to the Registrar of the High Court, and to any other person having the custody of
the records of a court.

186. (1) The original record of the proceedings of a court-martial under service law Evidence of
purporting to be signed by the president of the court and being in the custody of any proceedings of
person having the lawful custody thereof shall be admissible in evidence on production court-martial
from that custody.

(2) A document purporting to be a copy of the original record of the proceedings of a

court-martial under service law or any part thereof and to be certified by the person having
the lawful custody of the proceedings to be a true copy shall be evidence of the contents
of the proceedings or the part to which the document relates, as the case may be.

(3) This section applies to evidence given in any court, whether civil or criminal.

Miscellaneous Provisions

187. (1) Where a person is in military custody when charged with, or with a view to Temporary reception
his being charged with, an offence against Part V in the corresponding provisions of any in civil custody of
other service law, it shall be the duty of the superintendent or other person in charge of a persons under escort
civil prison or of the person having charge of any police station or other place in which
prisoners may be lawfully detained, upon delivery to him of a written order purporting to be
signed by the commanding officer of the person in custody, to receive him into his custody
for a period not exceeding seven days.

(2) In subsection (1), "civil prison" has the meaning ascribed to it in section one
hundred and thirty-five.

188. (1) Every assignment of or charge on, and every agreement to assign or Avoidance of
charge, any pay, award, grant, pension or allowance payable to any person in respect of assignment of, or
his or any other person's service in the Defence Force shall be void. charge on, military
pay, pensions, etc.

(2) Save as expressly provided by this Act, no order shall be made by any court the
effect of which would be to restrain any person from receiving anything which by virtue of
this section he is precluded from assigning and to direct payment thereof to another
person.

(3) Nothing in this section shall prejudice any law providing for the payment of any
sum to a bankrupt's trustee in bankruptcy for distribution among creditors.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

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189. (1) An officer of the Defence Force or of any other military, naval or air force Power of certain
not below field rank (hereinafter referred to as an "authorised officer") may, outside officers to take
Zambia, take statutory declarations from persons subject to military law under this Act. statutory declarations

(2) A document purporting to have subscribed thereto the signature of an authorised

officer in testimony of a statutory declaration being taken before him in pursuance of this
section and containing in the jurat or attestation a statement of the date on which and the
place at which the declaration was taken and of the full name and rank of that officer, shall
be admitted in evidence without proof of the signature being the signature of that officer or
of the facts so stated.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

PART IX

190-198. (Repealed by No. 32 of 1971)

PART X

RESERVE FORCE

199. The Reserve Force shall consist of such officers and soldiers who shall be Composition
appointed therein under the provision of sections eleven and nineteen.

200. A soldier of the Reserve Force may be discharged by the competent military Discharge from
authority at any time during the currency of any term of service in the Reserve Force upon Reserve
such grounds as may be prescribed.

201. Officers and soldiers of the Reserve Force shall be required to report to such Reporting of Reserve
authority and to attend such examination before a medical board as may be prescribed by
the President.

202. (1) Whenever it appears to the President necessary or desirable in the public Embodiment
interest, he may, by statutory notice, or otherwise-

(a) order the employment of the whole or any part of the Reserve Force; and

(b) order the employment of any officer or soldier of the Reserve Force for
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(2) Any officer or soldier of the Reserve Force employed in terms of subsection (1)
by reason of an order issued by the President shall remain so employed until released by
the President.

(3) Every officer and soldier of the Reserve Force may, when called out for service
under this section, be posted or attached to any unit of the Regular Force or the Territorial
Force or the Reserve Force.

203. Where the time at which a soldier of the Reserve Force would otherwise be Postponement of
entitled to be discharged occurs at a time when the Reserve Force, or any part thereof, is discharge
employed in terms of section two hundred and two, he may be required to prolong his
service for such further term as the President may order.

204. (1) Any officer or soldier of the Reserve Force who, without leave lawfully Failure to attend on
granted or such sickness or other reasonable excuse as may be allowed in the prescribed embodiment
manner, fails to appear at the time and place appointed on embodiment in accordance
with directions given under section two hundred and two, shall be guilty, according to the
circumstances, of desertion or absence without leave, and on conviction by court-marital
shall be punishable as for an offence under section forty-two or, as the case may be,
section forty-three.

(2) Sections one hundred and seventy-three and one hundred and seventy-four
shall apply to a deserter or an absentee without leave contrary to subsection (1).

(3) Any person who, knowing any officer or soldier of the Reserve Force to be a
deserter within the meaning of this Act, employs or continues to employ the officer or
soldier, shall be deemed to aid him in concealing himself within the meaning of paragraph
(c) of subsection (2) of section one hundred and seventy-eight (which provides, among
other things, for the punishment of persons concealing deserters from the Defence Force).

(4) Where an officer or soldier of the Reserve Force deserts contrary to subsection
(1), the time which elapsed between the time of his desertion and the time of his
apprehension or voluntary surrender shall not be taken into account in reckoning his
service for the purpose of retirement or discharge.

205. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Part, the President may, by Regulations under this
statutory instrument, make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Part
Part and generally for the good government and organisation of the Reserve Force and
for providing for matters required by this Part to be prescribed and, without prejudice to
the generality of the foregoing, such regulations may make provision with respect to all or
any of the following matters, that is to say:

(a) the transfer of persons into, and the discharge of persons from, the
Reserve Force;

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(b) the pay, allowances, pensions and gratuities of officers and soldiers of the
Reserve Force and of their dependants surviving them and the deductions
therefrom and the forfeiture thereof;

(c) the calling out of officers and soldiers of the Reserve Force on service in
accordance with section two hundred and two, including prescribing the
manner in which notification of the places and times appointed is to be
given;

(d) requiring officers and soldiers of the Reserve Force to report themselves
from time to time.

PART XI

APPLICATION OF ACT AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

206. (1) Subject to the provisions of sections two hundred and eight and two Persons subject to
hundred and nine, the following persons are subject to military law under this Act: military law

(a) officers and soldiers of the Regular Force;

(b) officers and soldiers when attached to the Defence Force or any part
thereof;

(c) members of the Home Guard under the provisions of the Home Guard Act, Cap. 122
when employed in terms of section nineteen of the said Act or when
performing any other duty pursuant to the provisions of the said Act;

(d) officers and soldiers of the Auxiliary Air Force;

(e) officers and soldiers of the Reserve Force when employed in terms of
section two hundred and two.

(2) This Act shall apply to the persons subject thereto-

(a) as well outside as within Zambia; and

(b) notwithstanding their attachment under the provisions of section seven.

(As amended by No. 32 of 1971)

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207. (1) Subject to the modifications hereinafter specified, where any part of the Application of Act to
Defence Force is on active service, Part V shall apply to any person who is employed in civilians
the service of that part of the Defence Force or a member thereof, or accompanies the
said part of the Defence Force, and is not subject to service law, as Part V applies to
soldiers subject to military law under this Act.

(2) The said modifications are the following:

(a) the punishments which may be awarded by a court-martial shall include a

fine, but shall not include any other punishment less than imprisonment;

(b) the punishment which may be awarded where a charge is dealt with
summarily shall, in the case of any offence, be a fine not exceeding one
hundred kwacha, but no other punishment;

(c) the following provision shall have effect in substitution for subsections (2),
(3) and (4) of section seventy-seven, that is to say, that a person may be
arrested by a provost officer, by any warrant officer or non-commissioned
officer legally exercising authority under a provost officer or on his behalf, or
by order of any officer subject to service law;

(d) where a charge is being dealt with summarily and it has been determined
that the accused is guilty, a finding shall not be recorded until after the
accused has been afforded an opportunity of electing to be tried by
court-martial, and if the accused so elects a finding shall not be recorded
but such steps shall be taken with a view to the charge being tried by
court-martial as may be prescribed by Rules of Procedure;

(e) the provisions of this Act relating to the investigation of, and summary
dealing with, offences shall, save as otherwise expressly provided, apply as
they apply to soldiers;

(f) for the purposes of the provisions of this Act relating to the investigation of
offences, the commanding officer of a civilian to whom this section applies
shall be the officer for the time being commanding the unit or detachment in
which that person is employed or which he accompanies;

(g) for references in sections one hundred and twenty and one hundred and
twenty-one to being, continuing, or ceasing to be subject to this Act, there
shall be substituted references to being, continuing to be or ceasing to be in
such circumstances that Part V applies and subsection (3) of section one
hundred and twenty shall not apply.

(3) Any fine awarded by military law under this Act, whether by a court-martial or the
commanding officer, shall be recoverable summarily on complaint by any officer of the
Defence Force before a subordinate court as a debt due to the Government.

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208. (1) Officers, warrant officers and non-commissioned officers who, being Application of Act to
members of the United Kingdom Military or Air Forces, are subject to military or air force persons subject to the
law under the Acts and are seconded to serve with the Defence Force or any part thereof, Acts
shall remain subject to military law or air force law under the Acts and shall not be subject
to military law under this Act.

(2) The powers of arrest conferred by section 74 of the Acts and the provisions of
sections 186 to 190 inclusive of the Acts (which relate to deserters and absentees without
leave) shall continue to apply in Zambia to the persons referred to in subsection (1) on or
after the 24th October, 1964, as they applied before that date.

(3) In the event of a person referred to in subsection (1) committing an offence

against the provisions of the Acts, he may be held, tried and punished in Zambia under
the Acts for the offence thereunder.

209. (1) The provisions of Parts I, II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII and XI shall not apply to Application of Act to
members of the Home Guard except- Home Guard and
Reserve Force.

(a) when the President has ordered the employment of the whole or any part of Cap. 122
the Home Guard under section nineteen of the Home Guard Act; or

(b) when on duty pursuant to any other provisions of the Home Guard Act.

(2) The provisions of Part V relating to the award of fines and stoppages and the
provisions of Part VII shall not apply to officers and soldiers of the Reserve Force except
when employed in terms of section two hundred and two.
(No. 32 of 1971)

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210. Subject to the foregoing provisions, the President may, by statutory Regulations
instrument, make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Act and
generally for the good government and organisation of the Defence Force and for
providing for matters required by this Act to be prescribed and, without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing, such regulations may make provision with respect to all or any
of the following matters, that is to say:
(a) the enlistment of persons into, and the discharge of persons from, the
Regular Force and generally for the carrying into effect of Part IV, including
the prescribing of the necessary forms and the administration of oaths and
affirmations;
(b) determining to what extent and under what conditions colour service in any
other military, naval or air force may be counted as colour service in the
Regular Force;
(c) the pay, allowances, pensions and gratuities of soldiers and their
dependants surviving them, and the deductions therefrom and the
forefeiture thereof (including the reckoning for pay, pensions and gratuities
of service in any other military, naval or air force prior to the
commencement of service in the Defence Force);
(d) the description, supply, use and disposal of arms, accountrements, clothing
and other stores;
(e) prohibiting, restricting and regulating the holding of meetings, within the
limits of any camp or other military establishment and the admission thereto
of civilians for the purpose of holding, addressing or attending any such
meeting;
(f) in respect of matters for which regulations may be made under the
foregoing provisions of this Act, other than under the provisions of Parts III
and VI.
(As amended by S.I. No. 8 of 1964)

211. (1) Any power conferred by this Act to make regulations, rules orders or other Powers exercisable in
instruments shall include power to make provisions for specified cases or classes of subsidiary legislation
cases, and to make different provisions for different classes or cases, and for the purpose
of any such instrument classes or cases may be defined by reference to any
circumstances specified in the instrument.

(2) Any such regulations, rules, orders or other instruments as aforesaid may
impose conditions, require acts or things to be performed or done to the satisfaction of
any person named therein, whether or not such persons are members of the Defence
Force or of any other military, naval or air force, empower such persons to issue orders
orally or in writing requiring acts or things to be performed or done or prohibiting acts or
things from being performed or done, and prescribed periods or dates upon, within or
before which such acts or things shall be performed or done or such conditions shall be
fulfilled and provide for appeal against any such order, requirement or direction.

(3) Any regulations made under section twelve or made with respect to any matter
refered to in paragraph (c) of section two hundred and ten may, if the President considers
it expedient to do so in order to confer a benefit on or remove a disability attaching to any
officer or soldier be made with retrospective effect.
(As amended by Act No. 18 of 1988)

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212. Save as expressly provided by any regulations, any order, determination, Execution of orders,
direction or appointment required or authorised to be made under this Act by any military instruments, etc.
officer or authority may be under the hand of any officer authorised in that behalf, and any
instrument signifying such an order, determination, direction or appointment and
purporting to be signed by an officer stated therein to be so authorised shall, unless the
contrary is proved, be deemed to be signed by an officer so authorised.

213. (1) The units raised under the Defence Act, 1955, of the former Federation of Transitional provisions
Rhodesia and Nyasaland, existing in the former Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia at the
commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have been raised under this Act.

(2) Any person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, held a
commission as an officer in the Defence Forces of the former Protectorate of Northern
Rhodesia constituted under the Defence Act, 1955, of the former Federation of Rhodesia
and Nyasaland or is a member, other than an officer, of such Defence Forces shall be
deemed, as from the commencement of this Act-

(a) in the case of a person holding such commission as aforesaid, to have

been granted a commission pursuant to this Act and to have been
appointed to the Regular Force, Territorial Force or Reserve Force, as the
case may be; and

(b) in the case of a member (not being an officer) as aforesaid, to have been
enlisted as a soldier under Part IV or IX, or transferred to the Reserve
Force under the provisions of section nineteen, as the case may be, so
however, that any such member who held, immediately before the
commencement of this Act, the rank of a warrant officer or a
non-commissioned officer in the said Defence Forces shall be deemed to
have been promoted to that rank in the Regular Force, Territorial Force or
Reserve Force, as the case may be, by virtue of the provisions of this Act.

(3) No person shall, if he held a commission as an officer in or was a soldier in the

Defence Forces of the former Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and transferred
from such Defence Forces to the Defence Force without a break in his service, be
required, without his consent, to serve for a longer period or on terms and conditions
(including rights and privileges) less favourable than he would have been required to
serve pursuant to the Defence Act, 1955, of the former Federation of Rhodesia and
Nyasaland.

(4) Where any question exists in relation to any matter arising under subsection (3),
such question may be determined by the President.

(5) The transitional provisions and savings set out in the Second Schedule shall
have effect in connection with the repeal of the Defence Act, 1955.

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214. None of the provisions of the Trades Licensing Act or the Clubs' Registration Exemption from
Act shall apply to any canteen, mess or other similar institution belonging to the Defence Trades Licensing Act
Force. and Clubs'
Registration Act.
Cap. 393
Cap. 162

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FIRST SCHEDULE

(Part V, Section 97)

ALTERNATIVE OFFENCES OF WHICH ACCUSED MAY BE CONVICTED BY COURT-MARTIAL

Offence Chargedd Alternative Offence

1. Any offence against subsection (1) 1. Any offence against subsection (2)
of section 29. of section 29.

2 Any offence against subsection (1) 2. Any offence against subsection (2)
of section 30. of section 30.

3 Any offence against subsection (1) 3 Any offence against subsection (2)
of section 36. of section 36.
4. Communicating with or giving 4. Disclosing information without
intelligence to the enemy, either authority.
with intent to assist the enemy or
without authority.
5. Striking a superior officer. 5. (a) Using violence to a superior
officer otherwise than by striking
him;
(b) offering violence to a superior officer.
6. Using violence to a superior officer 6. Offering violence to a superior
otherwise than by striking him. officer.
7 Using threatening language to a 7. Using insubordinate language
superior officer. to a superior officer.
8. Disobeying, in such a manner as to 8. Disobeying a lawful command.
show wilful defiance of authority, a
lawful command given or sent to him
personally.
9. Desertion. 9. Absence without leave.
10. Attempting to desert. 10. Absence without leave.
11. Stealing any property. 11. Fraudulently misapplying the
property.
12. Any offence against subsection (1) 12. Any offence against subsection (2)
of section 59. of section 59.
13. Any offence against subsection (1) 13. (a) The corresponding offence
of section 60 involving striking. involving the use of violence
other than striking;
(b) the corresponding offence
involving the offering of
violence.
14. Any offence against section 60 14. The corresponding offence
involving the use of violence other involving the offering of violence.
than striking.

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SECOND SCHEDULE

(Section 213)

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS

1. In this Schedule-
"the appointed day" means the *(1)day upon which this Act comes into operation;
*18th September, 1964.
"the Defence Act" means the Defence Act, 1955, of the former Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
2. (1) In relation to an offence against any section in Part V of the Defence Act, sections seventy-four to one hundred
and twenty-three, and sections one hundred and twenty-six to one hundred and thirty-one of this Act, and the regulations
made under these sections, shall apply as if the said section had been contained in this Act and this Act had been in force
when the offence was committed, and as if any finding or punishment having effect before the appointed day, and anything
done before that date by virtue of or in relation to such a finding or sentence, had been come to, awarded or done under
this Act:
Provided that nothing in this sub-paragraph shall render an offence capable of being tried by court-martial or dealt with
summarily, if by reason of the time or place of the commission of the offence it could not have been so tried or dealt with
under the Defence Act.
(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-paragraph (1), where any proceedings for such an offence as aforesaid have been
begun before the appointed day, any step in the proceedings taken after that day shall be deemed to be validly taken if
taken in accordance with the Defence Act and the regulations made thereunder.
(3) In section one hundred and twenty-three of this Act (which provides against trials for offences already disposed of)
references to this Act or to any provision thereof shall be construed as including respectively references to the Defence Act
and to the corresponding provision thereof.
3. Where after the appointed day a person is alleged-
(a) to have committed an offence continuing over a period beginning before that day and ending thereon or
thereafter; or
(b) to have committed an offence between two dates falling within such a period;
and the offence would be one against a provision in Part V of this Act if this Act had been in force at all material times, he
may be proceeded against as if this Act had so been in force.
4. Any instrument issued before the appointed day which authorises the convening of a court-martial shall, if in force on
that day, continue in force thereafter as if issued under this Act, and may be varied or revoked accordingly.
5. (1) A person enlisted in pursuance of the Defence Act whose term of enlistment is current at the appointed day shall
be deemed to have been enlisted under the corresponding provisions of this Act.
(2) Anything done under the provisions of the Defence Act and relating to the varying of a person's terms of enlistment
shall, if the doing thereof would have been authorised by any provisions of this Act if they had been in force when it was
done, be deemed to have been done under the last-mentioned provisions.
6. Any order authorising the discharge of a person given before the appointed day by an officer prescribed in that behalf
under the Defence Act shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (3) of section eighteen of this Act as an order of the
competent military authority.
7. The powers conferred by this Act of remitting forfeitures and deductions shall be exercisable in relation to forfeitures
and deductions imposed under the Defence Act.
8. (1 Any forfeiture of, or deduction from, pay having effect under the Defence Act immediately before the appointed
day shall, subject to paragraph 7, continue to have effect notwithstanding that the Defence Act has ceased to be in force.
(2) Any order having effect immediately before the appointed day under the provisions of the Defence Act
corresponding with sections one hundred and sixty and one hundred and sixty-one of this Act shall continue to have effect
as if made under this Act, and section one hundred and sixty-two of this Act shall apply accordingly.
9. Any document made before the appointed day which would have been admissible under the provisions of the
Defence Act shall be admissible to the like extent and in the like proceedings notwithstanding that the Defence Act has
ceased to be in force.

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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

CAP. 106
DEFENCE

THE DEFENCE (REGULAR FORCE) (PENSIONS) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
GENERAL

Regulation
1. Title
2. Interpretation
3. Pension contributions to be transfered to the Board
3A.-3H. Revoked by S.I. No. 176 of 1993

4. Pensionable service
5. Officers and members of Corps of Instructors to contribute to cost of tribute
6. Pension benefits not assignable, etc.
7. Pension to cease on bankruptcy
8. Pension to cease on imprisonment
9. Forfeiture of pension
10. Payment of benefits to widows and children of a deceased person who was
married under a system permitting of polygamy
11. Medical examination or treatment
12. Resumption of duty by persons retired on the grounds of ill health

PART II
BENEFITS ON RESIGNATION, DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL

13. Benefits on resignation or discharge

13A. Pension entitlement for Personnel who die of natural causes
14. Benefits on dismissal

PART III
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
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15. Interpretation of Part III

16. Benefits for a Commander who retires under provisions of Defence Force
(Regular Force) (Officers) Regulations
17. Benefits for other persons required to retire on grounds of age or length of
service
18. Benefits for persons required to retire on grounds of ill health
19. Benefits for persons who retire voluntarily
20. Benefits for persons transferred from Regular Force who retire from the service
of a Scheduled Government

PART IV
SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO NON-ZAMBIANS
SERVING IN THE REGULAR FORCE ON PENSIONABLE TERMS

21. Application of Part IV

22. Retirement to facilitate Zambianisation
23. Retirement following supersession for promotion
24. Additional benefits for persons required to retire
25. Right to retire voluntarily
26. Benefits on voluntary retirement

PART V
BENEFITS IN RESPECT OF INJURY OR DEATH IN THE
COURSE OF DUTY

27. Application of Part V

28. Interpretation of Part V
29. Injury benefits
30. Death benefits
30A. Special Death gratuity
31. Conditions applicable to pensions and allowances payable in terms of
regulation 29 or 30
32. Reimbursement of medical and other expenses

PART VI
DEATH BENEFITS

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33. Interpretation of Part VI

34. Death benefits: officers and members of Corps of Instructors with less than two
years' service
35. Death benefits: officers with between two and ten years' service
35A. Death of officer or warrant officer before notice or date of retirement
35B. Death of warrant officer before notice to retire or before date of retirement
36. Death benefits: other ranks
37. Pensions for widows of officers and members of Corps of Instructors
38. Pensions for children of officers and members of Corps of Instructors
38A. Gratuity Payment upon death.

PART VII
MISCELLANEOUS

39. Commutation of pensions

40. Revocation

FIRST SCHEDULE-Degree of disablement of an injured person

SECOND SCHEDULE-Calculation of the capitalised value of a pension

THIRD SCHEDULE-Commutation of pension factors

SECTIONS 12 AND 210-THE DEFENCE (REGULAR FORCE) Statutory Instrument

(PENSIONS) REGULATIONS 184 of 1966
102 of 1988
166 of 1992
Regulations by the President 176 of 1993
62 of 1995

PART I

GENERAL

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Defence (Regular Force) (Pensions) Title
Regulations.

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation

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"average pensionable emoluments" means-

(a) in the case of a person who was appointed to the Regular Force
before the *(2)commencement of these Regulations, the annual rate
of the pensionable emoluments payable to him on his last day of
pensionable service or total service, as the case may be;
* 29th April, 1966.

(b) in the case of a person who was appointed to the Regular Force on
or after the *(3)commencement of these Regulations and who-
* 29th April, 1966.

(i) has held the same rank; or

(ii) has held different ranks carrying the same maximum annual
rate of pensionable emoluments;

for a period of three years immediately preceding the date on which

he retires, the annual rate of pensionable emoluments payable to
him on his last day of pensionable service or total service, as the
case may be:

Provided that such person shall be deemed to have enjoyed the

benefit of any increase due to a revision of salaries in the
pensionable emoluments of any rank held by him as if such increase
had been payable throughout such period;

(c) in the case of a person who was appointed to the Regular Force on
or after the *(4)commencement of these Regulations and whose
pensionable service or total service, as the case may be, amounts
to less than three years, the average of the annual rates of the
pensionable emoluments to which that person was entitled during
his period of pensionable service or total service, as the case may
be:
* 29th April, 1966.

Provided that such person shall be deemed to have enjoyed the

benefit of any increase due to a revision of salaries in the
pensionable emoluments of any rank held by him as if such increase
had been payable throughout such period;

(d) in the case of any other person, one-third of the aggregate of his
pensionable emoluments during the period of three years
immediately preceding the date on which he retires:

Provided that-

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(i) the average pensionable emoluments of a person calculated in

accordance with this paragraph shall in no case be less than
they would have been had he retired immediately prior to his
appointment to any rank held by him during his last three years
of service;

(ii) such person shall be deemed to have enjoyed the benefit of

any increase due to a revision of salaries in the pensionable
emoluments of any rank held by him as if such increase had
been payable throughout such period;

"Board" means the Civil Service (Local Conditions) Pensions Board;

"child" means an unmarried legitimate or legitimated son or daughter (including a

posthumous child, stepchild or child legally adopted) under the age of
eighteen years, of an officer, retired officer, member of the Corps of
Instructors or former Federal Instructor or person to whom regulation 29 or
30 applies;

"Corps of Instructors" means the body of the Regular Force which has been
declared to be the Corps of Instructors for the purposes of the Act;

"dependant" means the wife, child or such other relative dependent upon a
member of the Regular Force for maintenance as the Permanent Secretary
may recognise for the purposes of these Regulations;

"emoluments factor" means-

KA
KA+KB;

Where KA = the total of the pensionable emoluments received by the

person concerned during his service in the Regular Force;

KB = the total of the emoluments accepted as pensionable by the

Scheduled Government or Scheduled Governments concerned
during the period of service of the person concerned under that
Scheduled Government or Scheduled Governments:

Provided that where part only of any service is taken into account
as total service, a proportionate part only of the total emoluments
paid during that service shall be taken into account for the purpose
of determining KA or KB;

"former Federal Instructor" means a member of the Corps of Instructors who was
appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of the Defence
Forces of the ormer Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on or after the
1st October, 1963;

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"former Federal officer" means an officer who was appointed to the Regular Force
either as an officer or as a member of the Corps of Instructors on transfer
from the service of the Defence Forces of the former Federation of
Rhodesia and Nyasaland on or after the 1st October, 1963;

"the Government" means, in respect of any period before the 24th October, 1964,
the Government of the former Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia, and in
respect of any period on or after that date, the Government of the Republic
of Zambia;

"Government medical officer" means a medical practitioner serving in the Defence

Force or a medical practitioner serving in the public service of Zambia;

"gratuity" means a lump sum payment;

"medical board" means a board of not less than three medical practitioners, one of
whom shall be a Government medical officer, appointed and constituted
from time to time by the Senior Medical Officer in the Regular Force for the
purpose of carrying out functions imposed under these Regulations on a
medical board;

"medical certificate" means a certificate given by a medical authority specified in

these Regulations regarding-

(a) the fitness or otherwise of a person to perform his work;

(b) the nature of the incapacity, if any, of a person;

(c) the period of leave, if any, which, in the opinion of the medical
authority, is necessary and indispensable for the recovery of the
health of a person;

"medical practitioner" means a person registered as a medical practitioner under Cap. 297
the Medical and Allied Professions Act;

"officer" means a person holding commissioned rank.

"pension" means an annual pension payable during the lifetime of the recipient
unless under these Regulations it is payable for a shorter period;

"Pension Authority" means the Commander.

"pensionable age" means-

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(i) in the case of a soldier other than a warrant officer the forty-fifth
anniversary of his date of birth;

(ii) in the case of an officer and a warrant officer the fifty-fifth

anniversary of his date of birth:

Provided that if the President considers that it is desirable in the

public interest and under conditions to be agreed upon, he may
allow that officer or warrant officer to continue serving in the Regular
Force until he is sixty years of age.

"pensionable emoluments" means-

(a) in respect of service in the Regular Force-

(i) in the case of an officer or a member of the Corps of

Instructors who was appointed to the Regular Force before the
*(5)commencement of these Regulations-
*29th April, 1966.

A. pay; and

B. an amount calculated at the rate of one-sixth of such

person's pay or K516 per annum, whichever is the less;
and

C. personal allowance;

(ii) in the case of any other person-

A. pay; and

B. personal allowance; and

C. any amount in respect of ration allowance which the

Government may have directed should be deemed to be a
pensionable allowance;

(b) in respect of service with a Scheduled Government, emoluments

which count for pension in accordance with the provisions of any law
of that Scheduled Government dealing with such service:

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Provided that a person shall be deemed to have received his full

pensionable emoluments during any period when he is on leave with
reduced pensionable emoluments or without pensionable
emoluments;

"pensionable service" means pensionable service in accordance with the

provisions of regulation 4;

*29th April, 1966.

"Permanent Secretary" means the permanent secretary for the Personnel Division
at Cabinet Office;

"personal allowance" means a special addition to pay granted personally to a

member of the Regular Force, but does not include such addition if it is
granted subject to the condition that it shall not be pensionable;

"retired member of the Corps of Instructors" means a member of the Corps of

Instructors who has retired and is in receipt of a pension awarded under
these Regulations other than a pension awarded under Part V;

"retired officer" means an officer who has retired and is in receipt of a pension
awarded under these Regulations other than a pension awarded under Part
V;

"Scheduled Government" means-

(a) any Government or Administration included in the Schedule to the Cap. 266
European Officers' Pensions Regulations; and

(b) any other Government or Administration the President may

determine to be a Scheduled Government for the purposes of these
Regulations:

Provided that-

(i) service in the public service of Zambia, and the Teaching

Service shall be deemed to be service under a Scheduled
Government for the purposes of these Regulations;

(ii) the President may determine that service in any public service,
public corporation or public organisation or the like shall be
deemed to be service under a Scheduled Government for the
purposes of these Regulations;

"Secretary" means Secretary of the Board

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"Soldier" means a non-commissioned officer and includes a warrant officer;

"Teaching Service" means the Teaching Service described in the Teaching Service Cap. 102
Regulations;

"total service" means the continous period of a transferred person's pensionable

service in the Regular Force and any service under any Scheduled
Government which may be taken into account by such Scheduled
Government for the purpose of calculating pension or gratuity:

Provided that service under the age of eighteen years shall not reckon as
total service;

"transferred person" means a person transferred to or from the Regular Force from
or to a Scheduled Government:

Provided that a person shall be deemed to have been transferred only if the
President and the Scheduled Government concerned mutually agree to
treat such person as having been transferred;

"Unified African Teaching Service" means the Unified African Teaching Service Cap. 135
which was established in accordance with section three of the African
Education Act;

"year" means a calendar year.

(As amended by S.I. Nos. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 62 of 1995)

3. All pension contributions and other transferred payments made by members of Pension contributions
the Defence Force to the general revenues of the Republic prior to the commencement of to be transferred to the
these Regulations shall be transferred to the Board and be administered in accordance Board
with these Regulations.
(As amended by S.I. No. 176 of 1993)

3A.-3H. Revoked by S.I. No. 176 of 1993.

4. (1) Pensionable service means continuous service in the Regular Force on or Pensionable service
after a person' eighteenth birthday and shall include-

(a) time spent on duty;

(b) time spent on leave; and

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(c) time spent on attachment or secondment to any other military, naval or air
force or to the service of a Scheduled Government.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), where any person who has
had previous service in the Regular Force is later appointed to employment in the Regular
Force within two years of the termination of his previous service, such previous service
shall be reckoned as pensionable service if-

(a) he is not a person required to resume duty under the provisions of

regulation 12; and

(b) he was not previously serving on a short service commission; and

(c) he did not receive a gratuity or pension under these Regulations, other than
a pension under regulation 29; and

(d) being a person who has been paid any sum or sums in respect of his
previous service or any portion thereof under the provisions of regulation 13
or sub-regulation (4) of regulation 14, he enters into a written undertaking
within a period of three months of the date of his later appointment to
employment in the Regular Force whereby he agrees to make payment to
the Government of an amount equal to such sum or sums plus interest at
the rate of 5 per centum per annum thereon, from the day following the date
on which such sum or sums accrued to him until payment is made.

(3) Pensionable service shall not include any period of service during which a
person-

(a) is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment imposed under the Act by a

court-martial or civil court; or

(b) is being treated as an in-patient at a hospital for an illness or injury which a

Government medical officer certifies was occasioned by an offence in
respect of which such person has been convicted under the Act; or

(c) is absent in circumstances constituting the offence of desertion or absence

without leave; or

(d) serves on a short service engagement, unless such person-

(i) is appointed on a permanent regular engagement; and
(ii) elects not to receive any gratuity or other benefit which may be
payable to him in respect of such short service engagement under
any written law.

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(4) Where a person has entered into an undertaking to make payment of an amount
in terms of paragraph (d) of sub-regulation (2) and such amount is not paid in full within
one month after the date on which he entered into such undertaking, such amount shall be
paid by such instalments and in such manner as the Chief Paymaster may determine.

5. (1) An officer, soldier or a member of the Corps of Instructors shall pay the Board Officers and members
seven and half per centum of his personal emoluments during pensionable service. of Corps of instructors
to contribute to cost of
tribute

(2) The payment of contributions payable by a person under sub-regulation (1) shall
ordinarily be effected by deducting such amounts from his pensionable emoluments.

(3) All amounts paid to the Board under this regulation shall be paid into the general
revenues of the Republic.

(4) All benefits payable under Part IV of the Regulations shall be paid from the
general revenues of the Republic.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

6. A pension benefit granted under these Regulations shall not be assignable or Pension benefits not
transferable except for the purpose of satisfying- assignable, etc.

(a) a debt due to the Government;

(b) an order of any court for the periodical payment of sums of money towards
the maintenance of the wife or former wife or child of the person to whom
the pension benefit has been granted;
and shall not be liable to be attached, sequestered or levied upon for, or in respect of, any
debt or claim whatever except a debt to the Government.

7. If any person to whom a pension benefit involving periodical payments has been Pension to cease on
granted under these Regulations is adjudicated a bankrupt or is declared insolvent by a bankruptcy
judgment of the Court, then such benefit shall forthwith cease:

Provided always that in a case where a pension benefit ceases by reason of

bankruptcy or insolvency of the pensioner, the Pension Authority may from time to time
during the remainder of such pensioner's life or during a shorter period or periods, either
continued or discontinued, as it shall think fit, cause all or any part of the moneys to which
such pensioner would have been entitled had he not become a bankrupt or insolvent to be
paid to, or applied for the maintenance and personal support or benefit of all or any, to the
exclusion of all other or others, of the following persons, namely, such pensioner and any
wife, child or children of his in such proportions and manner as the Pension Authority
thinks proper and such moneys shall be paid or applied accordingly.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992
and 176 of 1993)

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8. If any person to whom a pension benefit involving periodical payments has been Pension to cease on
granted under these Regulations is convicted of any offence and is required to undergo a imprisonment
period of imprisonment exceeding three months, the payment of his pension shall, if the
Pension Authority so directs, be discontinued during the whole or part of the period of
imprisonment:

Provided that the Pension Authority may authorise the payment of the whole or any
portion of the pension in respect of the period during which it has been so discontinued to
or for the benefit of such dependant or dependants of the pensioner as the Pension
Authority may determine.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992
and 176 of 1993)

9. The Pension Authority may declare forfeit, suspend or reduce the pension of Forfeiture of pension
any person who has been awarded a pension benefit involving periodical payments under
the provisions of these Regulations and who is found guilty by a court of-
(a) misappropriating public moneys or property of the Government; or
(b) making any false statement for the purpose of obtaining a pension knowing
the statement to be false or not believing it to be true
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 1667 of 1993 and 176 of 1993)

10. (1) Where a person who was married under a system permitting of polygamy Payment of benefits to
dies and a pension or other benefit is payable under the provisions of regulation 30, 35, widows and children of
36, 37 or 38, then that pension or other benefit shall be calculated as if there had been a deceased person
who was married
only one widow of that person and shall be divided equally into the same number of parts under a system
as the number of widows surviving at the date of the person's death. permitting of polygamy

(2) Each surviving widow of the deceased person shall be paid one part of the
pension or other benefit calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (1).

(3) A pension payable to a widow under this regulation shall cease on the date on
which she marries or dies, and the pension for the remaining widow, or widows, if any,
shall not be increased.

(4) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (5), when a person who was married
under a system permitting of polygamy dies and a pension is payable under the provisions
of regulation 30 or 38 in respect of the children, then that pension shall be calculated on
the pension payable as if there had been one widow.

(5) Paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 30 and the proviso to

sub-regulation (1) of regulation 38 shall only apply from the date on which the last widow's
pension ceases in terms of sub-regulation (3).

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11. (1) Any person who is in receipt of a pension or allowance under regulation 18 Medical examination
or 29 may be required by the Commander to submit to a medical examination or to or treatment
undergo medical or surgical treatment-

(a) if he is receiving a pension under regulation 18, at any time within a period
of two years from the date of his retirement;

(b) if he is a person to whom regulation 29 applies and is in receipt of a person

or allowance under that regulation, at any time.

(2) If any person referred to in sub-regulation (1) fails to submit himself to the
examination or to undergo the treatment required by the Commander his right to a
pension or allowance under regulation 18 or 29, as the case may be, shall, if the Pension
Authority concurs, cease as from the date on which he fails to do so:

Provided that-

(i) if at any time thereafter he submits himself to the examination or to undergo

the treatment required by the Commander, the pension or allowance shall
be revived-
(a) in the case of a pension payable under regulation 18, where a
person is not certified as being fit to resume duty or is not required
to resume duty, with effect from the date on which it ceased to be
payable;
(b) in the case of a pension or allowance payable under regulation 29,
with effect from the date on which the person submits himself to that
examination or undergoes that treatment;

(ii) in any event, the pension shall be restored with effect from the person's
pensionable age.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

12. (1) If any person who is receiving a pension under regulation 18 is, within two Resumption of duty by
years of the date of his retirement and before his pensionable age, certified by a medical persons retired on the
board to be fit to resume duty in the Regular Force, he may, subject to the provisions of grounds of ill health
sub-regulation (2), be required by the Pension Authority to resume duty in that Force. If
the person refuses to resume duty without reasonable cause, his right to a pension under
regulation 18 shall cease with effect from the date on which he is required to resume duty:

Provided that in any event the pension shall be restored with effect from the person's
pensionable age.

(2) The following provisions shall apply in relation to any person required to resume
duty under sub-regulation (1):

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(a) the pensionable emoluments attaching to the rank to which he is appointed

shall not, without his consent, be less than the pensionable emoluments
received by him immediately before the date of his retirement;

(b) he shall not, without his consent, be appointed to a rank lower than the rank
held by him before the date of his retirement;

(c) the pension which he was receiving under regulation 18 shall cease with
effect from the date of his resumption of duty;

(d) his pensionable service shall not be deemed to have been interrupted by
the period during which he was receiving pension under regulation 18, but
that period shall not form part of his pensionable service.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

PART II

BENEFITS ON RESIGNATION, DISCHARGE OR DISMISSAL

13. A person, other than a former Federal Instructor, who is required to contribute Benefits on resignation
under the provisions of regulation 5 and who resigns or is discharged in circumstances or discharge
under which no pension or gratuity is payable to him under these Regulations, other than
a pension under the provisions of regulation 29, shall be entitled to receive-
(a) if his pensionable service or total service, as the case may be, amounts to
less than two years, to a refund of the amounts paid by him under
regulation 5.
(b) if his pensionable service or total service, as the case may be, amounts to
twenty years or more but less than twenty-five years, a gratuity calculated
as follows:
KX x 2;
(c) if his pensionable service or total service, as the case may be, amounts to
twenty-five years or more, a gratuity calculated as follows:
2 x KX + (2 x KX x Y) ;
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Where KX = the total amount paid by the person under regulation 5;
Y = the number of completed years during which the person has been
required to contribute under the provisions of regulation 5.
(As amended by S.I. No. 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

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13A. Any person serving in the Defence Force who is required to contribute under Pension entitlement
regulation 5 and who dies from any natural cause not entitling him to any pension or for personnel who die
gratuity under these Regulations, other than under the provisions of regulation 29, shall be of natural causes
entitled, if his pensionable service or total service, as the case may be, amounts to two
years or more but less than twenty years, to a gratuity calculated as follows:

KX + KX x 19 x B
400

Where KX = the total amount paid to the person under regulation 5; and

B = the number of completed years during which the person has been required to
contribute under regulation 5.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

14. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulations (2) and (3), a person who is Benefits on dismissal
dismissed from the Regular Force shall forfeit all right to the award of a pension or
gratuity.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), a former Federal officer or

former Federal Instructor who is discharged or dismissed from the Regular Force in
circumstances in which no pension is otherwise payable to him under these Regulations,
other than a pension awarded under regulation 29, shall be entitled, as from the day
following the date of his discharge or dismissal, to receive a pension equal to the pension,
but exclusive of any additional abolition of office pension for which he would have been
entitled under the provisions of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Dissolution)
Order in Council, 1963, had he retired from the Defence Forces of the former Federation
of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on the date of his transfer to the Regular Force.

(3) The President may award to a person who is dismissed and who is not entitled
to a pension under sub-regulation (2)-

(a) if that person's pensionable service or total service, as the case may be,
amounts to less than ten years, such gratuity as the President may
determine;

(b) if that person's pensionable service or total service, as the case may be,
amounts to ten years or more, such pension or gratuity as the President
may determine.

(4) A person who is dismissed and who is not awarded a pension or gratuity under
sub-regulation (2) or (3) shall be refunded any payments he may have made under the
provisions of regulation 5.

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PART III

RETIREMENT BENEFITS

15. For the purposes of this Part- Interpretation of Part

III

KA = average pensionable emoluments;

KB = the annual rate of the pensionable emoluments taken by the Scheduled

Government concerned for the purpose of calculating a person's pension or
gratuity;

C = emoluments factor.

d = completed months of pensionable service;

e = completed months of total service;

(As amended by S.I. No. 176 of 1993)

16. Subject to the provisions of Parts I and V, a Commander who is required to retire under the Benefit
provisions of regulation 9 of the Defence (Regular Force) (Officers) Regulations, 1960, shall be entitled as Comma
from the date of his retirement- who ret
under
(a) if he was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a Scheduled provisio
Government, to receive a pension calculated as follows: Defenc

KA x e
______________________________________________________________
xC;
the age at which the officer or soldier retires
expressed in complete months
(b) if he was not appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a Scheduled
Government, to receive a pension calculated as follows:

KA x d
______________________________________________________________

the age at which the officer or soldier retires

expressed in complete months
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988)

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17. Subject to the provisions of Parts I and IV, a person who is required to retire from the Regular Benefit
Force shall- other p
require
(a) in the case of a Commander to whom neither regulation 16 nor 18 applies; or retire o
ground
(b) in the case of an officer other than a Commander to whom regulation 9 of the Defence or leng
(Regular Force) (Officers) Regulations, 1960, applies; or service
(c) in the case of a soldier to whom regulation 8 or item (xviii) of the Third Schedule to the
Defence Force (Regular Force) (Enlistment and Service) Regulations applies;
be entitled, as from the date of his retirement-
(i) if he was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a Scheduled
Government and his total service amounts to less than ten years, to receive a gratuity
calculated as follows:
KA x e x 5
______________________________________________________________
xC;
the age at which the officer or soldier retires
expressed in complete months
(ii) if he was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a Scheduled
Government and his total service amounts to ten years or more, to receive a pension
calculated as follows:
KA x e
______________________________________________________________
xC;
the age at which the officer or soldier retires
expressed in complete months
(iii) if he was not appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a Scheduled
Government and his pensionable service amounts to less than ten years, to receive a gratuity
calculated as follows:

KA x d x 5
__________________________________
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

(iv) if he was not appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a Scheduled
Government and his pensionable service amounts to ten years or more, to receive a pension
calculated as follows:

KA x d
__________________________________
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988)

18. Subject to the provisions of Parts I and IV, a person who is required to retire Benefits for persons
from the Regular Force because he is medically unfit shall be entitled, as from the date of required to retire on
his retirement- grounds of ill health

(a) if his medical grading is, in the opinion of the Pension Authority, due to an
infirmity contracted or occasioned by his default but not contracted or
occasioned deliberately with the intention of escaping a duty or of qualifying
for a benefit under these Regulations, and-

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(i) he was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service
of a Scheduled Government-

A if his total service amounts to less than ten years, to receive a gratuity calculated
as follows:

KA x e
__________________________________ x 5 x C; or
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

B. if his total service amounts to ten years or more, to receive a pension calculated as
follows:
KA x e
__________________________________ x C; or
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

(ii) he was not appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the
service of a Scheduled Government-

A. if his pensionable service amounts to less than ten years, to receive a gratuity
calculated as follows:
KA x d
__________________________________ x 5; or
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

B. if his pensionable service amounts to ten years or more, to receive a pension

calculated as follows:

KA x d
________________________________;
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months
(b) if his medical grading is, in the opinion of the Pension Authority, due to an infirmity contracted
or occasioned without his default, and-

(i) he was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service
of a Scheduled Government-

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A. if his total service amounts to less than ten years, to receive a gratuity calculated
as follows:
KA x d
__________________________________ x 5 x C; or
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

B. if his total service amounts to ten years or more, to receive a pension calculated as
follows:

{ KA x e
________________________________x C
the age at which the officer or soldier
}
retires expressed in complete months

( KA x f x 7)
+ ______________________________________________ ;
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

(ii) he was not appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the
service of a Scheduled Government-

A. if his pensionable service amounts to less than ten years, to receive a gratuity
calculated as follows:

KA x d
________________________________________________
x 5; or
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

B. if his pensionable service amounts to ten years or more, to receive a pension

calculated as follows:

KA x d
________________________________________________

the age at which the officer or soldier

retires expressed in complete months

KA x f x 7
______________
+
6000:

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Provided that an officer who is required to retire from the Regular Force because he
is medically unfit and who is entitled to receive only a gratuity under the provisions of this
regulation shall, in addition, be refunded any payments made by him under regulation 5.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

19. Subject to the provisions of Parts I and IV, a person to whom this Part applies Benefits for persons
and who elects to retire from the Regular Force at any time after completing ten or more who retire voluntarily
years' pensionable service or total service, as the case may be, shall be entitled, as from
the date of his retirement-
(a) if he was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a
Scheduled Government and-

(i) if his total service amounts to less than twenty years, to receive a gratuity calculated as
follows:
KA x e
________________________________________________
x 5 x C; or
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

(ii) if his total service amounts to twenty years or more, to receive a pension calculated as
follows:
KA x e
______________________________________________
x C;
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months
(b) if he was not appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a Scheduled
Government, and-

(i) if his pensionable service amounts to less than twenty years, to receive a gratuity
calculated as follows:
KA x d
__________________________________________
x 5; or
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

(ii) if his pensionable service amounts to twenty years or more, to receive a pension
calculated as follows:
KA x d
______________________________________________

the age at which the officer or soldier

retires expressed in complete months
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988)

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20. (1) A person who is transferred from the Regular Force to the service of a Benefits for persons
Scheduled Government and who is required either by that Scheduled Government or by transferred from
any other Scheduled Government to which he may have been subsequently transferred to Regular Force who
retire from the service
retire- of a Scheduled
Government

(a) on the abolition of his post; or

(b) to facilitate improvement in the organisation of the service to which he

belongs by which greater economy or efficiency can be effected;
in circumstances in which he qualifies for the award of a pension under any pensions
legislation of the Scheduled Government, shall be entitled as from the date of his
retirement to receive a pension calculated as follows:

KB x e
______________________________________________
x C.
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

(2) A person who is transferred from the Regular Force to the service of a
Scheduled Government and who is required or permitted, either by that Scheduled
Government or any other Scheduled Government to which he may have been
subsequently transferred, to retire in circumstances in which he qualifies for the award of a
pension or gratuity under any pensions legislation of the Scheduled Government, but to
whom sub-regulation (1) does not apply, shall be entitled as from the date of his
retirement-

(a) if his total service amounts to less than ten years, to receive a gratuity
calculated as follows:

KB x e
______________________________________________
x 5 x C;
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

(b) if his total service amounts to ten years or more, to receive a pension
calculated as follows:

KB x e
______________________________________________
x C.
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988)

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PART IV

SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO NON-ZAMBIANS

SERVING IN THE REGULAR FORCE ON PENSIONABLE TERMS

21. This Part shall apply only to persons serving on pensionable terms in the Application of Part IV
Regular Force who are citizens of a country other than Zambia notwithstanding that they
may also be citizens of the Republic.

22. (1) The Commander may, with the approval of the President, by notice in writing Retirement to facilitate
require a person to whom this Part applies to retire to facilitate the appointment of a Zambianisation
person who is a Zambian citizen and who is not a citizen of any other country to the
Regular Force or to facilitate the promotion of a person who is a Zambian citizen and who
is not a citizen of any other country to the rank held by the person to whom this Part
applies.

(2) Any notice given under sub-regulation (1) requiring a person to retire shall-

(a) in the case of a person who is on leave when he is given notice, specify the
date on which he shall so retire, which shall, if the period of leave for which
he is eligible on the date upon which he is given notice-
(i) is not less than six months, be the date upon which such leave
expires; or
(ii) is less than six months, be a date six months after the date upon
which he is given notice and his leave shall be extended accordingly
on full pensionable emoluments;

(b) in the case of any other person, specify the period which shall not be less
than six months from the date upon which he is given notice, at the
expiration of which period he shall proceed upon leave pending retirement:

Provided that, with the consent of the person concerned, the notice may specify a
shorter period than six months.

(3) In the case of a person to whom paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (2) applies, he
shall, if the period of leave on full pensionable emoluments for which he is eligible at the
expiry of the period of notice is less than six months, be granted such additional leave on
full pensionable emoluments as will bring the aggregate period of such leave up to six
months.

(4) A person to whom this regulation applies shall be granted the travel benefits and
baggage facilities to which a person of his rank would be eligible when proceeding on
leave pending retirement.

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(5) A person to whom this regulation applies and who is on leave when he is given
notice, shall, if he returns to his station to settle his affairs, be granted the travel facilities
to and from his station for himself only for which he would have been eligible had he been
proceeding on privilege leave, and be eligible for subsistence allowance at the rates then
current for the period (not exceeding ten days) of his stay at his station.

(6) Any person to whom this Part applies shall not be compulsorily retired from the
Regular Force for the purpose of facilitating the appointment or promotion of a Zambian
citizen except in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.

23. (1) In the event of a person who is a citizen of Zambia and who is not a citizen Retirement following
of any other country being promoted in preference to a person to whom this Part applies supersession for
and who would otherwise have been promoted on the grounds of seniority and merit, the promotion
person so superseded shall be informed by notice in writing by the Commander that he
has been superseded for promotion in the interests of Zambianisation, and that he may
retire in accordance with the provisions of this regulation.

(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulations (3), (4) and (5), any person given
notice under the provisions of sub-regulation (1) that he has been superseded for
promotion in the interests of Zambianisation may, if he so wishes and has not
subsequently been promoted, elect to retire at any time.

(3) Any person not on leave when given notice under the provisions of
sub-regulation (1) and who, not having been absent on leave since being given such
notice, within six months of being given such notice elects to retire in accordance with
sub-regulation (2) shall-

(a) be permitted to proceed on leave pending retirement on any date within six
months of the date upon which he was given such notice; and

(b) if his leave (including any deferred leave) for which he is eligible on the date
on which he proceeds on leave pending retirement is less than six months,
be granted additional leave to bring his period of leave up to a total of six
months; and

(c) be granted the travel benefits and baggage facilities to which a person of
his rank would be eligible when proceeding on leave pending retirement.

(4) Any person who is on leave when given notice under the provisions of
sub-regulation (1) and who elects forthwith to retire, shall-

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(a) if the period of leave (including any deferred leave) for which he is
eligible on the date on which he is given such notice is less than six
months, be granted additional leave to bring his period of leave up to six
months; and

(b) if he returns to his station to settle his affairs, be granted the travel facilities
to and from his station for himself only for which he would have been
eligible had he been proceeding on privilege leave, and subsistence
allowance at the rates then current for the period (not exceeding ten days)
of his stay at his station.

(5) Any person who is given notice under sub-regulation (1) and who, not being on
leave when given such notice, does not proceed on leave pending retirement under the
provisions of sub-regulation (3) or, if he is on leave when given such notice, does not elect
to retire forthwith under the provisions of sub-regulation (4) may, until and unless he is
subsequently promoted, elect to retire by giving notice in accordance with the provisions
of regulation 25.

24. Any person to whom this Part applies and who is required to retire shall, in lieu Additional benefits for
of any other benefit provided by these Regulations other than a benefit provided under persons required to
Part V, be granted, as from the date of his retirement, a pension calculated as follows: retire

(a) in the case of a person who was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer
from the service of a Schedule Government-

{ KA x B

the age at which the officer or soldier

retires expressed in complete months
xC } + KY;

(b) in any other case-

KA x B
______________________________________________
+ KY;
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months
Where KA = the annual rate of the person's pensionable emoluments on his last day
of pensionable service or total service, as the case may be;
B = number of completed months of total service or pensionable service, as the case
may be;
C = the age at which the officer or soldier retires expressed in complete months;

KY = KA x B
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Provided that-
(i) the pension so calculated shall not exceed seven-tenths of the annual rate
of the highest pensionable emoluments received by the person at any time
in the course of his pensionable service or total service, as the case may
be;
(ii) the pension shall not exceed the pension for which the person would have
been entitled if he had continued until the age of fifty-five years to hold the
rank held by him at the date of his retirement, having received all scale
increments for which he would have been eligible by that date and, in the
case of a transferred person, if all his total service had been pensionable
service;
(iii) a person who is required to retire because he is medically unfit shall be
given the opportunity to elect to receive a pension calculated in accordance
with regulation 18 in lieu of a pension calculated under this regulation;
(iv) a former Federal Officer or a former Federal Instructor may elect that his
pension under this regulation shall be calculated without the addition of KY
and that instead he shall receive a gratuity equal to half the compensation
for which he would be entitled if he were an "entitled officer" for the
purposes of the Zambia (Compensation and Retiring Benefits) Order, 1964.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988)

25. Any person to whom this Part applies may retire voluntarily at any time if- Right to retire
voluntarily
(a) having been on duty for not less than three months since last returning from
leave, he gives six months' notice in writing of his intention to retire to the
Commander; or
(b) having been granted leave for a period of not less than four months, he
gives notice of his intention to retire to the Commander in writing not less
than two months before such leave commences:

Provided that the Commander may at his discretion accept shorter notice if he thinks
fit.

26. (1) Any person who retires voluntarily under the provisions of regulation 25 and Benefits on voluntary
who has completed less than twenty-four months' service (excluding leave) in the Regular retirement
Force after the 9th January, 1964, shall be entitled, as from the date of his retirement, to
receive a pension calculated as follows:

(a) in the case of a person who was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer
from the service of a Scheduled Government -

KA x B
________________________________________________
x C;
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

(b) in any other case-

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KA x D
________________________________________________
x C;
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

Where KA = the annual rate of the person's pensionable emoluments on his

last day of pensionable service or total service, as the case may be;

B = completed months of total service;

C = the age at which an officer or soldier retires expressed in completed

months.

D = completed months of pensionable service.

(2) A former Federal Officer or a former Federal Instructor shall, in addition to the
pension payable under sub-regulation (1), be entitled to receive a further pension
calculated as follows:

(a) if he has completed twelve months or more, but less than eighteen months'
service in the Regular Force after the 9th January, 1964-

KX
3;

(b) if he has completed eighteen months but less than twenty-four months'
service in the Regular Force after the 9th January, 1964-

KX x 2
3;

(c) if he has completed twenty-four months' service in the Regular Force after
the 9th January, 1964, but is not eligible for a pension under the provisions
of sub-regulation (3)-

KX:

Where KX = the additional abolition of office pension, if any, to which the

person would have been entitled under the provisions of the Federation of
Rhodesia and Nyasaland (Dissolution) Order in Council, 1963, had he
retired from the service of the Government of the former Federation of
Rhodesia and Nyasaland on the date of his transfer to the Regular Force.

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(3) Any person who retires voluntarily under the provisions of regulation 25 and who
has completed two years' service (excluding leave) in the Regular Force after the 9th
January, 1964, shall be entitled to receive as from the date of his retirement a pension
calculated as follows:

(a) in the case of a person who has appointed to the Regular Force on transfer
from the service of a Scheduled Government-

{ KA x B

the age at which the officer or soldier

retires expressed in complete months
xC } + KD;

(b) in any other case-

KA x B
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x KD;
the age at which the officer or soldier
retires expressed in complete months

Where KA = the annual rate of the person's pensionable emoluments on his

last day of total service or pensionable service, as the case may be;

B = the number of the person's completed months of total service or

pensionable service, as the case may be;

C = the age at which an officer or a soldier retires expressed in complete

months;

D = KA x B.
1800

(4) No pension payable under this regulation shall exceed seven-tenths of the
annual rate of the highest pensionable emoluments received by that person during his
pensionable service or total service, as the case may be, and further, shall not exceed the
pension which the person would have been entitled to receive if he had continued until the
age of fifty-five years to hold the rank held by him at the date of his retirement, having
received all scale increments for which he would have been eligible by that date and, in
the case of a transferred person, if all his total service had been pensionable service.

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(5) A person who retires voluntarily under the provisions of regulation 25 shall be
granted the travel and baggage facilities for which he would be eligible if proceeding on
leave pending retirement.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988)

PART V

BENEFITS IN RESPECT OF INJURY OR DEATH IN

THE COURSE OF DUTY

27. This Part applies to all persons serving in the Regular Force. Application of Part V

28. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation of Part V

"emoluments" means-

(a) in the case of a person to whom regulation 29 applies, either-

(i) the annual rate of his pensionable emoluments or the annual

rate of his emoluments which would be accepted as
pensionable emoluments if he were serving on pensionable
terms before the date on which a temporary allowance or
pension first became payable to him, but for the provisions of
sub-regulation (10) of regulation 29; or

(ii) in the case where an injury does not manifest itself until after
that person has ceased to serve in the Regular Force, the
annual rate of his pensionable emoluments, or the annual
rate of his emoluments which would be accepted as
pensionable emoluments if he had been serving on
pensionable terms at the date he received the injury or, if the
date of the injury is not established to the satisfaction of the
Pension Authority, the annual rate of his said emoluments at
a date determined by the Pension Authority;

(b) in the case of a person to whom regulation 30 applies-

(i) if that person has been awarded a pension, or a gratuity in lieu

of a pension, under regulation 29 in respect of the injury which
was the cause of the death, his emoluments as defined in
paragraph (a);

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(ii) if that person has not been awarded a pension, or a gratuity in

lieu of a pension, under regulation 29 in respect of the injury
which was the cause of his death, the annual rate of his
pensionable emoluments which would be accepted as
pensionable if he had been serving on pensionable terms at
the date he received the injury or, if the date of the injury is not
established to the satisfaction of the Pension Authority, the
annual rate of his said emoluments at a date fixed by the
Pension Authority;

"injury" means-

(a) ill health, physical or mental unfitness, physical or mental incapacity

or personal injury which, in the opinion of the Pension Authority, is
caused by or due to the discharge of the person's duties; or

(b) the aggravation to a material extent of ill health, physical or mental

unfitness, physical or mental incapacity, or personal injury, which
aggravation, in the opinion of the Pension Authority, is caused by or
due to the person's duties without any misconduct or serious
negligence on the person's part:

Provided that for the purposes of this definition a person who is

participating in any regimental sport, recreational training, display or
competition authorised by his commanding officer shall be deemed
to be discharging his duties while so participating;

"material extent", in relation to an injury which has been aggravated by the

discharge of the person' duties, means-

(a) where the degree of disablement which would have been applicable
had the whole of the condition of the person been caused by the
discharge of his duties (hereinafter in this paragraph called his full
degree of disablement) is less than 20 per centum, a degree of
disablement of 5 per centum or more, which is not less than one-half
of his full degree of disablement;

(b) in cases not falling under paragraph (a), a degree of disablement of

at least 10 per centum.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

29. (1) This regulation applies to any person who sustains an injury. Injury benefits

(2) The Commander may grant to any person to whom this regulation applies, sick
leave, with full pay-

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(a) for a period of, or for periods not exceeding in the aggregate ninety days on
production of a medical certificate given by the medical practitioner or
dentist, as the case may be, of the person to whom this regulation applies
or, if the Commander desires the production of a medical certificate given
by a medical practitioner or dentist, as the case may be, nominated by him,
the production of that certificate;

(b) in addition to sick leave granted under paragraph (a), for a further period of,
or for further periods not exceeding in the aggregate ninety days on
production of a medical certificate given by a Government medical officer
or, if the Commander desires the production of a certificate given by a
medical board, on production of that certificate;

(c) in addition to any sick leave granted under paragraphs (a) and (b), for such
further periods, being not more than one hundred and eighty days each, as
may be recommended by a medical board:

Provided that-

(i) no one continuous period of sick leave granted under this sub-regulation
shall exceed five hundred and forty days;

(ii) the Commander shall not grant any further period of sick leave under this
sub-regulation if the Pension Authority is satisfied, after considering the
report of a medical board, that the person to whom this regulation applies
will be permanently unfit for further service in the Regular Force and deems
his degree of disablement to have reached a final and stationary condition.

(3) The degree of disablement of a person to whom this regulation applies shall be-

(a) in respect of disabilities mentioned in the First Schedule, the percentage

indicated in that Schedule;

(b) in respect of any disability not mentioned in the First Schedule, such
percentage as may be assessed by a medical board on the percentage of
disability.

(4) In making a report under paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (3), a medical board
shall make a comparison of the condition of the person to whom this regulation applies
with the condition of a normal healthy person of the same age and sex without taking into
account the earning capacity, in his disabled condition, of the person to whom this
regulation applies in his own or any other trade or occupation.

(5) In the case where a person to whom this regulation applies has two or more
disabilities which are the result of one or more injuries, the degree of disablement shall be
determined in relation to the combined disabilities, but shall in no case exceed 100 per
centum.
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(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, if the Pension Authority deems
the degree of disablement of a person to whom this regulation applies to be inadequate by
reason of the particular consequences of the disablement in relation to the special nature
of that person's occupation, it may assess the degree of disablement at such percentage,
being not more than 100 per centum, as it may deem equitable in the circumstances:

Provided that, if there is any material improvement in the earning capacity of a

person to whom this regulation applies, the Pension Authority may reduce or vary any
assessment made under this sub-regulation to a percentage not lower than that fixed by
or under the provisions of sub-regulation (3), (5) or (12).

(7) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (11), a person to whom this regulation
applies shall, in addition to any other benefit payable under these Regulations, be entitled-

(a) until such time as his degree of disablement is deemed by the Pension
Authority to have reached a final and stationary condition, to a temporary
allowance calculated under sub-regulation (8) according to his degree of
disablement as assessed from time to time;

(b) when his degree of disablement has been deemed by the Pension Authority
to have reached a final and stationary condition, to a pension calculated
under sub-regulation (8), or to a sum calculated under sub-regulation (10),
as the case may be.

(8) The annual rate of a temporary allowance or pension payable to a person to

whom this regulation applies, shall be calculated-

(a) in the case of a person whose degree of disablement is 100 per centum, as
the amount equal to the aggregate of two-thirds of his emoluments up to
and including K1,300, and one-third of his emoluments from K1,301 to
K3,040, both inclusive;

(b) in the case of a person whose degree of disablement is less than 100 per
centum, as an amount equal to one-hundredth of the allowance or pension
calculated as in paragraph (a), multiplied by the degree of disablement:

Provided that in the case of a person appointed to the Regular Force before the
*(6)commencement of these Regulations who-
* 29th April, 1966.

(i) is required to retire because he is medically unfit; and

(ii) is entitled on his retirement to receive a pension under the
provisions of regulation 18;
the pension shall, if it is to the person's advantage, be calculated in accordance with the
following provisions:

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A. where the degree of disablement is 100 per centum, he shall be awarded a

pension equal to 50 per centum of the annual rate of his pensionable
emoluments on his last day of pensionable service or total service, as the
case may be;

*29th April, 1966.

B. where the degree of such disablement is less than 100 per centum, he shall
be awarded a pension bearing the same proportion to the pension
calculated in accordance with paragraph A as the degree of disablement
bears to 100 per centum.

C. if the aggregate of the pension calculated in accordance with paragraph A

or B, as the case may be, and the pension to which the person is entitled
under the provisions of regulation 18 and any pension or pensions payable
to him in respect of service under a Scheduled Government or Scheduled
Governments exceeds the annual rate of his pensionable emoluments on
his last day of pensionable service or total service, as the case may be, the
pension calculated under this proviso shall be reduced by an amount equal
to such excess. For the purposes of this paragraph, "pension" means the
value of a pension without regard to any commutation for which the person
concerned may have elected;

D. notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (9), no allowance in

respect of children shall be paid to a person who received a pension
calculated in accordance with paragraph C.

(9) In addition to any temporary allowance or pension payable under sub-regulation

(7) to a person to whom this regulation applies, there shall be paid in respect of that
person's children, an allowance-

(a) if the degree of disablement is 100 per centum, at the rate of one
forty-eighth of his emoluments or K60 per annum, whichever is the less, for
the first child, and one-sixtieth of his emoluments or K48 per annum,
whichever is the less, for each additional child;

(b) if the degree of disablement is less than 100 per centum, at rates in the
same proportion to the rates referred to in paragraph (a) as the degree of
disablement bears to 100 per centum:

Provided that any allowance payable under this sub-regulation shall cease from the
date on which a pension becomes payable in respect of any of the children under the
provisions of regulation 29.

(10) Notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation, the Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Finance, shall, unless the Pension Authority concurs otherwise, at the request
of the person to whom this regulation applies, pay to that person, in lieu of any pension
calculated under sub-regulation (8), a gratuity equal to the capitalised value thereof,
calculated in terms of the Second Schedule.

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(11) Temporary allowances and pensions under this regulation shall accrue-

(a) in the case of a temporary allowance, from such date as may be

determined by the Commander;

(b) in the case of a pension, from such date as may be determined by the
Pension Authority as the date on which it may be deemed that the degree
of disablement has reached a final and stationary condition.

(12) In any case where the degree of disablement of a person to whom this
regulation applies has been deemed by the Pension Authority to have reached a final and
stationary condition, the Pension Authority may at any time vary the degree of
disablement if it is satisfied, after considering the report of a medical board, that there has
been a variation of 5 per centum or more of the total disablement in respect of such
person, and any pension payable to the injured person, or any allowance payable in
respect of his child under this regulation, shall thereupon be calculated accordingly.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

30. (1) This regulation shall apply to persons to whom this Part applies who sustain Death benefits
an injury which results in their death.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Part and of Part I, the spouse and children, if
any, of a person to whom this regulation applies, hereinafter in this regulation referred to
as the deceased person, shall, in addition to any other benefit payable under these
Regulations, be entitled-

(a) in the case of a spouse, to a pension equal to 66 2/3 per centum of the
pension which would have been payable to the deceased person under
paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (8) of regulation 29 had he sustained a 100
per centum degree of disability;

(b) in the case of the children, to a pension at the rate of one twenty-fourth of
the emoluments of the deceased person or K120 per annum, whichever is
the less, for the first child, and one-fortieth of the said emoluments or K72
per annum whichever is the less, for each additional child:

Provided that if the deceased person leaves children of a marriage or

marriages previous to his marriage to his widow and the children live in
households other than that in which the widow resides with her children by
the deceased person, the children in those other households shall, if the
Commander so determines, be entitled to pensions at the rate which would
have been appropriate if they were the only children of the deceased
person.

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(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (2), the children of the

deceased person shall, subject to the provisions of regulation 10, be entitled to pensions
at the rate of one-fifteenth of the deceased person's emoluments or K192 per annum,
whichever is the less, each-

(a) if the deceased person leaves no spouse; or

(b) with effect from the date the pension to the widow of the deceased person
ceases as a result of her marriage or death.

(4) If the deceased person leaves no spouse or child but there are other
dependants, there shall be paid to those dependants in such proportions as the
Commander may determine, a gratuity equal to-

(a) three times the deceased person's emoluments; or

(b) three times the rate of pension which would be payable under paragraph (a)
of sub-regulation (8) of regulation 29 to a person to whom that regulation
applies whose earnings are K2,880 per annum;
whichever is the less:

Provided that any amount payable in terms of this sub-regulation shall be reduced by
the aggregate of any payments made to or on behalf of the deceased person under
sub-regulation (7), (9), (10) or (12) of regulation 29.

(5) The estate of-

(a) an officer, soldier, or member of the Corp of Instructors who dies while in
service shall be entitled to K250,000.00; and

(b) an officer or soldier who dies during the course of his official duty will be
entitled to a death on duty compensation of K500,000.00 or three times his
annual salary whichever is greater.

(6) The entitlements under sub-regulation (5) shall be paid in accordance with the Cap. 59
Interstate Succession Act;
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

30A. (1) Subject to regulation 30, a gratuity shall be payable in respect of an officer Special death gratuity
or a soldier who dies and whose death, in the opinion of the Commander, was not caused
by any wrongful act or ommission on the part of such officer or soldier in discharging his
official duties.

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(2) A gratuity payable under this regulation shall be equal to the officer's or soldier's
annual pernsionable emoluments at the date of his death or K45,000 whichever is the
greater and shall be paid as follows:

(a) where there remains a spouse but no children, to the spouse;

(b) where there remains any children of the deceased, whether or not there is
also remaining a spouse, to such persons and in such proportions as the
Commander shall determine;

(c) where there is no spouse or child remaining, to the estate of the deceased.

(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988)

31. The following conditions shall apply to a pension payable to the spouse, and to Conditions applicable
allowances or pensions payable in respect of the children under regulation 29 or 30, as to pensions and
the case may be: allowances payable in
terms of regulation 29
(a) the pension shall be payable from the day following the death of the person or 30
to whom regulation 30 applies;
(b) the pension to the spouse shall cease from the date on which the spouse
remarries;
(c) any allowance payable in respect of a child under sub-regulation (9) of
regulation 29, or a pension payable under regulation 30, as the case may
be, shall be paid to such person or persons as shall from time to time be
determined by the Commander;
(d) if a child dies or ceases to be a child within the definition of a child in
regulation 2, the allowance payable under sub-regulation (9) of regulation
29 or the pension payable under regulation 30, as the case may be, shall
cease or, if there are other children, shall be adjusted accordingly;
(e) if a person to whom regulation 30 applies leaves a spouse who does not
maintain or deserts or abandons a child of herself and that person, the
Commander may direct that such portion of the widow's pension as he
thinks fit shall be paid to such person as he may direct and be applied by
such person for the benefit of such child.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

32. (1) In any case where a person to whom regulation 29 applies incurs Reimbursement of
unavoidable expense of a nature other than that referred to in sub-regulation (2) or (3), medical and other
which the Commander is satisfied is directly attributable to his undergoing medical expenses
examination or treatment in respect of his injury, the Commander shall, unless the
Pension Authority directs otherwise-

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(a) in a case where the injured person is in receipt of a temporary allowance or

pension under regulation 29, authorise the increase of the allowance or
pension, together with the allowances in respect of children, if any, payable
under sub-regulation (9) of that regulation, to an amount not exceeding that
which would have been payable had the degree of disablement of the
injured person been 100 per centum, for the period that the injured person
undergoes medical examination or treatment and while travelling in
connection therewith;

(b) in a case where the injured person is not in receipt of a temporary

allowance or pension under regulation 29, award a temporary allowance
together with the allowances in respect of the children, if any, payable
under sub-regulation (9) of that regulation, not exceeding that which would
have been payable had the degree of disablement been 100 per centum
during the period of the medical examination or treatment and while
travelling in connection therewith.

(2) When it is necessary for any person to whom regulation 29 applies to make a
journey for the purpose of undergoing a medical examination or treatment in connection
with his injury, the Commander shall, unless the Pension Authority directs otherwise,
authorise the payment of subsistence allowance and transport costs at such rates and
subject to such conditions as he may determine:

Provided that no subsistence allowance shall be payable for any period during which
an injured person is an in-patient at an institution or hospital, the cost of which is paid, in
whole or in part, under sub-regulation (3).

(3) A person to whom regulation 29 applies shall be entitled to the payment of such
expenses, not exceeding in the aggregate K500, as the Commander is satisfied have
been reasonably and necessarily incurred by that person as a result of an injury in respect
of dental, medical, surgical, hospital or other treatment, including the supply of artificial
limbs and appliances-

(a) where the treatment of the injury incurs expenditure in excess of K500, the
Commander of the Regular Force shall report thereon and make
recommendations to the Pension Authority and the Pension Authority may
direct the payment of such additional payments in excess of K500 as it may
approve;

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(b) where the expenses are related to an injury which is due to aggravation to a
material extent by the discharge of his duties-
(i) the sum payable under this sub-regulation in respect of each claim
shall not exceed an amount equal to the same proportion of that
claim as the actual degree of disablement of the injured person due
to the aggravation bears to the degree of disablement which would
have been applicable to him had the whole of his disablement been
due to an injury;
(ii) the aggregate of the amounts payable under this sub-regulation
shall not exceed an amount equal to the same proportion of K500,
or such increased amounts as the Pension Authority may fix under
paragraph (a), as the actual degree of disablement of the injured
person due to the aggravation bears to the degree of disablement
which would have been applicable to him had the whole of his
disablement been due to an injury.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

PART VI

DEATH BENEFITS

33. For the purposes of this Part- Interpretation of Part

VI

KA = average pensionable emoluments;

KB = the annual rate of the pensionable emoluments taken by the Scheduled

Government concerned for the purpose of calculating the person's gratuity or
pension;

C = the age at which an officer or a soldier retires expressed in complete months;

d = completed months of pensionable service;

e = completed months of total service;

f = number of completed months between the date of death and the date on which
the person would have attained his pensionable age.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988)

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34. If an officer or a member of the Corps of Instructors, whose pensionable Death benefits:
service or total service, as the case may be, amounts to less than two years dies, there officers and members
shall be paid to his legal personal representative an amount equal to the payments made of Corps of Instructors
with less than two
by him under the provisions of regulation 5. years' service

35. (1) Subject to the provisions of Part I, if an officer who is not a former Federal Death benefits:
officer and who was not a former Federal Instructor before being appointed to officers with between
commissioned rank, and who was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the two and ten years'
service
service of a Scheduled Government, and whose total service amounts to two years or
more but less than ten years dies, there shall be paid to his legal personal representative
a gratuity calculated as follows:

KA x e
__________________
(a) x C ; or
120
(b) twice the amount of the payments made by the officer under the provisions of regulation 5;
whichever is the greater.

(2) Subject to the provisions of Part I, if an officer who was not appointed to the
Regular Force on transfer from the service of a Scheduled Government and whose
pensionable service amounts to two years or more but less than ten years dies, there shall
be paid to his legal personal representative a gratuity calculated as follows:

KA x e
________________
(a) ; or
120

(b) twice the amount of the payments made by the officer under the provisions
of regulation 5;
whichever is the greater.

35A. (1) An officer who after completing twenty years or more of service and who- Death of officer or
warrant officer before
notice or date of
retirement

(a) dies before giving due notice to retire; or

(b) after giving notice to retire dies before his date of retirement;
shall be deemed to have voluntarily retired on the date of his death in accordance with
these Regulations.

(2) A soldier who after completing twenty years or more of service and who-

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(a) dies before giving due notice to retire; or

(b) after giving notice to retire dies before his date of retirement;
shall be deemed to have voluntarily retired immediately before the date of his death in
accordance with these Regulations.
(As amended by S.I. No. 176 of 1993)

35B. A Warrant Officer or soldier who after completing twenty years or more of Death of warrant
service and who- officer before notice to
retire or before date of
(a) dies before giving due notice to retire; or retirement

(b) after giving notice to retire dies before his date of retirement;
shall be deemed to have voluntarily retired immediately before the date of his death in
accordance with these Regulations.
(As amended by S.I. No. 166 of 1992)

36. (1) Subject to the provisions of Part I, if a person- Death benefits: other
ranks

(a) who is not an officer or a member of the Corps of Instructors or was not an
officer or a member of the Corps of Instructors immediately before his
transfer from the Regular Force to the service of a Scheduled Government;
and
(b) was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a
Scheduled Government or was transferred from the Regular Force to the
service of a Scheduled Government; and
(c) whose total service amounts to two years or more;
dies, there shall be paid and distributed amongst his widow (if any), child or children (if
any) and any other dependants (if any) in accordance with the directions of the
Commander, a gratuity calculated as follows:

KA x e
______________
C.
120

(2) Subject to the provisions of Part I, if a person who is not an officer and who was
not appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a Scheduled
Government dies, there shall be paid and distributed amongst his widow (if any), child or
children (if any) and other dependants (if any) in accordance with the directions of the
Commander, a gratuity calculated as follows:

KA x d
________________.

120

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(3) Subject to the provisions of Part I, if any person who has retired from the
Regular Force and who was not an officer or a member of the Corps of Instructors dies,
and the amount paid to him in respect of commuted pension under the provisions of Part
VII and by way of periodical payments of the pension awarded to him under the provisions
of Part III, is less than the amount which would have been payable under subregulation (1)
or (2) had he died on his last day of total service or pensionable service, as the case may
be, then the balance shall be paid and distributed amongst his widow (if any), child or
children (if any) and other dependants (if any) in accordance with the directions of the
Commander.

37. (1) Subject to the provisions of Part I and of this regulation, if- Pensions for widows
of officers and
members of Corps of
Instructors

(a) a former Federal officer; or

(b) a former Federal Instructor; or

(c) any officer who was appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the
service of a Scheduled Government and whose total service amounts to ten
years or more; or

(d) any soldier, whose total service amounts to ten years or more;
dies and leaves a spouse, there shall be paid to the spouse a pension equal to 40 per
centum of the pension for which the officer would have been eligible under the provisions
of paragraph (b) of regulation 18 had he been required to retire on the date of his death
because his medical grading, as determined by a medical board, made him unsuitable for
further service in the Regular Force.

(2) Subject to the provisions of Part I and of this regulation, if an officer who was not
appointed to the Regular Force on transfer from the service of a Scheduled Government
and whose pensionable service amounts to ten years or more, dies and leaves a spouse,
there shall be paid to the spouse a pension equal to 40 per centum of the pension for
which the officer would have been eligible under the provisions of paragraph (b) of
regulation 18 had he been required to retire on the date of his death because his medical
grading, as determined by a medical board, made him unsuitable for further service in the
Regular Force.

(3) Subject to the provisions of Part I and of this regulation, if-

(a) a former Federal officer or a former Federal Instructor; or

(b) any officer whose total service amounts to ten years or more;
who transferred from the Regular Force to the service of a Scheduled Government dies
while in the service of a Scheduled Government without a break in his total service and
leaves a spouse, there shall be paid to the spouse a pension calculated as follows:

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{ KB x e
600
+ KB x f x 7
6000 } x C.

Provided that this sub-regulation shall apply only to former Federal Instructors or to
persons who were officers immediately before transfer to a Scheduled Government.

(4) Subject to the provisions of Part I and of this regulation, if a retired officer or a
retired member of the Corps of Instructors dies and leaves a spouse, there shall be paid
to his spouse a pension equal to the pension which would have been payable to the
spouse under the provisions of this regulation had the deceased person died on his last
day of pensionable service or total service, as the case may be.

(5) Subject to the provisions of Part I, a pension payable under this regulation shall
be paid from the day following the date of death of the officer, retired officer, member of
the Corps of Instructors or retired member of the Corps of Instructors, as the case may be.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988 and 176 of 1993)

38. (1) Subject to the provisions of Part I and of this regulation, if- Pensions for children
of officers and
members of Corps of
Instructors

(a) a former Federal officer, soldier or a former Federal Instructor; or

(b) any officer, soldier whose pensionable service or total service, as the case
may be, amounts to ten years or more; or

(c) any soldier, whose pensionable service or total service as the case may be,
amounts, to ten years or more;
dies and leaves a spouse and children, there shall be paid in respect of his children, with
effect from the day following the date of his death, a pension equal to the following
percentages of the spouse's pension calculated under the provisions of regulation 37:

(i) for one child-25 per centum;

(ii) for two children-40 per centum;

(iii) for three children-50 per centum;

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(iv) for four children-60 per centum;

(v) for five or more children-66 2/3 per centum;

Provided that on the death or remarriage of the spouse pensions in respect of the
children shall be at the rates specified in sub-regulation (2).

(2) Subject to the provisions of Part I and of this regulation, if-

(a) a retired officer or soldier; or

(b) a retired member of the Corps of Instructors; or

(c) a former Federal officer or soldier; or

(d) a former Federal Instructor; or

(e) any officer or soldier whose pensionable service or total service, as the
case may be, amounts to ten years or more;
dies and leaves no spouse, but leaves children, there shall be paid in respect of the
children, with effect from the day following the date of his death, a pension equal to the
following percentages of the pension that would have been payable to the spouse under
regulation 37, had he left one:

(i) for one child-50 per centum;

(ii) for two children-80 per centum;

(iii) for three children-100 per centum;

(iv) for four children-120 per centum;

(v) for five or more children-133 1/3 per centum.

(3) If a child dies or ceases to be a child within the meaning of these Regulations,
the pension payable under this regulation shall cease or, if there are other children, shall
be adjusted accordingly.

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(4) Any pension payable under this regulation shall be paid to such person or
persons as shall from time to time be determined by the Pension Authority and shall, in
accordance with its determination, be paid in respect of one child or apportioned between
any two or more of the children.

(5) If the deceased person leaves a spouse who does not maintain or deserts or
abandons a child and such person, the Pension Authority may direct that such portion of
the spouse's pension as it thinks fit shall be paid to such person as it may direct and be
applied by such person for the benefit of the child.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in these Regulations, if a

pension is being paid under this regulation in respect of a child-

(a) because of the death of the parent of the child, no further pension shall be
payable under this regulation in respect of that child on the death of the
step-parent of that child;

(b) because of the death of the step-father of that child, no further pension shall
be payable under this regulation in respect of that child on the death of the
father of that child.

(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

38A. Subject to the provisions of Part VI an officer or a soldier whose pensionable Gratuity payment upon
service amounts to ten years or more dies and whose death in the opinion of the death
Commander, was not caused by any wrongful act or omission on the part of such officer
or soldier in discharging his official duties, there shall of paid in addition to any other
benefit under this part a gratuity equal to the officer's or soldier's annual pensionable
emoluments at the date of his death and shall be paid as follows:
(a) where there remains a spouse but no children, to the spouse;
(b) where there remains any children of the deceased whether or not there also
remains a spouse to such person and in such proportions as the
Commander shall determine;
(c) where there is no spouse or child remaining, to the estate of the deceased.

(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988)

PART VII

MISCELLANEOUS

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39. An officer or a soldier who is entitled to a pension may elect before the Commutation of
payment of pension commences, to receive in lieu of either one-third or two-thirds of that pensions
pension, a gratuity calculated by multiplying the amount of pension to be commuted by the
factor obtained from the Third Schedule appropriate to the officer's age on his last day of
pensionable service or total service as the case may be:

Provided that if the portion of the pension not so commuted is less than K50 the
Pension Authority may commute the whole pension.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988

40. The following regulations are hereby revoked: Revocation

(a) regulations 9, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,
59, 60, 61, 62 and 63 of the Defence (Regular Force) (African Members)
Regulations, 1962;
(b) regulations 10, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 84A, 85, 86, 87, and 88 of the
Defence (Regular Force) (Officers) Regulations, 1960;
(c) regulations 10, 11, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82,
83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 91A, 92, 93 and 94 of the Defence
(Regular Force) (European Members) Regulations, 1961.

41. There shall be a review of pensions at such intervals as the Pension Authority Review of pensions
may decide.
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988, 166 of 1992 and 176 of 1993)

FIRST SCHEDULE

(Regulation 29 (3))

DEGREE OF DISABLEMENT OF AN INJURED PERSON

Degree of
Item Nature of disablement disablement
per centum
GENERAL
1. Loss of hand and foot above site of Syme's amputation . . .. .. 100
2. Injury resulting in the injured person being permanently bedridden .. 100

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INJURY TO UPPER LIMB

3. Loss of both hands or loss of both arms at higher sites . . .. .. 100
4. Loss of remaining arm by an injured person who has previously lost
one arm .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100
5. Loss of arm at shoulder or below shoulder with stump of less than
8 inches from tip of acromion .. .. .. .. .. 70
6. Loss of arm from 8 inches below tip of acromion to less than 41/2 inches
below tip of olecranon . . .. .. .. .. .. 68
7. Loss of arm 41/2 inches below the tip of olecranon .. .. 65
8. Loss of hand at wrist .. .. .. .. .. .. 60
9. Loss of four fingers and thumb of one hand . . .. .. .. 60
10. Loss of four fingers on one hand .. .. .. .. .. 35
11. Loss of thumb:
(a) both phalanges .. .. .. 25
(b) one phalanx . . .. .. .. .. 10
12. Loss of index finger:
(a) three phalanges .. .. .. .. 10
(b) two phalanges . . .. .. .. .. 8
(c) one phalanx . . .. .. .. .. 4
(d) tip and nail, no bone .. .. .. .. 2
13. Loss of middle finger:
(a) three phalanges .. .. .. .. 6
(b) two phalanges . . .. .. .. .. 4
(c) one phalanx . . .. .. .. .. 2
(d) tip and nail, no bone .. .. .. .. 1
14. Loss of ring finger:
(a) three phalanges .. .. .. .. 5
(b) two phalanges . . .. .. .. .. 4
(c) one phalanx . . .. .. .. .. 2
(d) tip and nail, no bone .. .. .. .. 1
15. Loss of little finger:
(a) three phalanges .. .. .. .. 4
(b) two phalanges . . .. .. .. .. 3
(c) one phalanx . . .. .. .. .. 2
(d) tip and nail, no bone .. .. .. .. 1
16. Loss of metacarpals:
(a) first or second (additional) .. .. .. 3
(b) third, fourth or fifth (additional) .. .. 2
17. Ankylosis in optimum position:
(a) shoulder .. .. .. .. .. 35
(b) elbow .. .. .. .. .. 35
(c) wrist . . .. .. .. .. .. 25
18. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Schedule-
(a) in the case of a right-handed injured person, an injury to the left arm or hand, and in the case of a
left-handed injured person an injury to the right arm or hand, shall be rated at 90 per centum of the above
percentages;
(b) the loss of the thumb and four fingers of one hand shall be equivalent to the loss of a hand;
(c) when there are two or more injuries to the hand, the following basis of computing the degree of
disablement shall be adopted and for this purpose a thumb shall be regarded as a finger:

(i) where two fingers have been injured, the sum total of the percentages for each finger shall be
increased by 20 per centum of such sum total;
(ii) where three fingers have been injured, the sum total of the percentages for each finger shall be
increased by 30 per centum of such sum total;
(iii) where four fingers have been injured, the sum total of the percentages for each finger shall be
increased by 40 per centum of such sum total.

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19. Loss of both feet above site of Syme's amputation or loss of both legs
at higher sites .. .. .. .. .. .. 100
20. Loss of remaining leg by an injured person who has previously lost
one leg .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100
21. Loss of leg at hip or below hip with stump not exceeding 5 inches in
length measured from tip of great trochanter .. .. .. 70
22. Loss of leg below hip with stump exceeding 5 inches in length
measured from tip of great trochanter but not beyond middle thigh .. 60
23. Loss of leg below middle thigh but not more than 4 inches below
knee .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 50
24. Loss of leg below knee with stump exceeding 4 inches . . .. 30
25. Modified Syme's operation:
(a) one foot .. .. .. .. .. 25
(b) two feet .. .. .. .. .. 70
26. Loss of foot at tarso-metatarsal joint .. .. .. .. 25
27. Loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the proximal interphalangeal
joint .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25
28. Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal inter- phalangeal
joint .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15
29. Loss of all toes of one foot proximal to the proximal inter- phalangeal
joint .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15
30. Loss of all toes of one foot distal to the distal inter-phalangeal joint .. 10
31. Loss of great toe:
(a) both phalanges .. .. .. .. 5
(b) one phalanx .. .. .. .. .. 2
32. Loss of toe other than great toe if more than one toe lost, each .. .. 1
33. Ankylosis in optimum position:
(a) hip . . .. .. .. .. .. 50
(b) knee .. .. .. .. .. 25
(c) ankle .. .. .. .. .. 15

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INJURY TO SIGHT
34. Total loss of sight .. .. .. .. .. .. 100
35. Loss of remaining eye by an injured person who previously had the sight
of only one eye .. .. .. .. .. .. 100
36. Loss of one eye, the other eye being normal . . .. .. .. 30
37. Total loss of vision of one eye, the other eye being normal .. .. 50
38. Other degrees of defective vision based on the visual defect as measured
after correction with glases:
When best visual acuity is-
in one eye- other eye-
6/6 or 6/9 6/24 .. .. .. 15
6/6 or 6/9 6/36 .. .. .. 20
6/6 or 6/9 6/60 .. .. .. 20
6/6 or 6/9 3/60 .. .. .. 20
6/12 Nil .. .. .. 30
6/18 6/18 .. .. .. 15
6/18 6/24 .. .. .. 30
6/18 6/36 .. .. .. 40
6/18 6/60 .. .. .. 40
6/18 3/60 .. .. .. 40
6/18 Nil .. .. .. 50
6/24 6/24 .. .. .. 30
6/24 6/36 .. .. .. 40
6/24 6/60 .. .. .. 50
6/24 3/60 .. .. .. 50
6/24 Nil .. .. .. 70
6/36 6/36 .. .. .. 50
6/36 6/60 .. .. .. 60
6/36 3/60 .. .. .. 60
6/36 Nil .. .. .. 70
6/60 6/60 .. .. .. 80
6/60 3/60 .. .. .. 80
6/60 Nil .. .. .. 90
3/60 3/60 .. .. .. 80
3/60 Nil .. .. .. 90
Nil Nil .. .. .. 100

INJURY TO HEARING
39. Total deafness in both ears .. .. .. .. .. 50
40. Shout not audible at a distance of more than 3 feet .. .. .. 40
41. Conversational voice not audible at a distance of more than 1 foot .. 30
42. Conversational voice not audible at a distance of more than 3 feet .. 20
43. Conversational voice not audible at a distance of more than 6 feet .. 10
44. Conversational voice not audible at a distance of more than 9 feet:
(a) one ear totally deaf .. .. .. .. 7
(b) otherwise, less than .. .. .. .. 7
45. The degree of disablement indicated opposite items 40 to 44, both inclusive, shall be in respect of both ears used
together.

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SECOND SCHEDULE

(Regulation 29 (10))

CALCULATION OF THE CAPITALISED VALUE OF A PENSION

The capitalised value of a pension shall be determined by multiplying the amount of the pension by the relevant factor
shown in the following table according to the age of an injured person on his birthday following the date concerned:
Age next birthday Factor
Under 20 years .. .. .. .. .. 16.00
20 years or more but less than 25 years .. .. .. 15.50
25 years or more but less than 30 years .. .. .. 15.00
30 years or more but less than 35 years .. .. .. 14.50
35 years or more but less than 40 years .. .. .. 14.00
40 years or more but less than 45 years .. .. .. 13.00
45 years or more but less than 50 years .. .. .. 12.00
50 years or more but less than 55 years .. .. .. 11.00
55 years or more but less than 60 years .. .. .. 10.00
60 years or more but less than 65 years .. .. .. 8.50
65 years or more but less than 70 years .. .. .. 7.00

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THIRD SCHEDULE

(Regulation 39)

COMMUTATION OF PENSION FACTORS

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SINGLE CASH PAYMENT IN COMMUTATION OF PENSION OF K1 (ONE KWACHA) PER ANNUM

Cash Payment Cash Payment

Nearest Nearest
Half-Age Male Female Half-Age Male Female
Up to 2020 .. 34.98 35.66 48 26.64 28.76
20.5 .. 34.88 35.58 48.5 26.40 28.56
21 .. 34.78 34.48 49 26.16 28.38
21.5 .. 34.68 35.40 49.5 25.92 28.18
22 .. 34.58 35.30 50 25.68 28.00
22.5 .. 34.48 35.22 50.5 25.44 27.80
23 .. 34.38 35.12 51 25.18 27.60
23.5 .. 34.28 35.04 51.5 24.68 27.38
24 .. 34.16 34.94 52 24.42 26.18
24.5 .. 34.06 34.86 52.5 24.42 26.96
25 .. 33.94 34.76 53 24.18 26.74
25.5 .. 33.84 36.66 53.5 23.92 26.52
26 .. 33.72 34.56 54 23.66 26.30
26.5 .. 33.60 34.46 54.5 23.40 26.06
27 .. 33.40 34.36 55 23.14 25.84
27.5 .. 33.36 34.26 55.5 25.86 25.58
28 .. 33.24 34.16 56 22.60 25.34
28.5 .. 33.12 34.26 56.5 22.32 25.10
29 .. 33.00 33.96 57 22.06 24.84
30 .. 32.76 33.74 58 21.52 24.34
30.5 .. 32.62 33.64 58.5 21.24 24.00
31 .. 32.50 33.54 59 20.96 23.80
31.5 .. 32.36 33.42 59.5 20.68 23.52
32 .. 32.24 33.30 60 20.40 23.26
32.5 .. 32.10 33.20 60.5 20.12 22.98
33 .. 31.96 33.00 61 19.84 22.70
33.5 .. 31.82 32.96 61.5 19.56 22.40
34 .. 31.68 32.84 62 19.28 22.12
34.5 .. 31.54 32.72 62.5 18.98 21.82
35 .. 31.40 32.60 63 18.70 21.52
35.5 .. 31.24 32.48 63.5 18.42 21.22
36 .. 31.10 32.36 64 18.12 20.92
36.5 .. 30.94 32.24 64.5 17.84 20.60
37 .. 30.80 32.10 65 17.56 20.30
37.5 .. 30.64 31.98 65.5 17.26 19.98
38 .. 30.48 31.84 66 16.96 19.66
38.5 .. 30.32 31.72 66.5 16.68 19.34
39 .. 30.14 31.58 67 16.38 19.02
39.5 .. 29.98 31.44 67.5 16.10 18.70
40 .. 29.82 31.30 68 15.50 18.06
40.5 .. 29.64 31.16 63.5 15.50 18.06
41 .. 29.46 31.02 69 15.20 17.72
41.5 .. 29.28 30.88 69.5 14.92 17.40
42 .. 20.19 30.72 70 14.62 17.00
42.5 .. 29.10 30.58 70.5 14.32 16.72
43 .. 28.92 30.42 71 14.02 16.38
43.5 .. 28.52 30.28 71.5 13.72 16.06
44 .. 28.34 30.12 72 13.42 15.72
44.5 .. 28.14 29.96 72.5 13.12 15.38
45 .. 27.94 29.80 773 12.82 15.04
45.5 .. 27.72 29.62 73.5 12.54 14.72
46 .. 27.52 29.46 74. 12.24 14.38
46.5 .. 27.30 29.28 74.5 11.96 14.04
47 .. 27.08 29.12 75 11.68 13.70
47.5 .. 26.86 28.94
(As amended by S.I. No. 102 of 1988)

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THE DEFENCE FORCE (PROCEDURE) RULES

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

PART I
PRELIMINARY

Rule
1. Title
2. Interpretation

PART II
ARREST AND AVOIDANCE OF DELAY

3. Avoidance of delay by commanding officers in investigating charges

4. Eight-day delay reports
5. Arrest not to exceed seventy-two days without permission from higher authority

PART III
INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES BY COMMANDING OFFICER

6. Methods of investigating charges

7. Hearing of evidence by commanding officer
8. Summary of evidence
9. Abstract of evidence
10. Investigation before summary dealing by commanding officer
11. Dismissal of charge by commanding officer
12. Reference of charges to higher authority

PART IV
PREPARATION OF CHARGE SHEETS AND FRAMING OF CHARGES

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13. Charge sheets

14. Charges
15. Joint charges
16. Construction of charge sheets and charges
17. Action by higher authority on receipt of a charge

PART V
INVESTIGATION OF, AND SUMMARY DEALINGS WITH, CHARGES BY AN APPROPRIATE
SUPERIOR AUTHORITY

Rule
18. Documents to be given to officers and warrant officers dealt with summarily
19. Investigation of, and summary dealing with, charges against officers and
warrant officers
20. Alternative courses open to appropriate superior authority

PART VI
CONVENING OF COURTS-MARTIAL

21. Duties of convening officer when convening courts-martial

22. Appointment of president and members
23. Officers under instruction
24. Preparation of defence

PART VII
ASSEMBLY AND SWEARING OF COURT

25. Preliminary matters to be considered by court and beginning of trial

26. Objections to the court
27. Swearing of court
28. Swearing of judge advocate
29. Swearing of officers under instruction
30. Appointment and swearing of, and objections to, interpreters and shorthand
writers
31. No right of objection to judge advocate, prosecutor and officer under instruction
32. Order of trials
33. Oaths and solemn affirmations

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PART VIII
ARRAIGNEMENT OF ACCUSED

34. Arraignment of accused

35. Plea to the jurisdiction of the court
36. Objection to charge
37. Plea in bar of trial
38. Application by an accused at a joint trial to be tried separately
39. Application by an accused at a trial to have a charge tried separately
40. Pleas to the charge
41. Acceptance of pleas of guilty
42. Pleas on alternative charges

PART IX
PROCEDURE AFTER RECORDING A FINDING OF GUILTY

43. Order of trial where pleas of guilty and not guilty

44. Procedure on finding of guilty after plea of guilty

PART X
CHANGES OF PLEA

45. Changes of plea

PART XI
PROCEDURE ON PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY

46. Application for adjournment of trial after plea of not guilty

47. Case for prosecution
48. Calling of witnesses whose evidence is not contained in the summary or
abstract of evidence
49. Notice to an accused that a witness will not be called by prosecutor

PART XII
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50. Swearing of witnesses

51. Exclusion of witnesses from court
52. Examination of witnesses
53. Examination of witnesses by court
54. Reading back of evidence to witnesses
55. Calling of witnesses by court and recalling of witnesses
56. Statutory declarations

PART XIII
SUBMISSION OF NO CASE TO ANSWER AND STOPPING
OF CASES

Rule
57. Submission of no case to answer and power of court to stop a case

PART XIV
CASE FOR THE DEFENCE AND SUMMING UP BY
JUDGE ADVOCATE

58. Explanation to accused of his rights when making his defence

59. Evidence for the defence
60. Evidence in rebuttal
61. Closing addresses
62. Handing in of a statutory declaration by the accused
63. Summing up by judge advocate

PART XV
DELIBERATION ON, AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF, FINDING ON THE CHARGE

64. Deliberation on finding on the charge

65. Expression of opinions on, and form of, finding
66. Announcement of finding

PART XVI
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67. Completion of procedure on plea of guilty, before deliberation on sentence

68. Trial of charges in other charge sheets before deliberation on sentence
69. Release of accused
70. Accused's record and plea in mitigation
71. Request by accused for other offences to be taken into consideration

PART XVII
DELIBERATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF SENTENCE

72. Persons entitled to be present during deliberation on sentence

73. Sentence and recommendation to mercy
Rule
74. Postponement of deliberation on sentence
75. Announcement of sentence and conclusion of trial

PART XVIII
GENERAL DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT, PROSECUTOR AND DEFENDING
OFFICER OF COUNSEL

76. General duties of president

77. General duties of prosecutor and defending officer or counsel
78. Counsel

PART XIX
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE

79. General duties of judge advocate

80. Judge advocate sitting alone

PART XX
WITHDRAWAL AND AMENDMENT OF CHARGE SHEETS AND CHARGES

81. Withdrawal of charge sheet and charges

82. Amendment of charge sheets and charges by court
83. Amendment of charges by convening officer

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PART XXI
SITTINGS AND ADJOURNMENT OF THE COURT

84. Sittings
85. Adjournment
86. View by court
87. Absence of president, members or judge advocate

PART XXII
INSANITY

88. Insanity

PART XXIII
INTERVIEWING AND ATTENDENCE OF WITNESSES

Rule
89. Interviewing witnesses
90. Procuring attendance of witnesses

PART XXIV
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

91. Record of proceedings

92. Exhibits
93. Custody and inspection of record of proceedings during trial

PART XXV
CONFIRMATION, REVISION AND PROMULGATION

94. Confirmation and promulgation

95. Revision

PART XXVI
LOSS OF PROCEEDINGS

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96. Loss of original record of proceedings before confirmation

97. Loss of original record of proceedings after confirmation

PART XXVII
CUSTODY OF THE RECORD AFTER CONFIRMATION AND COST
OF COPIES THEREOF

98. Custody and preservation of record of proceedings after confirmation

99. Cost of copies of record of proceedings

PART XXVIII
PETITIONS

100. Petitions

PART XXIX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

101. Notice requiring oral evidence in lieu of statutory declaration

Rule
102. Exceptions from Rules on account of exigencies of service
103. Exceptions from Rules in interests of security
104. Deviations from forms in Schedules
105. Cases not covered by Rules

FIRST SCHEDULE-Forms for commanding officers

SECOND SCHEDULE-Charge sheets

THIRD SCHEDULE-Record of proceedings before an appropriate superior authority

FOURTH SCHEDULE-Court-martial forms

FIFTH SCHEDULE-Sentences

SIXTH SCHEDULE-Oaths and affirmations

SEVENTH SCHEDULE-Petitions
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SECTION 131-THE DEFENCE FORCE (PROCEDURE) RULES Statutory Instrument

68 of 1964

Rules by the President

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. These Rules may be cited as the Defence Force (Procedure) Rules. Title

2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation

"convening a fresh court" includes dissolving the existing court;

"member", when used in relation to a court-martial, does not include the president;

"special finding" means, when used in relation to-

(a) section ninety-seven of the Act, any finding which a court-martial

may make in accordance with that section;

(b) section one hundred and eleven of the Act, a finding in accordance
with that section;

(c) rule 65 (3), a finding that the accused is guilty of the charge subject
to the exception or variation specified in the finding.

PART II

ARREST AND AVOIDANCE OF DELAY

3. (1) When a person is detained by military authority in arrest, his commanding Avoidance of delay by
officer shall, unless it is impracticable, within forty-eight hours of becoming aware that he commanding officers
is so detained, have such person brought before him, inform him of the charge against in investigating
charges
him and begin to investigate it.

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(2) Every case of such a person being detained in arrest beyond such period of
forty-eight hours without such investigation having begun shall be reported by his
commanding officer to higher authority.

4. The report required by subsection (2) of section seventy-eight of the Act with Eight-day delay
regard to the necessity for further delay in bringing an accused to trial shall be in the form reports
set out in the First Schedule and shall be signed by his commanding officer. The report
shall be sent to the officer who would be responsible for convening a court-martial for the
trial of the accused.

5. An accused shall not be held in arrest for more than seventy-two consecutive Arrest not to exceed
days without a court-martial being convened for his trial, unless the officer who would be 72 days without
responsible for convening the court-martial directs in writing that he shall not be released permission from higher
authority
from arrest. When giving such a direction such officer shall state his reasons for giving it.

PART III

INVESTIGATION OF CHARGES BY COMMANDING OFFICER

6. (1) Subject to sub-rules (3) and (4), when a commanding officer investigates a Methods of
charge he shall first read and, if necessary, explain the charge to the accused and shall investigating charges
then-

(a) hear the evidence himself in accordance with rule 7; or

(b) cause the evidence to be reduced to writing in accordance with sub-rule (2):

Provided that-

(i) notwithstanding that he has heard all or part of the evidence himself, he
may cause the evidence to be reduced to writing;

(ii) after the evidence has been reduced to writing and he has considered it, he
may himself hear evidence in accordance with rule 7; and

(iii) before he submits to higher authority a charge against an officer or warrant

officer or remands a non-commissioned officer, private soldier or civilian for
trial by court-martial, he shall cause the evidence to be reduced to writing.

(2) Evidence may be reduced to writing in the form of a summary of evidence taken
in accordance with rule 8 or an abstract of evidence made in accordance with rule 9:
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Provided that a summary of evidence must be taken if-.

(i) the maximum punishment for the offence with which the accused is charged
is death; or

(ii) the accused, at any time before the charge against him is referred to higher
authority in accordance with rule 12, requires in writing that a summary of
evidence be taken; or

(iii) the commanding officer is of opinion that the interests of justice require that
a summary of evidence be taken.

(3) Where the evidence taken in accordance with sub-rule (1) discloses an offence
other than the offence which is the subject of the investigation, a new charge alleging that
offence may be preferred against the accused in addition to, or in substitution for, the
original charge and the investigation of the original charge may be treated for the
purposes of these Rules as the investigation of the added or substituted charge.

7. When a commanding officer investigates a charge by hearing the evidence Hearing of evidence
himself- by commanding officer

(a) each prosecution witness shall give his evidence orally in the presence of
the accused, or the commanding officer shall read to the accused a written
statement made by the witness:
Provided that a written statement of a prosecution witness shall not be used
if the accused requires that the witness shall give his evidence orally;
(b) the accused shall be allowed to cross-examine any prosecution witness;
(c) the accused may, on his own behalf, give evidence on oath or may make a
statement without being sworn;
(d) the accused may call witnesses in his defence, who shall give their
evidence orally and in his presence;
(e) the evidence shall not be given on oath unless the commanding officer so
directs or the accused so demands;
(f) if the evidence is given on oath, the commanding officer shall, subject to the
accused's right to make a statement without being sworn, administer the
oath to each witness and to any interpreter in accordance with rule 33.

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8. A summary of evidence shall be taken in the following manner and shall be in Summary of evidence
accordance with the form set out in the First Schedule:
(a) it shall be taken in the presence of the accused by the commanding officer
or by another officer on the direction of the commanding officer;
(b) the prosecution witnesses shall give their evidence orally and the accused
shall be allowed to cross-examine any prosecution witness:
Provided that, if a person cannot be compelled as a prosecution witness or
if, owing to the exigencies of the service or on other grounds (including the
expense and loss of time involved), the attendance of any prosecution
witness cannot, in the opinion of the officer taking the summary (to be
certified by him in writing), be readily procured, a written statement of his
evidence, purporting to be signed by him, may be read to the accused and
included in the summary of evidence; but, if such witness can be compelled
to attend, the accused may insist that he shall attend for cross-examination;
(c) after all the evidence against the accused has been given, the accused
shall be asked: "Do you wish to say anything? You are not obliged to do so,
but, if you wish, you may give evidence on oath, or you may make a
statement without being sworn. Any evidence you give or statement you
make will be taken down in writing and may be given in evidence". Any
evidence given or statement made by the accused shall be recorded in
writing and, immediately thereafter, the record of his evidence or statement
shall be read over to him and corrected where necessary, and he shall sign
it unless he declines to do so;
(d) the accused may call witnesses in his defence, who shall give their
evidence orally;
(e) neither the accused nor the witnesses for the defence shall be subject to
cross-examination;
(f) the evidence of each witness (other than the accused) who gives evidence
orally shall be recorded in writing and, immediately thereafter, the record of
his evidence shall be read over to him, corrected where necessary and
signed by him;
(g) the record of the evidence may be in narrative form, save that any question
put to a witness in cross-examination by the accused, and the answer
thereto, shall be recorded verbatim if the accused so requires;
(h) the oath shall be administered to each witness before he gives his evidence
in accordance with rule 33 by the officer taking the summary of evidence,
and to any interpreter:
Provided that-

(i) where any child of tender years, called as a witness, does not, in the
opinion of the officer taking the summary, understand the nature of
an oath, his evidence may be received, though not given upon oath,
if, in the opinion of the officer taking the summary, he is possessed
of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence and
understands the duty of speaking the truth; and

(ii) at the conclusion of the taking of the summary of evidence, the

officer taking it shall certify thereon that he has complied with the
provisions of this rule.

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9. (1) An abstract of evidence shall be made in the following way and shall be in Abstract of evidence
accordance with the forms set out in the First Schedule:

(a) it shall be made by the commanding officer or by another officer on the

direction of the commanding officer;

(b) the accused should not be present whilst the abstract is being made;

(c) it shall consist of signed statements by such witnesses as are necessary to

prove the charge:

Provided that if, in the case of any witness, a signed statement is not
readily procurable, a precis of the evidence to be given by that witness may
be included instead of a signed statement; and

(d) an oath shall not be administered to a witness making a statement for

inclusion in an abstract of evidence but use may be made, where
necessary, of sworn statements which are already in existence.

(2) When an abstract of evidence has been made in accordance with sub-rule (1), a
copy of it shall be handed to the accused and he shall then be cautioned in the following
terms:
"This is a copy of the abstract of evidence in your case; you are not obliged
to say anything with regard to it unless you wish to do so, but you should
read it, and, when you have read it, if you wish to say anything, what you
say will be taken down in writing and may be given in evidence."
Any statement made by the accused after he has read the abstract of evidence shall be
taken down in writing and he shall be asked to sign it. This statement, and a certificate
signed by the person who recorded the statement stating that the accused was duly
cautioned in accordance with this rule, shall be attached to the abstract of evidence and
shall be in the form set out in the First Schedule.

10. Before a commanding officer deals summarily with a charge after the evidence Investigation before
has been reduced to writing- summary dealing by
commanding officer
(a) any prosecution witness who has not given his evidence orally shall do so if
the accused requires it; and
(b) the commanding officer shall give the accused a further opportunity to give
evidence on oath or to make a statement without being sworn and to call
witnesses in his defence.

11. (1) A commanding officer may dismiss a charge at any time during his Dismissal of charge by
investigation if he is of the opinion that it ought not to be proceeded with. commanding officer

(2) After a commanding officer has referred a charge to higher authority in

accordance with rule 12, he shall not dismiss it unless it has been referred back to him.

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12. When a commanding officer submits to higher authority a charge against an Reference of charges
officer or warrant officer or has remanded a non-commissioned officer, a private soldier or to higher authority
a civilian for trial by court-martial, he shall send to higher authority-
(a) a copy of the charge on which the accused is held;
(b) a draft charge sheet containing the charges upon which the commanding
officer considers that the accused should be dealt with summarily or tried by
court-martial;
(c) the summary or abstract of evidence;
(d) a statement of the character and service record of the accused; and
(e) a recommendation as to how the charge should be proceeded with.

PART IV

PREPARATION OF CHARGE SHEETS AND FRAMING OF CHARGES

13. (1) A charge sheet shall contain the whole of the issue or issues to be tried at Charge sheets
one time and may contain more than one charge if the charges are founded on the same
facts or form, or are part of, a series of offences of the same or similar character:

Provided that charges under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section forty-two,
paragraph (a) of section forty-three, paragraphs (a) and (c) of section fifty-one (where the
charge is connected with a charge under either of the before-mentioned paragraphs) or
section sixty-one of the Act may be included in any charge sheet, notwithstanding that
other charges in that charge sheet are not founded on the same facts and do not form or
are not part of a series of offences of the same or similar character.

(2) Every charge sheet shall in its layout follow the appropriate illustration given in
the Second Schedule.

(3) The commencement of each charge sheet shall be in the appropriate form set
out in the Second Schedule and shall state the number rank, name and unit of the
accused and show by the description of the accused or directly by an express averment
that he is subject to military law under the Act or otherwise liable to trial by court-martial.

14. (1) Each charge shall state one offence only. Charges

(2) Offences may be charged in the alternative in separate charges but in no case
shall they be charged in the alternative in the same charge. When charges are laid in the
alternative they should be set out in order of gravity, commencing with the most serious.

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(3) Each charge shall consist of two parts, namely:

(a) the statement of the offence; and

(b) the particulars of the act, neglect or omission constituting the offence.

(4) The statement of an offence, if it is not a civil offence, shall be in the appropriate
form set out in the Second Schedule; if it is a civil offence, in such words as sufficiently
describe that offence.

(5) The particulars shall state-

(a) such circumstances respecting the alleged offences as will enable the
accused to know every act, neglect or omission which it is intended to prove
against him as constituting the offence;

(b) when the offence charged is one which can be committed either in
circumstances involving a higher degree of punishment or in circumstances
involving a less degree of punishment, facts which it is intended to prove as
rendering the accused liable to the higher degree of punishment if
convicted.

15. (1) Any number of accused may be charged jointly in one charge for an offence Joint charges
committed by them jointly.

(2) When so charged any one or more of such accused may at the same time be
charged on the same charge sheet with any other offence alleged to have been committed
by him or them individually or jointly:

Provided that such charges could, if the accused to whom they relate had been tried
separately, have been included under rule 13 (1) in the same charge sheet as the other
charges against him.

16. In the construction of a charge sheet or charge there shall be presumed in Construction of charge
favour of supporting it every proposition which may reasonably be presumed to be sheets and charges
impliedly included, though not expressed therein, and the statement of the offence and the
particulars of the offence shall be read and construed together.

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17. When a higher authority receives a charge against an accused, he shall, if he Action by higher
does not refer it back to the commanding officer or deal summarily with it himself or authority on a receipt
himself convene a court-martial to try the accused, refer the charge either to an of a charge
appropriate superior authority in order that that authority may deal summarily with it or to
the officer who would be responsible for convening the appropriate court-martial to try the
accused, and shall, when he so refers the charge, send to the appropriate superior
authority or other officer concerned the documents mentioned in rule 12 together with his
own recommendation as to how the case should be proceeded with.

PART V

INVESTIGATION OF, AND SUMMARY DEALINGS WITH, CHARGES BY AN APPROPRIATE

SUPERIOR AUTHORITY

18. An appropriate superior authority shall ensure before investigating and dealing Documents to be
summarily with a charge that the accused is given, not less than twenty-four hours before given to officers and
the charge is so investigated and dealt with, a copy of the charge sheet containing the warrant officers dealt
with summarily
charge on which he will be so dealt with and a copy of the summary or abstract of
evidence.

19. When an appropriate superior authority investigates and deals summarily with Investigation of, and
a charge- summary dealing with,
charges against
(a) he shall first read the charge to the accused; officers and warrant
officers
(b) the witnesses against the accused need not give their evidence orally if the
accused has so agreed in writing but if the accused has not so agreed they
shall give their evidence orally in his presence and he shall be allowed to
cross-examine them. If the witnesses against the accused do not give their
evidence orally, the appropriate superior authority shall read the summary
or abstract of evidence to the accused if he so requires;
(c) the accused in his defence may produce evidence as to the facts of the
case and, in mitigation of punishment, as to his character;
(d) the accused himself may give evidence on oath, make a statement without
being sworn or hand in a written statement;
(e) each witness who gives evidence shall give it on oath and the oath shall be
administered by the appropriate superior authority to each witness and to
any interpreter in accordance with rule 33;
(f) when an appropriate superior authority awards the punishment of forfeiture
of seniority of rank the award shall be in the appropriate form set out in the
Fifth Schedule;
(g) a record shall be made of the proceedings in accordance with the form set
out in the Third Schedule.

20. An appropriate superior authority shall, if an accused elects to be tried by Alternative courses
court-martial or the appropriate superior authority in the course of investigating a charge open to appropriate
determines that it is desirable that the charge should be tried by court-martial, either superior authority
himself convene the court-martial or refer the charge to higher authority in accordance
with rule 17.

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PART VI

CONVENING OF COURTS-MARTIAL

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21. When an officer convenes a court-martial he shall- Duties of convening

officer when
(a) issue a convening order in the appropriate form set out in the Fourth convening
Schedule; courts-martial

(b) direct upon what charges the accused is to be tried and ensure that the
accused has been remanded for trial by court-martial upon those charges
either by his commanding officer or by the appropriate superior authority
who has investigated them;
(c) if he is of opinion that charges should be put in separate charge sheets, so
direct and direct the order in which they are to be tried;
(d) direct, if there is more than one accused, whether the accused are to be
tried jointly or separately;
(e) appoint the president and members of the court and any waiting members
in accordance with rule 22;
(f) if convening a court-martial for the trial of an officer or any court-martial at
which he considers there should be a judge advocate, take the necessary
steps to procure the appointment of a judge advocate by request to the
Vice-President;
(g) appoint an officer subject to service law or counsel assisted by such an
officer to prosecute or detail a commanding officer to appoint an officer
subject to service law to prosecute:
Provided that the convening officer may appoint two such officers to
prosecute if he thinks fit;
(h) appoint the date, time and place for the trial;
(i) send to the president the charge sheet, the convening order and a copy of
the summary or abstract of evidence from which any evidence which, in his
opinion, would be inadmissible under the Act at the court-martial has been
expurgated;
(j) send to each member of the court and to each waiting member a copy of
the charge sheet;
(k) send to the prosecutor copies of the charge sheet and convening order and
the original summary or abstract of evidence together with any
unexpurgated copy thereof showing the passages (if any) which have been
expurgated in the copies sent to the president;
(l) send to the judge advocate (if any) copies of the charge sheet, and
convening order and an unexpurgated copy of the summary or abstract of
evidence showing the passages (if any) which have been expurgated in the
copy sent to the president;
(m) ensure that the accused is given a proper opportunity to prepare his
defence in accordance with rule 24; and
(n) take steps in accordance with rule 90 to procure the attendance at the
court-martial of all witnesses to be called for the prosecution and all
witnesses whose attendance the accused has reasonably requested in
accordance with rule 24:
Provided that the convening officer may require the accused to defray or to
undertake to defray, as the convening officer thinks fit, the cost of the
attendance of a witness whose attendance he has requested and if the
accused refuses to defray or to undertake to defray, as the case may be,
such costs, the convening officer shall not be obliged to take any further
steps to procure the attendance of that witness.

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22. The convening officer shall- Appointment of

president and
(a) appoint the president of a court-martial by name and appoint the members members
either by name or by detailing a commanding officer to appoint an officer of
a specified rank; and
(b) appoint such waiting members as he thinks expedient either by name or by
detailing a commanding officer to appoint an officer of a specified rank.

23. (1) Subject to rule 80, any officer subject to service law may, by direction of the Officers under
convening officer or at the discretion of the president, remain with a court-martial instruction
throughout the proceedings as an officer under instruction.

(2) An officer under instruction, although allowed to be present in closed court, shall
take no part in any of the deliberations or decisions of the court.

24. The following provisions shall apply to the defence of the accused: Preparation of defence

(a) an accused who has been remanded for trial by court-martial shall be
afforded a proper opportunity for preparing his defence and shall be allowed
proper communication with his defending officer or counsel and with his
witnesses;
(b) a defending officer or counsel shall be appointed to defend an accused who
has been remanded for trial by court-martial unless the accused states in
writing that he does not wish such an appointment to be made;
(c) if the prosecution is to be undertaken by a legally qualified officer or by
counsel, the accused shall be notified of this fact in sufficient time to enable
him, if he so desires and it is practicable, to make arrangements for a
legally qualified officer or counsel to defend him;
(d) as soon as practicable after an accused has been remanded for trial by
court-martial, and in any case not less than twenty-four hours before his
trial, he shall be given-

(i) a copy of the charge sheet;

(ii) an unexpurgated copy of the summary or abstract of evidence

showing the passages (if any) which have been expurgated in the
copies sent to the president;

(iii) notice of any additional evidence which the prosecution intends to

adduce;

(iv) if the accused so requires, a list of the ranks, names and units of the
president and members who are to form the court and of any waiting
members;
(e) when an accused is given a copy of the charge sheet and of the summary
or abstract of evidence in accordance with this rule, he shall-

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(i) if necessary, have the charge explained to him; and

(ii) be informed that, upon his making a written request to his

commanding officer not less than twenty-four hours before his trial
requiring the attendance at his trial of any witness (other than a
witness for the prosecution) whom he desires to call in his defence
(such witness to be named by him), reasonable steps will be taken
in accordance with these Rules to procure the attendance of any
such witness at his trial;
(f) when an accused is served with a copy of a statutory declaration which the
prosecutor proposes to hand to the court in accordance with subsection (2)
of section ninety-eight of the Act and rule 56, he shall be informed of his
right under the said subsection to require that oral evidence shall be given
in lieu of such statutory declaration;
(g) when it is intended to try two or more accused jointly notice of this fact shall
be given to each such accused when he is given a copy of the charge
sheet. Any such accused may, before trial, by written notice to the
convening officer, claim to be tried separately on the grounds that he would
be prejudiced in his defence if he were not tried separately. In such case
the convening officer shall, if he is of opinion that the interests of justice so
require, direct that the accused who has so claimed shall be tried
separately;
(h) when a charge sheet contains more than one charge, the accused may,
before trial, by written notice to the convening officer, claim to be tried
separately on any charge in that charge sheet on the grounds that he would
be prejudiced in his defence if he were not tried separately on that charge,
and in such case the convening officer shall, if he is of opinion that the
interests of justice so require, direct that the accused shall be tried
separately on that charge.

PART VII

ASSEMBLY AND SWEARING OF COURT

25. (1) Upon a court-martial assembling, the court shall, before beginning the trial, Preliminary matters to
satisfy themselves in closed court- be considered by court
and beginning of trial

(a) that the court has been convened in accordance with the Act and these
Rules;

(b) that the court consists of not less than the legal minimum of officers;

(c) that the president and members are of the required rank;

(d) that the president and members have been duly appointed and are not
disqualified under the Act;

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(e) if there is a judge advocate, that he has been duly appointed;

(f) that the accused appears from the charge sheet to be subject to military law
under the Act or otherwise liable to trial by court-martial and to be subject to
the jurisdiction of the court; and

(g) that each charge is on its face correct in law and framed in accordance with
these Rules.

(2) (a) Where a vacancy occurs through a member of the court being disqualified
under the Act or being absent when the court assembles, the president may appoint a
duly qualified waiting member to fill that vacancy.

(b) The president may, if the interests of justice so require, substitute a duly
qualified waiting member for a member appointed by the convening officer.

(3) If the court is not satisfied on any of the matters mentioned in sub-rule (1) and is
not competent to rectify such matter itself under the Act or these Rules, it shall, before
commencing the trial, report to the convening officer thereupon.

(4) When the court has complied with this rule and is ready to proceed with the trial
the president shall open the court and the trial shall begin.

26. (1) The order convening the court and the names of the officers appointed to try Objections to the court
the accused shall be read in the hearing of the accused who shall be given an opportunity
to object to any of those officers in accordance with section ninety-one of the Act.

(2) When a court is convened to try more than one accused, whether separately or
jointly, each accused shall be given an opportunity to object to any officer of the court in
accordance with sub-rule (1) and shall be asked separately whether he has any such
objection.

(3) An accused shall state the names of all the officers to whom he objects before
any objection is disposed of.

(4) If more than one officer is objected to, the objection to each officer shall be
disposed of separately and the objection to the lowest in rank shall be disposed of first,
except where the president is objected to, in which case the objection to him shall be
disposed of before the objection to any other officer.

(5) An accused may make a statement and call any person to make a statement in
support of his objection.

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(6) An officer to whom the accused has objected may state in open court anything
relevant to the accused's objection whether in support or in rebuttal thereof.

(7) An objection to an officer shall be considered in closed court by all the other
officers of the court including any officer who has been appointed by the president in
accordance with sub-rule (9) in place of any officer who has retired.

(8) When an objection to an officer is allowed, that officer shall forthwith retire and
take no further part in the proceedings.

(9) When an officer objected to (other than the president) retires and there is a duly
qualified waiting member in attendance the president should immediately appoint him to
take the place of the officer who has retired.

(10) The court shall satisfy themselves that a waiting member who takes the place
of a member of the court is of the required rank and not disqualified under the Act and
shall give the accused an opportunity to object to him and shall deal with any such
objection in accordance with this rule.

(11) If an objection to the president is allowed the court shall report to the convening
officer without proceeding further with the trial.

(12) If, as the result of the allowance of an objection to a member, there are
insufficient officers available to form a court in compliance with the Act, the court shall
report to the convening officer without proceeding further with the trial and the convening
officer may either appoint an officer as a member to fill the vacancy or convene a fresh
court to try the accused.

27. (1) Immediately after rule 26 has been complied with, an oath shall be Swearing of court
administered to the president and each member of the court in accordance with rule 33
and in the presence of the accused.

(2) If there is a judge advocate, the oath shall be administered by him to the
president first and afterwards to each member of the court. If there is no judge advocate,
the oath shall be first administered by the president to the members of the court and then
to the president by any member of the court already sworn.

(3) A court may be sworn at one time to try any number of accused then present
before it, whether they are to be tried jointly or separately.

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(4) When a court is convened to try two or more accused separately and one
accused objects to the president or to any member of the court, the court may, if they
think fit, proceed to determine that objection in accordance with rule 26, or postpone the
trial of that accused and swear the court for the trial of the other accused only.

28. After the court has been sworn, an oath shall be administered to the judge Swearing of judge
advocate (if any) in accordance with rule 33 and in the presence of the accused. advocate

29. After the court and judge advocate (if any) have been sworn, an oath shall be Swearing of officers
administered to any officer under instruction in accordance with rule 33 and in the under instruction
presence of the accused.

30. (1) A competent and impartial person may be appointed at any time to act as an Appointment and
interpreter or shorthand writer at a trial by court-martial and before he so acts an oath swearing of, and
shall be administered to him in accordance with rule 33 and in the presence of the objection to,
interpreters and
accused. shorthand writers

(2) Before a person is sworn as an interpreter or as a short-hand writer, the accused

shall be given an opportunity to object to him in the same manner as an objection may be
taken to a member of the court and, if the court thinks that the objection is reasonable,
that person shall not act as interpreter or shorthand writer.

31. The accused shall have no right to object to a judge advocate, prosecutor or No right of objection to
any officer under instruction. judge advocate,
prosecutor and officer
under instruction

32. (1) When a court has been convened to try two or more accused separately Order of trials
and have been sworn in accordance with rule 27 (3), the court shall try them in the order
indicated by the convening officer or, where he has given no such indication, then in such
order as they think fit.

(2) When a court has been convened to try and accused on charges which are
included in more than one charge sheet, the court shall take the charge sheets in the
order indicated by the convening officer or, where he has given no such indication, in such
order as they think fit.

33. (1) An oath which is required to be administered under these Rules shall be Oaths and solemn
administered in the appropriate form and in the manner set out in the Sixth Schedule: affirmations

Provided that-

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(i) if any person desires to swear with uplifted hand in the form and manner in
which an oath is usually administered in Scotland, he shall be permitted to
do so:

(ii) the opening words of the oath may be varied to such words and the oath
may be administered in such manner as the person taking the oath
declares to be binding on his conscience in accordance with his religious
beliefs.

(2) Subject to rule 27 (2), every oath shall be administered at a court-martial by the
president, a member of the court or the judge advocate.

(3) Where a person is permitted to make a solemn affirmation instead of swearing

an oath, the affirmation shall be in the appropriate form set out in the Sixth Schedule.

(4) The provisions of section one hundred and one of the Act shall apply to
proceedings before a commanding officer, the taking of such summaries of evidence and
proceedings before an appropriate superior authority as they apply to proceedings before
a court-martial.

PART VIII

ARRAIGNMENT OF ACCUSED

34. (1) When the court and judge advocate (if any) have been sworn the accused Arraignment of
shall be arraigned. accused

(2) If there is more than one charge against the accused before the court, he shall
be required to plead separately to each charge.

(3) If there is more than one charge sheet against the accused before the court, the
court shall arraign and try the accused upon the charge in the first of such charge sheets
and shall announce their finding thereon and, if the accused has pleaded guilty, comply
with sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 44 before they arraign him upon the charge in any
subsequent charge sheet.

35. (1) The accused, before pleading to the charge, may offer a plea to the Plea to the jurisdiction
jurisdiction of the court. If he does so- of the court

(a) the accused may adduce evidence in support of the plea and the
prosecutor may adduce evidence in answer thereto; and

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(b) the prosecutor may address the court in answer to the plea and the
accused may reply to the prosecutor's address.

(2) If the court allow the plea they shall adjourn and report to the convening officer.

(3) When a court report to the convening officer under this rule, the convening
officer shall-

(a) if he approves the decision of the court to allow the plea, dissolve the court;

(b) if he disapproves the decision of the court-

(i) refer the matter back to the court and direct them to proceed with
the trial; or
(ii) convene a fresh court to try the accused.

36. (1) An accused before pleading to a charge may object to it on the grounds that Objection to charge
it is not correct in law or is not framed in accordance with these Rules, and if he does so,
the prosecutor may address the court in answer to the objection and the accused may
reply to the prosecutor's address.

(2) If the court uphold the objection they shall either amend the charge, if
permissible under rule 82, or adjourn and report to the convening officer:

Provided that if there is another charge or another charge sheet before the court, the
court may, before adjourning under this rule, proceed with the trial of such other charge or
other charge sheet.

(3) When a court reports to the convening officer under this rule, the convening
officer shall-

(a) if he approves the decision of the court to allow the objection-

(i) dissolve the court; or
(ii) where there is another charge or another charge sheet before the
court to which the objection does not relate and which the court has
not tried, direct the court to proceed with the trial of such other
charge or charge sheet only; or
(iii) amend the charge to which the objection relates, if permissible
under rule 83, and direct the court to try it as amended;

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(b) if he disapproves the decision of the court to allow the objection-

(i) direct the court to try the charge; or
(ii) where there is another charge or charge sheet before the court to
which the objection does not relate and which the court has not
tried, direct the court to proceed with the trial of such other charge or
charge sheet only; or
(iii) convene a fresh court to try the accused.

37. (1) An accused before pleading to a charge may offer a plea in bar of trial in Plea in bar of trial
reliance upon section one hundred and twenty-one or one hundred and twenty-three of
the Act. If he does so-

(a) the accused may adduce evidence in support of the plea and the
prosecutor may adduce evidence in answer thereto; and

(b) the prosecutor may address the court in answer to the plea and the
accused may reply to the prosecutor's address.

(2) If the court allow the plea they shall adjourn and report to the convening officer:

Provided that if there is another charge or another charge sheet before the court, the
court may, before adjourning under this rule, proceed with the trial of such other charge or
other charge sheet.

(3) When a court reports to the convening officer under this rule, the convening
officer shall-

(a) if he approves the decision of the court to allow the plea-

(i) dissolve the court; or
(ii) where there is another charge or charge sheet before the court to
which the plea does not relate and which the court has not tried,
direct the court to proceed with the trial of such other charges or
charge sheet only;

(b) if he disapproves the decision of the court to allow the plea-

(i) direct the court to try the charge; or
(ii) where there is another charge or another charge sheet before the
court to which the plea does not relate and which the court has not
tried, direct the court to proceed with the trial of such other charge or
charge sheet only; or
(iii) convene a fresh court to try the accused.

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38. Where two or more accused are charged jointly, any one of the accused may, Application by an
before pleading to the charge, apply to the court to be tried separately on the ground that accused at a joint trial
he would be prejudiced in his defence if he were not tried separately. If the accused to be tried separately
makes such an application the prosecutor may address the court in answer thereto and
the accused may reply to the prosecutor's address. If the court are of opinion that the
interests of justice so require, they shall allow the application and try separately the
accused who made it.

39. Where a charge sheet contains more than one charge the accused may, Application by an
before pleading to the charges, apply to the court to be tried separately on any charge in accused at a trial to
that charge sheet on the ground that he would be prejudiced in his defence if he were not have a charge tried
separately
tried separately on that charge. If the accused makes such an application the prosecutor
may address the court in answer thereto and the accused may reply to the prosecutor's
address. If the court are of opinion that the interests of justice so require, they shall allow
the application and try the accused separately on the charge to which it relates as if that
charge had been inserted in a separate charge sheet.

40. (1) After any pleas under rules 35 and 37, any objection under rule 36, and any Pleas to the charge
applications under rules 38 and 39, have been dealt with, the accused shall be required
(subject to sub-rule (2)) to plead either guilty or not guilty to each charge on which he is
arraigned.

(2) Where a court is empowered by section ninety-seven of the Act to find an

accused guilty of an offence other than that charged or guilty of committing the offence in
circumstances involving a less degree of punishment or where they could, after hearing
the evidence, make a special finding of guilty subject to exceptions or variations in
accordance with rule 65, the accused may plead guilty to such other offence or to the
offence charged as having been committed in circumstances involving a less degree of
punishment or to the offence charged subject to such exceptions or variations.

41. (1) If an accused pleads guilty to a charge under either sub-rule (1) or (2) of rule Acceptance of pleas of
40, the president or judge advocate shall, before the court decide to accept the plea, guilty
explain to the accused the nature of the charge and the general effect of his plea and in
particular the difference in procedure when an accused pleads guilty and when an
accused pleads not guilty.

(2) A court shall not accept a plea of guilty under either sub-rule (1) or (2) of rule 40
if-

(a) the court are not satisfied that the accused understands the nature of the
charge or the effect of his plea;

(b) the president, having regard to all the circumstances, considers that the
accused should plead not guilty; or

(c) the accused is liable if convicted to be sentenced to death.

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(3) In the case of a plea of guilty under rule 40 (2), a court shall also not accept the
plea unless the convening officer concurs and they are satisfied of the justice of such
course. The concurrence of the convening officer may be signified by the prosecutor.

(4) When a plea of guilty under either sub-rule (1) or (2) of rule 40 is not accepted
by the court or the accused either refuses to plead to the charge or does not plead to it
intelligibly, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty.

(5) When a court are satisfied that they can properly accept a plea of guilty under
either sub-rule (1) or (2) of rule 40, they shall record a finding of guilty in respect thereof.

42. (1) When an accused pleads guilty to the first of two or more alternative Pleas on alternative
charges, the court, if they accept the accused's plea of guilty, shall record a finding of charges
guilty in respect of the first charge and the prosecutor shall withdraw any alternative
charge before the accused is arraigned on it.

(2) When an accused pleads guilty to one of two or more charges which are laid in
the alternative other than the first of such charges, the court may-

(a) proceed as if the accused had pleaded not guilty to all the charges; or

(b) with the concurrence of the convening officer (which may be signified by the
prosecutor), record a finding of guilty on the charge to which the accused
has pleaded guilty and a finding of not guilty on any alternative charge
which is placed before it in the charge sheet. Where the court record such
findings, the prosecutor shall, before the accused is arraigned on it,
withdraw any charge which is alternative to the charge of which the court
have found the accused guilty and which is placed after it in the charge
sheet.

PART IX

PROCEDURE AFTER RECORDING A FINDING OF GUILTY

43. After the court have recorded a finding of guilty, if there is no other charge in Order of trial where
the same charge sheet to which the accused has pleaded not guilty and no other accused pleas of guilty and not
who has pleaded not guilty to a charge in that charge sheet, they shall proceed with the guilty
trial as directed by rule 44. If there is another charge in the charge sheet to which the
accused has pleaded not guilty or there is another accused who has pleaded not guilty to
a charge in that charge sheet, the court shall not comply with rule 44 until after they have
dealt with such other charge or tried such other accused and have announced and
recorded their finding in respect thereof.

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44. (1) After the court have recorded a finding of guilty in respect of a charge to Procedure on finding
which an accused pleaded guilty, the prosecutor shall, subject to rule 43, read the of guilty after plea of
summary or abstract of evidence to the court or inform the court of the facts contained guilty
therein:

Provided that if an expurgated copy of the summary or abstract was sent to the
president, the prosecutor shall not read to the court those parts of the summary or
abstract which have been expurgated or inform the court of the facts contained in those
parts, and shall not hand the original summary or abstract to the court until the trial is
concluded.

(2) If there is no summary or abstract of evidence or the summary or abstract is, in

the opinion of the court, inadequate or incomplete, the court shall hear and record in
accordance with these Rules sufficient evidence to enable them to determine the
sentence.

(3) After sub-rules (1) and (2) have been complied with, the accused may-

(a) adduce evidence of character in mitigation of punishment; and

(b) address the court in mitigation of punishment.

(4) After sub-rule (3) has been complied with, the court shall proceed as directed in
sub-rules (1), (2), (3) and (4) of rule 70.

PART X

CHANGES OF PLEA

45. (1) An accused who has pleaded not guilty may, at any time before the court Changes of plea
close to deliberate on their finding, withdraw his plea of not guilty and substitute a plea of
guilty (including a plea of guilty under rule 40 (2)) and in such case the court shall, if they
are satisfied that they can accept the accused's changed plea under these Rules, record a
finding in accordance with the accused's changed plea and so far as is necessary proceed
as directed by rule 44.

(2) If at any time during the trial it appears to the court that an accused who has
pleaded guilty does not understand the effect of his plea or the nature of the charge, the
court shall enter a plea of not guilty and proceed with the trial accordingly.

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(3) When a court enter a plea of not guilty in respect of any charge under sub-rule
(2), they shall, if there was a charge laid in the alternative thereto which the prosecutor
withdrew under rule 42, reinstate such alternative charge, arraign the accused thereon
and proceed with the trial as if it had never been withdrawn.

PART XI

PROCEDURE ON PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY

46. After a plea of not guilty to any charge has been entered- Application for
adjournment of trial
(a) the court shall ask the accused whether he wishes to apply for an after plea of not guilty
adjournment on the ground that any of these Rules relating to procedure
before trial have not been complied with and that he has been prejudiced
thereby or on the ground that he has not had sufficient opportunity for
preparing his defence;
(b) if the accused applies for an adjournment-

(i) the accused may adduce evidence in support of his application and
the prosecutor may adduce evidence in answer thereto; and

(ii) the prosecutor may address the court in answer to the application
and the accused may reply to the prosecutor's address;
(c) the court may grant an adjourment if they think the interests of justice so
require.

47. (1) The prosecutor may, if he desires, and shall, if required by the court, make Case for prosecution
an opening address explaining the charge, where necessary, and the nature and general
effect of the evidence which he proposes to adduce.

(2) The witnesses for the prosecution shall then be called and give their evidence.

48. If the prosecutor intends to adduce evidence which is not contained in any Calling of witnesses
summary or abstract of evidence given to the accused, notice of such intention together whose evidence is not
with the particulars of the evidence shall, when practicable, be given to the accused a contained in the
summary or abstract of
reasonable time before the evidence is adduced. If such evidence is adduced without evidence
such notice or particulars having been given, the court may, if the accused so desires,
either adjourn after receiving the evidence or allow any cross-examination arising out of
that evidence to be postponed, and the court shall inform the accused of his right to apply
for such an adjournment or postponement.

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49. The prosecutor shall not be bound to call all the witnesses against the accused Notice to an accused
whose evidence is contained in the summary or abstract of evidence nor a witness whom that a witness will not
he has notified the accused that he intends to call under rule 48, but if the prosecutor does be called by
prosecutor
not intend to call such a witness to give evidence he shall either tender him for
cross-examination by the accused, or give the accused reasonable notice that he does not
intend to call the witness and that the accused will be allowed to communicate with him
and to call him as a witness for the defence, if he so desires, and if the witness is
available.

PART XII

CALLING AND EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES

50. Save as is otherwise provided by the Act, an oath shall be administered to Swearing of witness
each witness in accordance with rule 33 before he gives evidence and in the presence of
the accused.

51. During a trial a witness other than the prosecutor or accused shall not, except Exclusion of witnesses
by leave of the court, be in court while not under examination, and if while he is under from court
examination a discussion arises as to the allowance of a question or otherwise with regard
to the evidence, the court may direct the witness to withdraw during such discussion.

52. (1) A witness may be examined by the person calling him and may be Examination of
cross-examined by the opposite party to the proceedings and on the conclusion of any witnesses
such cross-examination may be re-examined by the person who called him on matters
arising out of the cross-examination.

(2) The person examining a witness shall put his question to the witness orally and
unless an objection is made by the witness, court, judge advocate, prosecutor or by the
accused, the witness shall reply forthwith. If such an objection is made, the witness shall
not reply until the objection has been disposed of.

(3) The court may allow the cross-examination or re-examination of a witness to be

postponed.

53. (1) The president, the judge advocate and, with permission of the president, Examination of
any member of the court may put questions to a witness. witnesses by court

(2) Upon any such question being answered, the prosecutor and the accused may
put to the witness such questions arising from the answer which he has given as seem
proper to the court.

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54. (1) The record which has been made of the evidence given by a witness shall Reading back of
be read back to him before he leaves the court and when this is done he may ask for the evidence to witnesses
record to be corrected or explain the evidence which he has given. If any such correction
is made or explanation given, the prosecutor and the accused may put such questions to
the witness respecting the correction or explanation as seem proper to the court.

(2) When a shorthand writer is employed it shall not be necessary to comply with
sub-rule (1), if, in the opinion of the court and the judge advocate (if any), it is
unnecessary to do so:

Provided that if any witness so demands, sub-rule (1) shall be complied with.

55. (1) The court may, at any time before they close to deliberate on their finding or, Calling of witnesses by
if there is a judge advocate, before he begins to sum up, call a witness or recall a witness, court and recalling of
if in the opinion of the court it is in the interests of justice to do so. If the court call a witnesses
witness or recall a witness under this rule, the prosecutor and the accused may put such
questions to the witness as seen proper to the court.

(2) The prosecutor and the accused may, at any time before the court close to
deliberate on their finding or, if there is a judge advocate, before he begins to sum up,
recall a witness by leave of the court and the prosecutor and the accused may put such
questions to the witness as seem proper to the court.

56. A statutory declaration which is admissible in accordance with the provisions of Statutory declarations
section ninety-eight of the Act shall be handed to the court by the prosecutor or the
accused, as the case may be, without being produced by a witness.

PART XIII

SUBMISSION OF NO CASE TO ANSWER AND STOPPING OF CASES

57. (1) At the close of the case for the prosecution the accused may submit to the Submission of no case
court in respect of any charge that the prosecution has failed to establish a prima facie to answer and power
case for him to answer and that he should not be called upon to make his defence to that of court to stop a case
charge. If the accused makes such a submission, the prosecutor may address the court in
answer thereto and the accused may reply to the prosecutor's address.

(2) The court shall not allow the submission unless they are satisfied that-

(a) the prosecution has not established a prima facie case on the charge as
laid; and

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(b) it is not open to them on the evidence adduced to make a special finding
under either section ninety-seven of the Act or rule 65 (3).

(3) If the court allow the submission they shall find the accused not guilty of the
charge to which it relates and announce this finding in open court forthwith; if the court
disallow the submission they shall proceed with the trial of the offence as charged.

(4) Irrespective of whether there has been a submission under this rule or not, the
court may at any time after the close of the hearing of the case for the prosecution, and
after hearing the prosecutor, find the accused not guilty of a charge, and if they do so they
shall also announce such finding in open court forthwith.

PART XIV

CASE FOR THE DEFENCE AND SUMMING UP BY JUDGE ADVOCATE

58. (1) After the close of the case for the prosecution, the president or judge Explanation to
advocate (if any) shall explain to the accused that- accused of his rights
when making his
defence

(a) if he wishes, he may give evidence on oath as a witness or make a

statement without being sworn, but that he is not obliged to do either; and

(b) if he gives evidence on oath, he will be liable to be cross-examined by the

prosecutor and to be questioned by the court and the judge advocate (if
any), but that, if he makes a statement without being sworn, no one will be
entitled to ask him any questions; and

(c) whether he gives evidence or makes a statement or remains silent, he may

call witnesses on his behalf both to the facts of the case and to his
character.

(2) After the president or judge advocate has complied with sub-rule (1), he shall
ask the accused if he intends to give evidence on oath or to make a statement without
being sworn and if he intends to call any witness on his behalf and, if so, whether he is a
witness to fact or to character only.

(3) If the accused intends to call a witness to the facts of the case other than
himself, he may make an opening address outlining the case for the defence before the
evidence for the defence is given.

59. (1) After rule 58 has been complied with, the witnesses for the defence (if any) Evidence for the
shall be called and give their evidence. defence

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(2) Rules 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56 shall apply to the witnesses and the
evidence for the defence as they apply to the witnesses and the evidence for the
prosection.

60. After the witnesses for the defence have given their evidence the prosecutor Evidence in rebuttal
may, by leave of the court, call a witness or recall a witness to give evidence on any
matter raised by the accused in his defence which the prosecution could not properly have
mentioned to the court before the accused disclosed his defence or which the prosecution
could not reasonably have foreseen.

61. (1) After all the evidence has been given, the prosecutor and the accused may Closing addresses
each make a closing address to the court.

(2) The accused shall be entitled to make his closing address after the closing
address by the prosecutor unless the accused has called a witness to fact other than
himself, in which case the prosecutor shall be entitled, subject to sub-rules (3) and (4), to
make his closing address after the closing address by the accused.

(3) Where two or more accused are tried jointly, any one of them who has called a
witness to fact other than himself shall make his closing address before the closing
address by the prosecutor, and any one of them who has called no such witness shall be
entitled to make his closing address after the closing address by the prosecutor.

(4) Where two or more accused are represented by the same defending officer or
counsel, he may make one closing address only. If any one of the accused for whom he
appears has called no witness to fact other than himself, such defending officer or counsel
shall be entitled to make his closing address after the closing address by the prosecutor.

62. For the purposes of rules 58 and 61, the handing in by the accused of a Handing in of a
statutory declaration shall be treated as the calling of a witness by him. statutory declaration
by the accused

63. After the closing addresses, if there is a judge advocate, he shall sum up the Summing up by judge
evidence and advise the court on the law relating to the case in open court. advocate

PART XV

DELIBERATION ON, AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF, FINDING ON THE CHARGE

64. (1) After the closing addresses, or if there is a judge advocate, after his Deliberation on finding
summing up, the court shall close to deliberate on their finding on the charge. on the charge

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(2) While the court are deliberating on their finding on the charge, no person shall
be present except the president and members of the court and any officer under
instruction.

(3) If there is a judge advocate and the court, while deliberating on their finding on
the charge, require further advice from him, the court shall suspend their deliberation and
ask and be given such advice in open court.

65. (1) The opinion of the president and each member as to the finding shall be Expression of opinions
given in closed court, orally, and on each charge separately and their opinions shall be on, and form of,
given in order of seniority commencing with the junior in rank. finding

(2) Save as is otherwise provided in sub-rule (4), the court shall record on every
charge on which a plea of not guilty has been recorded-

(a) a finding of guilty or a special finding in accordance with section

ninety-seven or subsection (2) of section one hundred and eleven of the Act
or sub-rule (3); or

(b) a finding of not guilty or of not guilty and honourably acquitted of the
charge.

(3) Where the court are of the opinion as regards any charge that the facts which
they find to be proved in evidence differ from the facts alleged in the particulars of the
charge, but are nevertheless sufficient to prove the offence stated in the charge and that
the difference is not so material as to have prejudiced the accused in his defence, the
court may, instead of recording a finding of not guilty, record a finding that the accused is
guilty of the charge subject to any exception or variation which they shall specify in the
finding.

(4) Where the court have recorded a finding of guilty on a charge which is laid in the
alternative, they shall find the accused not guilty of any charge alternative thereto which is
placed before it in the charge sheet and record no finding on any charge alternative
thereto which is placed after it in the charge sheet.

66. (1) The finding on each charge shall be announced in open court forthwith. Announcement of
finding

(2) Every finding which requires confirmation shall be announced as being subject to
confirmation.

(3) The finding shall be in the appropriate form set out in the Forth Schedule.

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PART XVI

PROCEDURE AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINDING

67. After the court have announced their finding on any charge on which the court Completion of
have entered a plea of not guilty, if there is another charge in the same charge sheet on procedure on plea of
which the court have accepted a plea of guilty, the court shall comply with sub-rules (1) guilty before
deliberation on
and (2) of rule 44 in respect of that charge before proceeding further with the trial. sentence

68. Where there is another charge sheet against the accused before the court, the Trial of charges in
court shall not comply with rules 69, 70 and 71 until they have arraigned and tried the other charge sheets
accused and have complied with rule 66 and, if necessary, with rule 67, in respect of each before deliberation on
sentence
charge in such other charge sheet unless that charge sheet is withdrawn under rule 81.

69. If the findings on all charges against the accused are not guilty, the court shall Release of accused
order the accused to be released and the president and judge advocate (if any) shall date
and sign the record of the proceedings. The president or the judge advocate shall then
forward it as directed in the convening order.

70. (1) If the finding on a charge against the accused is guilty, or the court makes a Accused's record and
special finding in accordance with section ninety-seven of the Act or rule 65 (3), the court, plea in mitigation
before deliberating on their sentence, shall whenever possible take evidence of his age,
rank and service record. Such service record shall include-

(a) any recognised acts of gallantry or distinguished conduct on the part of the
accused and any decoration to which he is entitled; and

(b) particulars of any offence of which the accused has been found guilty
during his service and which is recorded in the service books relating to the
accused and of the length of time he has been under arrest awaiting trial or
in confinement under a current sentence.

(2) Evidence of the matters referred to in sub-rule (1) may be given by a witness
producing to the court a written statement containing a summary of the entries in the
service books relating to the accused, after the witness has in court verified such
statement and identified the accused as the person to whom it relates. Such statement
shall be in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule.

(3) In addition to the evidence contained in the statement referred to in sub-rule (2),
it shall be the duty of the prosecutor whenever possible to call as a witness an officer to
give to the court any information in the possession of the military authorities regarding-

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(a) the accused's family background and responsibilities and any other
circumstances which may have made him more susceptible to the
commission of the offence charged;

(b) his general conduct in the service; and

(c) particulars of offences which do not appear in the statement above referred
to of which the accused has been found guilty by a civil court and which are
of the same general nature as that of which the accused has been found
guilty by the court-martial:

Provided that the court shall not be informed of any such civil offence
unless the finding is proved in accordance with section one hundred and
eighty-five of the Act, or the accused has admitted, after the purpose for
which such admission is required has been explained to him, that he has
been found guilty of the offence.

(4) The accused may cross-examine any witness who gives evidence in accordance
with sub-rules (2) and (3) and, if the accused so requires, the service books, or a duly
certified copy of the material entries therein, shall be produced, and if the contents of the
form are in any respect not in accordance with the service books or such certified copy,
the court shall cause the form to be corrected accordingly.

(5) After sub-rules (1), (2), (3) and (4) have been complied with the accused may-

(a) give evidence on oath and call witnesses in mitigation of punishment and to
his character; and

(b) address the court in mitigration of punishment.

71. (1) Before the court close to deliberate on their sentence, the accused may Request by accused
request the court to take into consideration any other offence against the Act committed for other offences to
by him of a similar nature to that of which he has been found guilty, and, upon such a be taken into
consideration
request being made, the court may agree to take into consideration any of such other
offences as to the court seems proper.

(2) A list of the offences which the court agree to take into consideration shall be
read to the accused by the president or judge advocate, who shall ask the accused if he
admits having committed them. The accused shall sign a list of the offences which he
admits having committed and the court shall take the offences in this list into
consideration. This list shall be signed by the president and be attached to the record of
the proceedings as an exhibit.

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PART XVII

DELIBERATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT ON SENTENCE

72. While the court are deliberating on their sentence no person shall be present Persons entitled to be
except the president, members, judge advocate (if any) and any officer under instruction. present during
deliberation on
sentence

73. (1) The court shall award one sentence in respect of all the offences of which Sentence and
the accused is found guilty. The sentence shall be in the appropriate form set out in the recommendation to
Fifth Schedule. mercy

(2) The opinion of the president and each member as to the sentence shall be given
orally and in closed court and their opinions shall be given in order of seniority
commencing with the junior in rank.

(3) When the court have agreed to take into consideration an offence which is not
included in the charge sheet, the court shall award a sentence appropriate both to the
offence of which the accused has been found guilty and to the other offence which they
are taking into consideration, but not greater than the maximum sentence which may be
awarded under the Act for the offence of which the accused has been found guilty, save
that they may include in their sentence a direction that such deductions shall be made
from the pay of the accused as they would have had the power to direct to be made if the
accused had been found guilty of the offence taken into consideration as well as of the
offence of which he has been found guilty.

(4) The court may make a recommendation to mercy and if they do so shall record
in the proceedings their reasons for making it.

74. Where two or more accused are tried separately by the same court upon Postponement of
charges arising out of the same transaction, the court may, if they think that the interests deliberation on
of justice so require, postpone their deliberation upon the sentence to be awarded to any sentence
one or more of such accused until they have recorded and announced their findings in
respect of all of such accused.

75. (1) The sentence, and any recommendation to mercy together with the reasons Announcement of
for making it, shall be announced in open court. The sentence shall also be announced as sentence and
being subject to confirmation. conclusion of trial

(2) When sub-rule (1) has been complied with the president shall announce in open
court that the trial is concluded.

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(3) Immediately after the conclusion of the trial the president and judge advocate (if
any) shall date and sign the record of the proceedings. The president or the judge
advocate shall then forward it as directed in the convening order.

PART XVIII

GENERAL DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT, PROSECUTOR AND DEFENDING OFFICER OR

COUNSEL

76. It shall be the duty of the president to ensure that the trial is conducted in General duties of
accordance with the Act and these Rules and in a manner befitting a court of justice and president
in particular-
(a) to ensure that the prosecutor and the defending officer or counsel conduct
themselves in accordance with these Rules;
(b) to ensure that the accused does not suffer any disadvantage in
consequence of his position as such or of his ignorance or of his incapacity
to examine or cross-examine witnesses or to make his own evidence clear
and intelligible, or otherwise;
(c) to ensure that an officer under instruction does not express an opinion to
the court on any matter relating to the trial before the court have come to
their finding, nor on sentence before the court have decided upon the
sentence;
(d) when there is no judge advocate present, to ensure that a proper record of
the proceedings is made in accordance with rule 91 and that the record of
the proceedings and exhibits are properly safeguarded in accordance with
rule 93.

77. (1) It shall be the duty of the prosecutor and of the defending officer or counsel General duties of
to assist the court in the administration of justice, to treat the court and judge advocate prosecutor and
with due respect and to present their cases fairly and in particular- defending officer or
counsel

(a) to conform with these Rules and the practice of the civil courts in Zambia
relating to the examination, cross-examination and re-examination of
witnesses;

(b) not to refer to any matter not relevant to the charge before the court; and

(c) not to state as a matter of fact any matter which is not proved or which they
do not intend to prove by evidence.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of any of the provisions of sub-rule (1), it shall
be the duty of the prosecutor to bring the whole of the transaction before the court and not
to take any unfair advantage of, or to withhold any evidence in favour of, the accused.

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78. (1) Subject to these Rules, the following persons shall be allowed to appear as Counsel
counsel at a court-martial:

(a) any practitioner as defined in section two of the Legal Practitioners Act; and Cap. 30

(b) any person referred to in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section three of Cap. 30
the Legal Practitioners Act.

(2) Any right granted by these Rules to the accused at a court-martial to call or
examine witnesses or to address the court, any right of the accused to object to the
admissibility of evidence at a court-martial and any right granted to the accused by rules
24 (e), (g) and (h), 26, 30, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 46, 57, 71, 79 (2) and 93 (2) may be
exercised by his defending officer or his counsel on his behalf, and any reference in these
Rules to any address, request, application, claim, submission, objection or plea to the
jurisdiction or in bar of trial made, taken or offered at a court-martial by the accused shall
be construed as including any address, request, application, claim, submission, objection
or plea to the jurisdiction or in bar of trial made, taken or offered at a court-martial by his
defending officer or counsel on his behalf.

(3) If the accused is to be defended at his court-martial by counsel not nominated by

the convening officer the accused shall give the convening officer notice of this fact not
less than twenty-four hours before his trial.

PART XIX

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE

79. (1) The judge advocate shall be responsible for the proper discharge of his General duties of
functions to the Chief Justice. judge advocate

(2) The prosecutor and the accused respectively are at all times after the judge
advocate is named to act at the trial entitled to his opinion on any question of law or
procedure relative to the charge or trial whether he is in or out of court, subject when he is
in court to the permission of the court.

(3) On the assembly of the court the judge advocate shall advise the court of any
defect in the constitution of the court or in the charge sheet, and during the trial he shall
advise the court upon all questions of law or procedure which may arise. The court shall
accept his advice on all such matters unless they have weighty reasons for not doing so,
and if the court do not accept it their reasons for not doing so shall be recorded in the
proceedings.

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(4) After the closing addresses the judge advocate shall sum up the evidence and
advise the court upon the law relating to the case before the court close to deliberate on
their finding. If in the course of deliberating on their finding the court require further advice
from the judge advocate, they shall suspend their deliberation and ask and be given such
advice in open court.

(5) If, when the court announce a finding of guilty or a special finding under either
section ninety-seven of the Act or rule 65 (3), the judge advocate is of the opinion that
such finding or special finding is contrary to the law relating to the case, he shall once
more but not more than once more, advise the court what findings are, in his opinion,
open to them. The court shall then reconsider their finding in closed court. The record of
the proceedings relating to such reconsideration shall be in the form set out in the Fourth
Schedule.

(6) The judge advocate shall be present whenever the court is sitting whether in
open or closed court, except when the court is deliberating on the finding on the charge or
on a revision thereof.

(7) The judge advocate has equally with the president the duty of ensuring that the
accused does not suffer any disadvantage in consequence of his position as such or of
his ignorance or of his incapacity to examine or cross-examine witnesses, or to make his
own evidence clear and intelligible, or otherwise.

(8) The judge advocate shall be responsible for seeing that a proper record of the
proceedings is made in accordance with rule 91 and responsible for the safe custody of
the record of the proceedings under rule 93.

80. (1) Where there is a judge advocate and- Judge advocate sitting
alone

(a) during the course of a trial any question as to the admissibility of evidence
arises; or

(b) during a joint trial an application is made by any of the accused for a
separate trial; or

(c) an application is made by an accused that a charge should be tried

separately;
the president may direct that the point at issue shall be determined by the judge advocate
in the absence of the president and the members of the court and of any officer under
instruction. Where the president so directs he, the members of the court and any officer
under instruction shall withdraw from the court.

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(2) The judge advocate shall, when the president and members of the court and any
officer under instruction have withdrawn in accordance with sub-rule (1), hear the
arguments and evidence relative to the point at issue and shall give his ruling upon this
point and such reasons therefor as he may consider necessary. After the judge advocate
has given his ruling, the president and members of the court and any officer under
instruction shall return to the court room and the judge advocate shall announce his ruling
to them and the court shall follow his ruling.

(3) When a judge advocate sits alone in accordance with this rule the proceedings
before him shall form part of the proceedings of the court, and subsection (1) of section
sixty-two, sections sixty-three and ninety-two, subsections (1) and (2) of section
ninety-three, and sections ninety-four, ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred and one
hundred and one of the Act and rules 33, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 77, 78, 84, 85, 86, 90,
91, 92, 93, 96, 97 and 105 shall apply to proceedings before the judge advocate sitting
alone as they apply to proceedings before the president and members of the court,
anything which is authorised by those sections and those rules to be done by the court or
by the president may be done by the judge advocate when sitting alone.

(4) When a judge advocate is sitting alone in accordance with this rule and a person
subject to military law commits an offence against subsection (1) of section sixty-two of
the Act, the judge advocate shall report the occurrence to the president who shall take
such action as he considers appropriate.

(5) The judge advocate shall be responsible for ensuring that the president and
members do not see the record of the proceedings before the judge advocate when sitting
alone until after the court has announced its finding.

PART XX

WITHDRAWAL AND AMENDMENT OF CHARGE SHEETS

AND CHARGES

81. A court may, with the concurrence of the convening officer (which may be Withdrawal of charge
signified by the prosecutor), allow the prosecutor to withdraw a charge before the accused sheet and charges
is arraigned on any charge thereon or a charge sheet before the accused is arraigned on
any charge therein.

82. (1) At any time during a trial if it appears to the court that there is in the charge Amendment of charge
sheet- sheets and charges by
court

(a) a mistake in the name or description of the accused;

(b) a mistake which is attributable to a clerical error or omission;

the court may amend the charge sheet so as to correct the mistake.

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(2) If at any time during a trial at which there is a judge advocate it appears to the
court, before they close to deliberate on their finding, that it is desirable in the interests of
justice to make any addition to, omission from or alteration in, a charge which cannot be
made under sub-rule (1) they may, if such addition, omission or alteration can be made
without unfairness to the accused, so amend the charge if the judge advocate concurs.

(3) If at any time during a trial at which there is no judge advocate it appears to the
court, before they close to deliberate on their finding, that in the interests of justice it is
desirable to make any addition to, omission from or alteration in a charge which cannot be
made under sub-rule (1), they may adjourn and report their opinion to the convening
officer, who may-

(a) amend the charge if permissible under rule 83 and direct the court to try it
as amended after due notice of the amendment has been given to the
accused; or

(b) direct the court to proceed with the trial of the charge without amending it;
or

(c) convene a fresh court to try the accused.

83. When a court report to the convening officer under either rule 36 (2) or 82 (3), Amendment of
he may amend the charge in respect of which they have reported to him by making any charges by convening
addition to, omission from or alteration in the charge which, in his opinion, is desirable in officer
the interests of justice and which he is satisfied can be made without unfairness to the
accused.

PART XXI

SITTINGS AND ADJOURNMENT OF THE COURT

84. Subject to the provisions of the Act and of these Rules relating to adjournment, Sittings
a trial shall be continued from day to day and the court shall sit for such time each day as
may be reasonable in the circumstances:

Provided that the court shall not sit on Sunday, Christmas Day, or Good Friday,
unless in the opinion of the court or of the convening officer the exigencies of the service
make it necessary to do so.

85. (1) During a trial the court may adjourn from time to time and from place to Adjournment
place as the interests of justice require.

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(2) A court may adjourn at any time to consult the convening officer on a point of
law.

(3) If during a trial any reason emerges which makes it advisable that the court
should not continue to hear the case, the court shall adjourn and report thereon to the
convening officer.

(4) If at any time during a trial the accused becomes ill and it appears to the court
that the illness is such that it will be impracticable to continue the trial, the court shall
ascertain the facts of the illness and shall then adjourn and report to the convening officer.

86. If at any time during a trial before the court close to deliberate on their finding it View by court
appears to the court that they should, in the interests of justice, view any place or thing,
they may adjourn for this purpose. When the court view any place or thing the president,
members of the court, judge advocate (if any), prosecutor, accused and defending officer
or counsel (if any) shall be present.

87. (1) If after the commencement of a trial the president dies or is otherwise Absence of president,
unable to attend, the court shall adjourn and the senior member shall report to the members or judge
convening officer. advocate

(2) If after the commencement of a trial any member of the court dies or is otherwise
unable to attend, the court, if not thereby reduced below the legal minimum, shall continue
with the trial, but if reduced below the legal minimum the court shall adjourn and the
president shall report to the convening officer.

(3) If a judge advocate who has been appointed to act at a trial dies or is otherwise
unable to attend, the court shall adjourn and report to the convening officer.

(4) If the president or a member of the court is absent during any part of a trial, he
shall take no further part in it and the like steps shall be taken as if the president or
member, as the case may be, had died.

(5) An officer cannot be added to the court after the accused has been arraigned.

PART XXII

INSANITY

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88. (1) If at any time during a trial it appears to the court that the accused may be Insanity
unfit to stand his trial by reason of insanity, they shall take evidence as to his mental
condition. If the court after considering the evidence are of the opinion that the accused is
fit to stand his trial, they shall proceed with the trial; but if they are of the opinion that the
accused is unfit to stand his trial by reason of insanity, they shall so find and their finding
shall be announced in open court forthwith and as being subject to confirmation.

(2) If a court, in the course of their deliberation on their finding on a charge find
pursuant to subsection (2) of section one hundred and eleven of the Act that the accused
was guilty of the offence but was insane at the time of the act or omission which
constituted it, their finding shall be announced in open court forthwith and as being subject
to confirmation.

(3) Immediately after a finding has been announced under either sub-rule (1) or (2),
the president shall announce in open court that the proceedings are terminated and
thereupon the president and the judge advocate (if any) shall date and sign the record of
the proceedings. The president or judge advocate shall then forward it as directed in the
convening order.

PART XXIII

INTERVIEWING AND ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES

89. (1) The prosecution shall not, without the consent of the convening officer, or, Interviewing witnesses
after the trial has begun, without the consent of the president, interview any witness who
was called for the defence at the taking of the summary of evidence or whose attendance
at the trial the accused has requested in accordance with rule 24 (e), or who has made a
statutory declaration, a copy of which the accused has served on the prosecution in
accordance with section ninety-eight of the Act.

(2) Except as provided in rule 49, neither the accused nor any person on his behalf
shall, without the consent of the convening officer, or, after the trial has begun, without the
consent of the president, interview any witness who was called for the prosecution at the
taking of the summary of evidence or whose evidence is included in the abstract of
evidence, or in respect of whom the prosecution have given the accused notice under rule
48 that they intend to call him as a witness at the trial, or who has made a statutory
declaration a copy of which the prosecution have served on the accused in accordance
with section ninety-eight of the Act.

90. (1) A witness who is subject to service law may be ordered by the proper Procuring attendance
military authority to attend at the taking of a summary of evidence or a trial by of witnesses
court-martial.

(2) A witness who is not subject to service law may be summoned to attend-

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(a) the taking of a summary of evidence by an order under the hand of the
commanding officer of the accused; or

(b) a trial by court-martial by an order under the hand of an officer authorised to

convene a court-martial or of a staff officer on his behalf, or, after the
assembly of the court, of the president.

(3) The summons referred to in sub-rule (2) shall, when it relates to the taking of a
summary of evidence, be in the appropriate form set out in the First Schedule and, when it
relates to a trial by court-martial, be in the appropriate form set out in the Fourth Schedule,
and shall be served on the witness either personally or by leaving it with some person at
the witness's normal place of abode.

(4) At the time of service of the summons referred to in sub-rule (2) there shall be
paid or tendered any expenses which, by regulations made under the Act, are payable to
a witness in respect of his journey to, attendance at and return from the taking of the
summary of evidence or the trial, as the case may be:

Provided that for the purpose of this sub-rule-

(i) the tender of a warrant or voucher entitling the witness to travel free of
charge shall be deemed to constitute tender of his expenses in respect of
any travelling authorised by the warrant or voucher; and

(ii) the tender of a written undertaking on behalf of the Government to defray at

the taking of the summary of evidence or the trial, as the case may be, any
other expenses payable under such regulations in respect of the witness's
attendance shall be deemed to constitute tender of these expenses.

(5) The provisions of section one hundred of the Act shall apply in relation to
proceedings at the taking of a summary of evidence as they apply in relation to
proceedings at a court-martial and when so applied they shall be construed as though the
words "officer taking the summary of evidence" were substituted for the words "president
of the court-martial".

PART XXIV

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

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91. The proceedings of courts-martial shall be recorded in accordance with the Record of proceedings
following provisions:
(a) the proceedings of a court-martial shall be recorded in writing in
accordance with the appropriate form set out in the Fourth Schedule and in
sufficient detail to enable the confirming officer to follow the course of the
proceedings and to judge of the merits of the case;
(b) when there is no shorthand writer present, the evidence shall be taken
down in narrative form as nearly as possible in the words used:
Provided that if the court, judge advocate, prosecutor or accused consider it
necessary any particular question and answer shall be taken down
verbatim;
(c) when an objection, submission or application is made during a trial at which
there is no shorthand writer, a record shall be made of the proceedings
relating to such objection, submission or application if and in such detail as
the court or judge advocate thinks fit:

Provided that if the prosecutor or accused so requests, a note shall be

made of the objection, submission or application, the grounds therefor, the
advice of the judge advocate (if any) thereon and the decision of the court;
(d) when any address by the prosecutor or the accused or summing-up of the
judge advocate is not in writing and there is no shorthand writer present, it
shall only be necessary to record so much of such address or summing-up
as the court or judge advocate thinks proper:

Provided that if the prosecutor or accused so requests a note shall be made

of any particular point in such address or summing-up;
(e) there shall not be recorded in the record of the proceedings any matter not
forming part of the trial; but if any comment or report seems to the court to
be necessary, the president may forward it to the proper military authority in
a separate document.

92. (1) Subject to sub-rule (2), any documents or thing admitted in evidence shall Exhibits
be made an exhibit.

(2) When an original document or book is produced to the court by a witness, the
court may, at the request of the witness, compare a copy of it or an extract of the relevant
parts therefrom with the original, and after they have satisfied themselves that such copy
or extract is correct and the president or the judge advocate has certified thereon that the
court has compared it with the original and found it correct, the court may return the
document or book to the witness and attach the copy or extract to the record of the
proceedings as an exhibit.

(3) Every exhibit shall-

(a) be marked with a number or letter and be signed by the president or have a
label bearing a number or letter and the signature of the president affixed to
it;

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(b) be attached to or kept with the record of the proceedings, unless in the
opinion of the court having regard to the nature of the exhibit or for other
good reason it is not expedient to attach it to or keep it with the record.

(4) When an exhibit is not attached to or kept with the record of the proceedings
under sub-rule (3) (b), the president shall ensure that proper steps are taken for its safe
custody.

93. (1) During a trial at which there is no judge advocate, the record of the Custody and
proceedings and the exhibits shall be deemed to be in the custody of the president. During inspection of record of
a trial at which there is a judge advocate, the record and the exhibits shall be deemed to proceedings during
trial
be in the custody of the judge advocate, save when he is not present in closed court when
they shall be deemed to be in the custody of the president.

(2) With the permission of the court, the prosecutor or the accused may at any
reasonable time before the trial is concluded have a particular part of the record of the
proceedings read to him, and, if proper precautions are taken for its safety, inspect any
exhibit.

PART XXV

CONFIRMATION, REVISION AND PROMULGATION

94. (1) When a confirming officer receives the record of the proceedings of a Confirmation and
court-martial and the finding of the court requires confirmation, he shall record his decision promulgation
thereon and on any sentence and any order which the court may have made under
section one hundred and twenty-six of the Act, on the record of the proceedings in the
appropriate form set out in the Fourth Schedule, and such record of his decision shall form
part of the record of the proceedings.

(2) When a court have accepted a plea of guilty made under rule 40 (2), the
confirming officer may confirm their finding notwithstanding that the court have accepted
the plea without the concurrence of the convening officer if, in the opinion of the
confirming officer, it is in the interests of justice to do so.

(3) When a court have rejected a plea to the jurisdiction of the court or a plea in bar
of trial or have overruled an objection to a charge, it shall not be necessary for the
confirming officer to approve specifically the decision of the court, but his approval shall
be implied from his confirming the finding on the charge to which the plea or objection
relates.

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(4) A confirming officer may state his reasons for withholding confirmation in any
case, but if he withholds confirmation where a court have rejected a plea to the jurisdiction
or a plea in bar of trial or have overruled an objection to the charge, because he
disapproves this decision of the court, he shall, when recording his decision under
sub-rule (1), state that he has withheld confirmation for this reason.

(5) If the sentence of a court-martial is informally expressed, the confirming officer

may, in confirming the sentence, vary the form thereof so that it shall be properly
expressed.

(6) Whenever it appears that there is sufficient evidence or a plea of guilty under
either sub-rule (1) or (2) of rule 40 to justify the finding of the court, such finding and any
lawful sentence consequent thereon may be confirmed, and if confirmed, shall be valid,
notwithstanding any deviation from these Rules, if the accused has not been prejudiced by
such deviation.

(7) When a confirming officer has confirmed a finding and sentence of a court or has
withheld confirmation thereof, he shall send the record of the proceedings to the
commanding officer of the accused for promulgation to the accused of the finding and
sentence, or of the fact that confirmation has been withheld, as the case may be. The fact
of promulgation shall be recorded on the record of the proceedings in the form set out in
the Fourth Schedule. If confirmation has been withheld because the confirming officer
disapproves the court's decision to reject a plea to the jurisdiction or a plea in bar of trial or
to overrule an objection to the charge, the accused shall be so informed.

95. (1) The proceedings and decision of a court on revision shall be recorded on Revision
the record of the proceedings in the appropriate form set out in the Fourth Schedule, and
the president shall date and sign such record and decision and return it to the confirming
officer after it has been signed by the judge advocate (if any).

(2) When an accused is acquitted on revision, the revised finding shall be

communicated to the accused in such manner as may be specified by the confirming
officer.

PART XXVI

LOSS OF PROCEEDINGS

96. (1) If before confirmation the whole or any part of the original record of the Loss of original record
proceedings of a court-martial is lost and a copy exists, such copy may, if the president or of proceedings before
the judge advocate certifies it to be correct, be accepted and used in lieu of the original. confirmation

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(2) If before confirmation the whole or any part of the original record of the
proceedings of a court-martial is lost and no copy thereof exists, but evidence of the
proceedings of the court can be procured to enable the record or part thereof which has
been lost to be reconstituted sufficiently to permit the confirming officer to follow the
course of the proceedings and to judge of the merits of the case, the record as so
reconstituted may, with the consent of the accused, be accepted and used in lieu of the
original.

Provided that where part only of the original record of the proceedings of a
court-martial has been lost, and the part which remains is sufficient to enable the
confirming officer to follow the course of the proceedings and judge of the merits of the
case, such remaining part may, with the consent of the accused, be accepted and used as
if it were the complete record, and in such case it shall not be necessary to reconstitute
the part of the record which has been lost.

(3) If before confirmation the whole or any part of the original record of the
proceedings of a court-martial is lost and such loss cannot be made good under either
sub-rule (1) or (2), the confirming officer shall withhold confirmation and shall record his
decision in the appropriate form set out in the Fourth Schedule.

97. If after confirmation the whole or any part of the original record of the Loss of original record
proceedings of a court-martial is lost and a copy thereof is certified by the president or the of proceedings after
judge advocate to be correct, or a sufficient record of the charge, finding, sentence and confirmation
proceedings before the court and of the confirmation of the finding and sentence remains
or can be reconstituted to permit of the case being reviewed or the sentence
reconsidered, such copy or reconstituted record or remaining part of the record may be
accepted and used in lieu of the original.

PART XXVII

CUSTODY OF THE RECORD AFTER CONFIRMATION AND COST

OF COPIES THEREOF

98. For the purposes of subsection (1) of section one hundred and twenty-nine of Custody and
the Act, the prescribed period during which the record of the proceedings of a preservation of record
court-martial shall be kept in custody of the Commander shall be six years from the of proceedings after
confirmation
conclusion of the trial.

99. The rate at which copies of the record of the proceedings of a court-martial Cost of copies of
shall be supplied in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) of section one hundred and record of proceedings
twenty-nine of the Act shall be the estimated cost of the copy required not exceeding three
ngwee for every folio of seventy-two words.

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PART XXVIII

PETITIONS

100. (1) If an accused who has been sentenced by a court-martial wishes to petition Petitions
before confirmation against the finding or sentence or both, he shall present a petition to
the confirming officer in the appropriate form set out in the Seventh Schedule.

(2) If an accused who has been sentenced by court-martial wishes to petition after
promulgation against the finding, he shall present a petition to a reviewing authority at any
time within six months of promulgation in the appropriate form set out in the Seventh
Schedule.

(3) If an accused who has been sentenced by a court-martial wishes to petition after
promulgation against the sentence, he shall present a petition to a reviewing authority or
an officer authorised to reconsider a sentence of a court-martial under section one
hundred and nine of the Act at any time within six months of promulgation in the
appropriate form set out in the Seventh Schedule.

PART XXIX

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

101. A notice under proviso (iii) to subsection (2) of section ninety-eight of the Act Notice requiring oral
requiring that oral evidence shall be given in lieu of a statutory declaration shall be in the evidence in lieu of
appropriate form set out in the Fourth Schedule. statutory declaration

102. (1) Where in the opinion of the officer who is or would be responsible for Exceptions from Rules
convening a court-martial to try the accused or, if he is not available, of the senior officer on account of
on the spot, the exigencies of the service render compliance with all or any of the exigencies of service
provisions of the rules mentioned in sub-rule (4) impracticable, the officer who is or would
be responsible for convening a court-martial to try the accused, or the senior officer on the
spot, as the case may be, may make a declaration to that effect in the appropriate form
set out in the Fourth Schedule.

(2) Any declaration made under sub-rule (1) by the senior officer on the spot shall
be forwarded by him as soon as possible to the officer who is or would be responsible for
convening a court-martial to try the accused.

(3) When a declaration has been made under sub-rule (1), it shall not be necessary
to comply with any provision of these Rules which is mentioned in such declaration and
these Rules shall be construed accordingly.

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(4) The provisions of these Rules in respect of which a declaration may be made
under sub-rule (1) are-

(a) provisos (i) and (ii) to rule 6 (2);

(b) rule 8 (b) in so far as it relates to the accused's right to insist that a witness
shall be compelled to attend the taking of a summary of evidence for
cross-examination;

(c) rule 18 in so far as it provides that the documents specified therein must be
given to the accused not less than twenty-four hours before the appropriate
superior authority investigates and deals summarily with the charge;

(d) rule 24 paragraphs (b) and (c), and paragraph (d) in so far as it provides
that the documents specified therein shall be given to the accused not less
than twenty-four hours before his trial.

(5) If an accused is brought to trial by court-martial or is dealt with summarily by an

appropriate superior authority, any declaration which has been made in his case under
sub-rule (1) shall be attached to the record of the proceedings of the court-martial or to the
record made by the appropriate superior authority, as the case may be.

103. (1) When in the opinion of the officer who is or would be responsible for Exceptions from Rules
convening a court-martial to try the accused, or, if he is not available, of the senior officer in interests of security
on the spot, a charge sheet, summary or abstract of evidence or other document which, or
a copy of which, is required under these Rules to be given to an accused contains
information the disclosure of which would or might be directly or indirectly useful to an
enemy, the officer who is or would be responsible for convening a court-martial to try the
accused, or the senior officer on the spot, as the case may be, may make a declaration to
that effect in the appropriate form set out in the Fourth Schedule specifying the document
concerned.

(2) Any declaration made under sub-rule (1) by the senior officer on the spot shall
be forwarded by him as soon as possible to the officer who is or would be responsible for
convening a court-martial to try the accused.

(3) When a declaration has been made under sub-rule (1) it shall not be necessary
to give to the accused any document mentioned in that declaration, or any copy of such a
document, and it shall be a sufficient compliance with these Rules if the accused is given
a proper opportunity to inspect such document while preparing and making his defence.

(4) If an accused is brought to trial by court-martial or is dealth with summarily by an

appropriate superior authority, any declaration which has been made in his case under
sub-rule (1) shall be attached to the record of the proceedings of the court-martial or to the
record made by the appropriate superior authority, as the case may be.
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104. A deviation or omission from a form or form of words set out in a Schedule to Deviations from forms
these Rules shall not, by reason only of such deviation or omission, render any document, in Schedules
act or proceeding invalid.

105. In any case not provided for by these Rules such course shall be adopted as Cases not covered by
appears best calculated to do justice. Rules

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FIRST SCHEDULE

(Rules 4, 8, 9 and 90)

FORMS FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS

1. Delay Report
2. Summary of Evidence
3. Abstract of Evidence
4. Certificate to be Attached to Abstract of Evidence after it has been Handed to the Accused
5. Summons to a Witness to Attend the Taking of a Summary of Evidence

1. DELAY REPORT

Unit Address:
..............................................................................
Tel. ........................................................................
To: ..................................................
(Convening Officer)

................. 1(7)EIGHT-DAY DELAY REPORT

Pursuant to section 78 (2) of the Defence Act

Number, rank, name of accused ................................................................................................................................................

Date placed in arrest ................................ 19 ......

Alleged Offence(s) Date of Alleged Offence(s)

.................................................................................. ..................................................................................

The accused is in close arrest.

open

The reasons for his retention in arrest are ..................................................................................................................................

was taken on.................................................................................. 19 ......

The abstract of evidence
summary { has not yet been
taken because ......................................................................................

was made on................................................................................................19 ......

2(8)Application for trial
{ has not yet been
made because ..................................................................................................

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was consulted on .............................................................................................. 19 ......

2(9)Attorney-General
{ has not yet been
consulted because ................................................................................................

was received on ................................................................19 ......

2(10)Attorney-General's advice
{ has not yet been received.

is being taken on Attorney-General's ..................................................

2(11)Action
{ has been taken } advice as follows ..................................................
..................................................

has not yet been fixed.

2(12)Date of trial
{ has been fixed as ..............................................................................................19 ......

Reasons for delay since last report ............................................................................................................................................

Date .................................................................... , 19 ....................................................................................................
Officer commanding accused's unit
(To be signed personally by the C.O.)
1Insert "1st", "2nd", "3rd", "Final", or as the case may be.
2Strike out words not applicable.
__________

2. SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE

Summary of evidence in the case of ..........................................................................................................................(number,

rank, name, unit or other description).
Taken by [the commanding officer of the accused] [ ..............................................................................................................
.............................................................................................. (rank, name, unit) on the direction of the commanding officer of
the accused].

....................................................................................................................(number, rank, name, unit, or other description) ...... wit

having been duly sworn states- the
prosec
(Cross-examined by the accused)
Question 1 ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Answer 1 ................................................................................................................................................................................

or
(The accused declines to cross-examine this witness.)
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
(Signature and rank (if any) of witness)

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or ...... wit
the
........................................................................................................................(number, rank, name, unit, or other description).
prosec
A written statement of this witness's evidence purporting to be signed by him has been read to the accused and is
included in this summary at page ......... Having regard to ........................................................................................................
(insert grounds for non-attendance of witness-see rule 8 (b)) the attendance of this witness cannot in my opinion be readily
procured.
[The accused does not demand the attendance of this witness for cross-examination.] [The accused demands the
attendance of this witness for cross-examination but the witness is not compellable and has refused to attend.[
............................................................................
(Signature of officer taking the summary of evidence)

The accused having been duly cautioned in accordance with Rule of Procedure 8 (c) reserves his defence.
or
The accused having been duly cautioned in accordance with Rule of Procedure 8 (c) elects [to give evidence on oath]
[to make a statement without being sworn] and to call a witness(es).

The accused .......................................................................................................................... (number, rank, name, unit, or ....... wi

other description) having been duly sworn states: for the

........................................................................
(Signature and rank (if any) of accused if he signs)

.................................................................................................................................................... (number, rank, name, unit, or ...... wit

other description) having been duly sworn states: the def
........................................................................
(Signature and rank (if any) of witness)
Certified that Rule of Procedure 8 has been complied with.
This summary of evidence was taken by me at .......................................................................................................... in the
presence and hearing of the accused on the ..................................................................................................................day(s)
of .......................... , 19 ......
........................................................................
(Signature and rank of officer taking the
summary of evidence)
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3. ABSTRACT OF EVIDENCE

Abstract of evidence in the case of ........................................................................................................................................

(number, rank, name, unit, or other description) consisting of the ............................................................................................
(insert the number of statements) attached statements and ......................................................................................................
(insert the number of precis) precis of evidence of witnesses for the prosecution and compiled by me [the commanding
officer of the accused] [..............................................................................................................................................................
on the direction of the commanding officer of the accused].
Date ......................................., 19 .............. ........................................................................
(Signature and rank)
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4. CERTIFICATE TO BE ATTACHED TO ABSTRACT OF EVIDENCE AFTER IT HAS

BEEN HANDED TO THE ACCUSED

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Certified that I ........................................................................................................................................today handed to the

accused ..............................................................................................................................................the abstract of evidence
relating to him dated the ......................................................................................................................................................day
of ........................... , 19......... and duly cautioned him in accordance with Rule of Procedure 9 (2) and that he [elected to
make and sign the statement dated the ..............................................................................................................................day
of ..................... , 19...... which is marked ........................................................................................................and attached to
this certificate] [did not make a statement].
Date ......................................., 19 .............. ..........................................................................
(Signature of certifying officer)
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5. SUMMONS TO A WITNESS TO ATTEND THE TAKING OF A SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE

To .......................................
WHEREAS a charge has been preferred against....................................................................................................................
AND WHEREAS I have directed a summary of the evidence to be taken at ........................................................................
on the ........................ day of .............................. , 19 ........
YOU ARE PURSUANT TO SECTION 131 OF THE DEFENCE ACT AND RULE 90 OF THE DEFENCE FORCE
(PROCEDURE) RULES MADE THEREUNDER HEREBY SUMMONED and required to attend as a witness the taking of
the said summary of evidence at ..........................................................................................................................................on
the ...................... day of .................... , 19...... at ................ o'clock in the .................noon, and to bring with you the
documents hereinafter mentioned, viz: ......................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
Whereof you shall fail at your peril.
Given under my hand at ....................................................................................................................................................on
the ................................... day of............................. , 19 ......
........................................................................
(Signature, rank and unit)
Commanding officer of the accused

SECOND SCHEDULE

(Rules 13 and 14)

CHARGE SHEETS

1. Commencement of Charge Sheets

2. Statement of Offences
3. Illustrations of Charge Sheets

1. COMMENCEMENT OF CHARGE SHEETS

SECTION 206

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an officer
(1) (a) The accused ..........................................................................(number, rank, name and unit)
{ a warrant officer
a non-commissioned
a private soldier

(1) (b) The accused..............................................................................................................................(number (if any), rank, name serv

law under section 206 (1) (b) of the Defence Act is charged with:

Territorial F
(1) (c) The accused ................................................................ (number, rank, name and unit) an officer of the { Auxiliary A

warrant off
(1) (d) The accused .......................................................................................... (number, rank, name and unit)
{ non-comm
a private so

undergoing training

{
Territorial Force of the Army performing a duty
{ Auxiliary Air Force } serving on the permanent
staff of the
when employed in terms of section 193 of

is charged with:

an officer
(1) (e) The accused ..........................................................................(number, rank, name and unit)
{ a warrant officer
a non-commissioned
a private soldier

Army Reserve when employed in term

{ Air Force Reserve } { is charged with:

SECTION 207
The accused ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
being liable to trial by court-martial under section 207 (1) of the Defence Act is charged with:

SECTION 120

(1) The accused ............................................................................ .(name) formerly ..........................................

(2) } manner in which the accused was formerly subject to military law set out in accordance with the appropriate form

martial under the provisions of section 120 { (1)

(2) } o

2. STATEMENT OF OFFENCES

Treachery, Cowardice and Offences arising out of Military Service

SECTION 29

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(a) (a)
(b (b)

(1)

{ } (c
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
Aiding the enemy with intent contrary to section 29 (1)

{ (c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

(a)
(b)

(2) Knowingly and without lawful excuse doing an act

{ (c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)

(3) Negligently causing the capture by the enemy of aircraf

{ destruction }

SECTION 30

(1) Communicating with (1)

(2) { } Giving intelligence to } the enemy contrary to section 30
{ (2) } of the De

SECTION 31
(1) Cowardice before the enemy contrary to section 31 (1) of the Defence Act.
(2) Including cowardice before the enemy contrary to section 31 (2) of the Defence Act.

SECTION 32
(a) Spreading reports relating to operations calculated to create despondency or unnecessary alarm contrary to section 32 (a) of the
(b) When before the enemy using words calculated to create despondency or unnecessary alarm contrary to section 32 (b) of the De

SECTION 33
(1) Being captured through disobedience or wilful neglect contrary to section 33 (1) of the Defence Act.

(2) Failing to take

{ Preventing
Discouraging } a person from taking } reasonable steps after capture to rejoin the D

SECTION 34

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(1) Sleeping at his post when on guard duty
{ duty controlling movement } contrary

{
Sleeping when on guard duty
{ duty controlling movement } contrary
Drunkenness when on guard duty
{ duty controlling movement } contrary
Leaving his post guard duty
Absenting himself } when on { duty controlling movement } contrary

(3) guard duty

Striking } a person on {
{ Using force against
Compelling a person on {
duty controlling movement
guard duty
duty controlling movement } to let a person p

SECTION 35

(a) (a)
(b)
(c) } Looting contrary to section 35 { (b)
(c) } of the Defence Act.

Mutiny and Insubordination

SECTION 36

{ } contrary to section 36 (1) (a) of

the Defence Act.
(1) with violence

{ relating to the enemy

(2)

(1) (a) Mutiny with violence relating to the enemy

{ } contrary to section 36 (1) (b)
(1) (b) Incitement to mutiny with violence relating to the enemy
{ } contrary to section 36 (1) (b)
(2) Mutiny
{ Incitement to mutiny } contrary to section 36 (2) of the Defence Act.

SECTION 37
(a) Failing to suppress or prevent mutiny contrary to section 37 (a) of the Defence Act.
(b) Failing to report mutiny contrary to section 37 (b) of the Defence Act.

SECTION 38

(1) (a) Striking

{ Using
Offering } violence to } a superior officer contrary to section 38 (1) (a) of the Defen

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(1) (b) Using threatening language to a superior officer contrary to section 38 (1) (b) of the D
{ insubordinate }

SECTION 39
(1) Disobeying a lawful command with wilful defiance of authority contrary to section 39 (1) of the Defence Act.
(2) Disobeying a lawful command contrary to section 39 (2) of the Defence Act.

SECTION 40

(a) Obstructing a provost officer

{ person exercising authority under or on behalf of a provost officer } cont
(b) Refusing to assist a provost officer
{ person exercising authority under or on behalf of a provost officer } cont

SECTION 41
(1) Disobedience to standing orders contrary to section 41 (1) of the Defence Act.

Desertion, Absence without Leave, etc.

SECTION 42
(1) (a) Desertion contrary to section 42 (1) (a) of the Defence Act.

(1) (b) Persuading

{ Procuring } a person to desert contrary to section 42 (1) (b) of the Defence Act.

SECTION 43
(a) Absence without leave contrary to section 43 (a) of the Defence Act.

(b) Persuading
{ Procuring } a person to absent himself without leave contrary to section 43 (b) of the Defence Act.

SECTION 44
(a) Assisting a person to desert or absent himself contrary to section 44 (a) of the Defence Act.

(b) Failing to report without delay a deserter or absentee

{ take steps to cause the } { a person attempting to desert or absent himself
apprehension of

SECTION 45

Making a false obtain leave contrary to section 45 of the Defence Act.

statement to { prolong }

SECTION 46

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Failing to attend for military duty
Leaving a military duty without permission } contrary to section 46 of the Defence Act.

Malingering and Drunkenness

SECTION 47

(1)
(a) (a)

{ (b)
(c)
(d)
} Malingering contrary to section 47 (1)
{ (b)
(c)
(d)
} of the Defence Act.

SECTION 48
(1) Drunkenness contrary to section 48 (1) of the Defence Act.

Offences Relating to Property

SECTION 49

Stealing
(1) (a)
{ Fraudulently misapplying
Being concerned in
Conniving at } the {
stealing of
fraudulent misapplication of
}{ public
service

public
(1) (b) Receiving { service } property contrary to section 49 (1) (b) of the Defence Act.

Wilfully damaging public

(1) (c) { Being concerned in the wilful damage of } { service } property contrary to secti

public
(1) (d) By wilful neglect damaging { service } property by fire contrary to section 49 (1) (d) of t

Wilfully damaging aircraft

(2) (a) { Being concerned in the wilful damage of } { aircraft material } contrary to section 49 (2)

damage to aircraft contrary to

(2) (b) By wilful neglect causing { the loss of } { aircraft material

aircraft
(2) (c) Without lawful authority disposing of { aircraft material } contrary to section 49 (c) of the Defence Ac

(3) Causing the sequestration by a neutral state of aircraft contrary to section 49 (3) of the Defe
{ destruction in }

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SECTION 50

Stealing
(a)
{ Fraudulently misapplying
Being concerned in
Conniving at } the {
stealing of
fraudulent misapplication of
} property contrary to section 50

(b) Receiving property contrary to section 50 (b) of the Defence Act.

(c) Wilfully damaging property contrary to section 50 (c) of the Defence Act.
{ Being concerned in the wilful damage of }

SECTION 51

(a) Losing public property contrary to section 51 (a) of the Defence Act.
{ Negligently damaging { service }
losing aircraft
(b) By negligence { damaging } { aircraft material } contrary to section 51 (b) of the Defence A

an act aircraft
(c) Being guilty of { neglect
likely to cause damage to or the loss of { aircraft material } c

public
(d) Negligently damaging { service } property by fire contrary to section 51 (d) of the Defence Act.

Losing
(e) { Negligently damaging } his equipment contrary to section 51 (e) of the Act.

(f) Neglect of an animal contrary to section 51 (f) of the Defence Act.

{ a bird }
a decoration granted to him
(g) Making away with { his equipment } contrary to section 51 (g) of the Defence Act.

Offences Relating to Billeting and Requisitioning of Vehicles

SECTION 52

Obtaining
(a)
{ Ordering
Procuring } a person to obtain
} billets contrary to section 52 (a) of the Defence Act.

(b) Corruption in relation to a billeting requisition contrary to section 52 (b) of the Defence Act.

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(c)
{ Committing an offence against
Damaging
Damaging property in { a person
property } in } his billets contrary 52 (c) of the Defenc

SECTION 53

(a) Unlawful requisition contrary to section 53 (1) (a) of the Defence Act.
{ (b) } { (b) }

(1) (c) Corruption in relation to a requisitioning order contrary to section 53 (1) (c) of the Defence Act.

Flying Offences

SECTION 54

flying causing loss of life

{
Doing an act
Neglect } in { the use of aircraft

relation to
{ aircraft
aircraft material
} bodily injury

likely to cause loss of life or bodily

injury
} t

SECTION 55

Signing a certificate relating to aircraft

{ aircraft material } without ensuring its accuracy contrary to section 55 of th

SECTION 56
Unlawful low flying contrary to section 56 of the Defence Act.

SECTION 57
Flying an aircraft in a manner causing or likely to cause unnecessary annoyance contrary to section 57 of the Defence Act.

Offences Relating to, and by, Persons in Custody

SECTION 58

an investigation
(1) (a) Delaying { a trial } contrary to section 58 (1) (a) of the Defencce Act.

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(1) (b) Failing to release a person in arrest contrary to section 58 (1) (b) of the Defence Act.
(2) Failing to report the offence for which a person has been placed in custody contrary to section 58 (2) of the Defence Act.
(3) (a) Failing to give in writing information relating to a person committed to his charge as a guard commander contrary to section 5
(3) (b) Failing to hand in a report relating to a person in custody received by him as guard commander contrary to section 58 (3) (b) o

SECTION 59
(1) Wilfully allowing a person to escape contrary to section 59 (1) of the Defence Act.
(2) (a) Releasing a person without authority contrary to section 59 (2) (a) of the Defence Act.
(2) (b) Allowing a person to escape contrary to section 59 (2) (b) of the Defence Act.

SECTION 60

Refusing to obey
(1)
{ Striking
Using
Offering
} violence to } an officer who orders him into arrest contrary to section 60 (1) of

Striking
(2)
{ Using
Offering } violence to } a person
{ whose duty it is to apprehend him
in whose custody he is } contra

SECTION 61
Escaping from custody contrary to section 61 of the Defence Act.

Offences in Relation to Courts-martial

SECTION 62

(a) (a)

{ } { }
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(1) Contempt of a court-martial contrary to section 62 (1) o
(d) (d)
(e) (e)
(f) (f)

SECTION 63
(1) Making a false statement contrary to section 63 (1) of the Defence Act.

Miscellaneous Offences

SECTION 64
(1) Disclosing information contrary to section 64 (1) of the Defence Act.

SECTION 65
Making a false answer on enlistment contrary to section 65 of the Defence Act.
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SECTION 66
(1) Making a false statement contrary to section 63 (1) of the Defence Act.

Making
} a false
(a)
{ Signing
Making a false entry in a } statement document contrary to section 66 (a) of the Defence Act.

Altering

{ }
Altering an entry in
(b) Making away with a service document contrary to section 66 (b) of the Defence Act.
Suppressing
Defacing

(c) Failing to make an entry in a service document with intent to defraud contrary to section 66 (c) of the Defence Act.

making
signing } a false

{ }
making a false entry in a
altering a
(d) Being a party to altering an entry in a
making away with a
suppressing a service document
defacing a

failing to make an entry in a service document with intent to defraud

SECTION 67
Scandalous conduct unbecoming the character of an officer contrary to section 67 of the Defence Act.

SECTION 68

an officer of inferior rank

(a)
{ Striking
Ill treating } { an officer of less seniority
a soldier } contrary to section 68

a warrant officer of inferior rank

{ }
a warrant officer of less seniority
(b) Striking a non-commissioned officer of inferior rank contrary to section 68
{ Ill treating } a non-commissioned officer of less seniority
a private soldier

SECTION 69

a crueel
Disgraceful conduct of
{ an indecent
an unnatural } kind contrary to section 69 of the Defence Act.

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SECTION 70
(a) Making a false accusation contrary to section 70 (a) of the Defence Act.

(b) Making a false statement in a complaint contrary to section 70 (b) of the Defence Act.
{ Wilfully suppressing a material fact }

SECTION 71
Attempting to commit a military offence contrary to section 71 of the Defence Act, that is say..........................................................
(set out the offence).

SECTION 72

An act to the prejudice of good order and military discipline contrary to section 72 of the Defence Act.
Conduct
Neglect }
Civil Offences

SECTION 73
Committing a civil offence contrary to section 73 of the Defence Act, that is to say .............................................................................
(here describe civil offence in such words as sufficiently describe the offence).

Territorial Force

SECTION 196

(1) Desertion contrary to section 196 (1) of the Defence Act.

{ Absence without leave }
Reserve Force

SECTION 204

(1) Desertion contrary to section 204 (1) of the Defence Act.

{ Absence without leave }

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3. ILLUSTRATIONS OF CHARGE SHEETS

CHARGE SHEET
The accused No. 4567 Private John Tembo, 1st Battalion, The Zambia Regiment, a private soldier of the Regular Force is charged w

1st Charge:

STEALING PUBLIC PROPERTY CONTRARY TO SECTION 49 (1) (A) OF THE D

in that he

at Lusaka on 1st March, 1964, stole a pair of binoculars, public prope

2nd Charge (alternative to the 1st charge):

RECEIVING PUBLIC PROPERTY CONTRARY TO SECTION 49 (1) (B) OF THE

in that he
at Lusaka on 1st March, 1964, did receive a pair of binoculars, public property, knowing them to have been stolen or fraudulently misa

LUSAKA,
12th March, 1964.

To be tried by Court-martial.

LUSAKA,
16th March, 1964.

CHARGE SHEET
The accused No. 2572 Corporal John Bull, a non-commissioned officer of the Territorial Force of the Army when employed in t
Thomas Atkins, an airman of the Air Force Reserve when employed in terms of section 202 of the Defence Act, both of Headquarters

Both accused jointly.

1st Charge:

COMMITTING A CIVIL OFFENCE CONTRARY TO SECTION 73 OF DEFENCE ACT, THAT IS

Contrary to Section 247 Of The Penal Code

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in that they

at Mbala on 1st March, 1964, assaulted Jack Sprat.

Corporal Bull only

2nd Charge:

STRIKING A SUPERIOR OFFICER CONTRARY TO SECTION 38 (1) (A) OF THE

in that he

when on active service at Mbala on 1st March, 1964, struck No. 1234 Sergeant V. Green, 1st Ba

Aircraftman Atkins only

USING INSUBORDINATE LANGUAGE TO A SUPERIOR OFFICER CONTRARY TO SECTION 38

in that he

when on active service at Mbala on 1st March, 1964, when asked by Captain J. Bloggs, Royal Army Service Corps, for h

LUSAKA,
12th March, 1964.

To be tried by Court-martial.

LUSAKA,
16th March, 1964.

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THIRD SCHEDULE

(Rule 19)

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE AN APPROPRIATE SUPERIOR AUTHORITY

Accused's Number, Rank And Name ........................................................................................................................................

UNIT ........................................................................................................................................................................................
1. Question to be put to the accused by the officer dealing with the case before the charge is read.
Q. Have you received a copy of the charge sheet and [summary] [abstract] of evidence not less than 24 hours
ago?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q Have you had sufficient time to prepare your defence?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
2. The officer dealing with the case shall then read the charge(s) to the accused and ask him the following question:
Q. Have you agreed in writing that the witnesses against you need not give their evidence in person?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
3. If the accused has agreed in writing that the witnesses against him need not give their evidence in person, the officer
dealing with the case shall read the summary or abstract of evidence to the accused if the accused so requires but, if the
accused has not so agreed, the witnesses against him shall give their evidence in person and it shall be recorded on a
separate sheet and be attached to this record.
4. After the summary or abstract of evidence has been read or the witnesses against the accused have given their
evidence, as the case may be, the officer dealing with the case shall say to the accused-
Q. Do you wish to give evidence on oath or to make or hand in a statement without being sworn? Your evidence
or statement may deal with the facts of the case, with your character and with matters in mitigation of
punishment.
A. ..................................................................................................................................................................................
Q. Do you wish to adduce any other evidence in your defence?
A. ..................................................................................................................................................................................
5. If the accused elects to give evidence or to make a statement or to call witnesses, the evidence for the defence
including any statement made by the accused himself shall be recorded on a separate sheet and attached to this record.
The officer dealing with the case shall then: (i) consider all the evidence and determine whether the accused is guilty of the
offence or not; and (ii) he determines that the accused is guilty examine and consider the accused's record of service. If he
intends to award the punishment of forfeiture of seniority of rank or of a fine or of stoppages or the finding will involve a
forfeiture of pay, he shall not announce and record his finding unless the accused says in answer to the following question
that he will accept his award.
Q. Will you accept my award or do you elect to be tried by court-martial?
A ....................................................................................................................................................................................
6. FINDING ......................................................................................................................................................................
AWARD ....................................................................................................................................................................
Date .................................... 19 .......
................................................................................................
(Signature, rank and appointment of
appropriate superior authority)

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FOURTH SCHEDULE

(Rules 21, 66, 70, 79, 90, 91, 94, 95, 96, 101, 102 and 103)

COURT-MARTIAL FORMS

1. Convening Orders
2. Declarations under Rules 102 and 103
3. Summons to a Witness to Attend a Court-martial
4. Notices Requiring Oral Evidence to be Given in lieu of a Statutory Declaration
5. Record of Proceedings of a Court-martial
6. Findings
7. Record of Reconsideration of Finding under Rule 79 (5)
8. Service Record of Accused
9. Record of Proceedings on Revision under Section 104 of the Defence Act
10. Confirmation
11. Determination by a Confirming Officer or Reviewing Authority of a Suspended Sentence and Direction that Sentences
are to Run Concurrently or Consecutively
12. Direction under Section 118 (3) of the Defence Act
13. Restitution Order
14. Promulgation

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1. CONVENING ORDERS

CONVENING ORDERS FOR COURT-MARTIAL

ORDERS BY ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Commanding ......................................................................................................................................................................
(Place and date) ..............................................................................................................................................................
The detail of officers as mentioned below will assemble at ..................................................................................................
at ................... hours on the ........................ day of ........................................................................................................19 .....
for the purpose of trying by court-martial the accused person(s) named in the margin.

PRESIDENT
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
MEMBERS
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................

WAITING MEMBERS
....................................................................................................................................................................................................

*JUDGE ADVOCATE
The judge advocate has been appointed by or on behalf of the Vice-President .. ................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................is hereby appointed judge advocate.
* A field officer having suitable qualifications is not in the opinion of the convening officer available with due regard to the
public service.
The record of the proceedings will be forwarded to ................................................................................................................
Signed this ........................ day of ...................... , 19 ......
......................................................................................

(Signature, rank and appointment of

the convening officer)
or
......................................................................................

(Signature, rank and appointment of the

appropriate staff officer)
Authorised to sign for ..............................................................................................................................................................
(appointment held by the convening officer)
* Strike out if not applicable.

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2. DECLARATIONS UNDER RULES 102 AND 103

Declaration under Rule of Procedure 102

In the case of ..........................................................................................................................................................................
I .............................................................................................................................................................. [the officer who [is]
[would be] responsible for convening a court-martial to try the accused] [the senior officer on the spot] hereby declare that
in my opinion the following exigencies of the service, namely ..................................................................................................
render compliance with the following provisions of the Rules of Procedure ..............................................................................
impracticable.
Signed at ....................................................................................................................this ............................................. day
of .......................... , 19 .......
................................................................................

(Signature)

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Declaration under Rule of Procedure 103

In the case of ..........................................................................................................................................................................
I ....................................................................................................................................................[the officer who [is] [would
be] responsible for convening a court-martial to try the accused] [the senior officer on the spot] hereby declare that in my
opinion the ................................................................................................................................................................................
contain(s) information the disclosure of which would or might be directly or indirectly useful to an enemy.
Signed at ........................................................................................................................this ............................................. day
of ........................... , 19 .......
................................................................................

(Signature)

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3. SUMMONS TO A WITNESS TO ATTEND A COURT-MARTIAL

To.........................................
WHEREAS a court-martial [has been ordered to assemble at ............................................................................................]
[has assembled at ......................... ] on the ...................................................................................................................... day
of ............................. , 19 ...... for the trial of ..............................................................................................................................
YOU ARE PURSUANT TO SECTION 131 OF THE DEFENCE ACT AND RULE 90 OF THE DEFENCE FORCE
(PROCEDURE) RULES MADE THEREUNDER SUMMONED and required to attend as a witness at the sitting of the said
court at ......................................................................................................................................................................................
on the ............................... day of .............................................................................................................................. , 19 .......
at ....................... o'clock in the .................. noon and to bring with you the documents hereinafter mentioned, viz ................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
and so to attend from day to day until you shall be duly discharged; whereof you shall fail at your peril.
Given under any hand at ........................... on the ..........................................................................................................day
of ........................... , 19 .......
................................................................................

(Signature, rank and appointment)

An officer authorised to convene a court-martial.*
President of the court.*
Authorised to sign for ..............................................
An officer authorised to convene a court-martial.*

*Strike out if not applicable.

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4. NOTICE REQUIRING ORAL EVIDENCE TO BE GIVEN IN LIEU OF A STATUTORY DECLARATION

Notice by a commanding officer

To..............................................
I ..............................................................................................................................................commanding .........................
hereby give notice that I require that ................................................................................................................................ shall
give oral evidence in lieu of [his] [her] statutory declaration dated ............................................................................................
at your forthcoming trial by court-martial.
Date.................................................., 19...... ....................................................................................................................

(Signature and rank)

Commanding officer of the accused

Notice by an accused
To ..............................................................................................................................................commanding ...........................
I ...................................................................................................................................................... hereby give notice that I
require that ..........................................................................................................................................shall give oral evidence
in lieu of [his] [her] statutory declaration dated ......................................................................................................................at
my forthcoming trial by court-martial.
Date ......................................, 19 .......... ................................................................................................................

(Signature)

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5. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF A COURT-MARTIAL

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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF A COURT-MARTIAL

Proceedings of a ................................ court-martial held at ..................................................................................................
on the ........................................................................................................................day of ........................ , 19 ....... by order
of ................................................................................................................................ Commanding ........................................
dated the ....................................................................................................................day of ...................................... , 19.......

PRESIDENT

MEMBERS

JUDGE ADVOCATE
Trial of ....................................................................................................................................................................................
The court comply with Rule of Procedure 25.
.................................................................................................................................................................... not being available
owing to ......................................................................................................................................................................................
the president appoints ..............................................................................................................................................a qualified
waiting member to take his place.
The accused is brought before the court.

Prosecutor ..............................................................................................................................................................................
Defending [officer] [counsel] ..................................................................................................................................................
At ............................ hours the trial begins.
The convening order is read in the hearing of the accused, marked ........................................................................................
signed by the president and attached to the record.
The names of the president and members of the court are read in the hearing of the accused and they severally answer to
their names.
Q Do you object to being tried by me as president, or by any of the officers whose names you have heard read?
A ...................................................................................................................................................................................
The proceedings relating to the objection(s) are recorded on ................................................................................................
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SWEARING
The president, members of the court and judge advocate are duly sworn.
The [following] officers under instruction [listed on page .........] are duly sworn.
Q Do you object to ........................................................................................................................as shorthand writer?
A. ................................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................is duly sworn as shorthand writer.
Q Do you object to ................................................................................................................................as interpreter?
A .................................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................... is duly sworn as interpreter.

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SPECIAL PLEAS AND OBJECTIONS

The accused offers a plea to the jurisdiction under Rule of Procedure 35. The proceedings relating to his plea are
recorded on page .....
The accused objects to the ................................................................................................................ charge(s) under Rule
of Procedure 36. The proceedings relating to his objection(s) are recorded on page .......
The accused offers (a) plea(s) in bar of trial under Rule of Procedure 37 in respect of the charge(s). The proceedings
relating to his plea(s) are recorded on page ... .....
The accused ............................................................................................................ applies under Rule of Procedure 38 to
be tried separately. The proceedings relating to his plea(s) are recorded on page ........
The accused applies under Rule of Procedure 39 to have charges ......................................................................................
and ......................................................................................................................tried separately. The proceedings relating to
his application are recorded on page ........
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ARRANGEMENT
The charge sheet is read to the accused and he is arraigned on each charge.
The charge sheet is signed by the president and inserted in the record immediately before this page as page(s) .....
Q. Are you guilty or not guilty of the first charge against you which you have heard read?
A .....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q Are you guilty or not guilty of the second charge against you which you have heard read?
A .....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q Are you guilty or not guilty of the third charge against you which you have heard read?
A .....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q Are you guilty or not guilty of the fourth charge against you which you have heard read?
A .....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q Are you guilty or not guilty of the fifth charge against you which you have heard read?
A .....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q Are you guilty or not guilty of the sixth charge against you which you have heard read?
A .....................................................................................................................................................................................
The accused having pleaded guilty to the .................................................................................................. . charge(s) Rule
of Procedure 41 is duly complied with in respect of [this] [these] charge(s).
The accused' pleas to the remaining charges are recorded overleaf.

C2 PAGE .......
Q Are you guilty or not guilty of the seventh charge against you which you have heard read?
A ......................................................................................................................................................................................
Q Are you guilty or not guilty of the eighth charge against you which you have heard read?
A ......................................................................................................................................................................................
Q Are you guilty or not guilty of the ninth charge against you which you have heard read?
A ......................................................................................................................................................................................
Q. Are you guilty or not guilty of the tenth charge against you which you have heard read?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q Are you guilty or not guilty of the eleventh charge against you which you have heard read?
A ......................................................................................................................................................................................
Q Are you guilty or not guilty of the twelfth charge against you which you have heard read?
A. ......................................................................................................................................................................................

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PROCEEDINGS ON PLEA(S) OF NOT GUILTY

Q. Do you wish to apply for an adjournment on the ground that any of the rules relating to procedure before trial
have not been complied with, and that you have been prejudiced thereby, or on the ground that you have not
had sufficient opportunity for preparing your defence?
A. ..................................................................................................................................................................................
The prosecutor [makes an opening address shortly outlining the facts] [makes an opening address which is summarised
below] [hands in a written address which is read, signed by the president, marked and attached to the record].

D2 PAGE ......
The witnesses for the prosecution are called.
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
being duly sworn says:
Continued on page ........
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PROCEEDINGS ON PLEA(S) OF NOT GUILTY (continued)

The prosecution is closed.
The accused submits under Rule of Procedure 57 that there is no case for him to answer in respect of the
........................................................................................................................................................charge(s). The proceedings
relating to this submission are recorded on pages ...............

DEFENCE
Rule of Procedure 58 is complied with.
Q............. Do you apply to give evidence yourself on oath or do you wish to make a statement without being sworn?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q. Do you intend to call any other person as a witness in your defence?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q. Is he a witness as to fact or to character only?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................

Q. Do you wish to make an opening address?

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A. ............................................................................................................................................................................
The accused [makes an opening address which is summarised below] [hands in a written address which is
* read, signed by the president, marked ....................................................................................................................
and attached to the record].

* Strike out if accused does not intend to call witnesses as to fact, other than himself.
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(Where the accused makes a statement without being sworn)
The accused [makes a statement, which is recorded on page ................................................................................................]
[hands in a written statement which is read, marked ..........................................................................................................and
signed by the president, and attached to the record].

(Where evidence on oath is given for the defence)

The witness for the defence (including the accused if sworn) are called, ..............................................................................
........................ being duly sworn says:
Continued on page ............
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PROCEEDINGS ON PLEA(S) OF NOT GUILTY (continued)

The ..............................................................................................................................................[makes a closing address
which is summarised on page .............] [hands in a closing address which is read, marked .................................................. ,
signed by the president and attached to the record].

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Final question addressed to the accused personally.
Q Is there anything further that you wish to say to the court?
* A. ............................................................................................................................................................................
The accused makes a statement which is recorded on page ......

The court close to deliberate on sentence.

* Strike out if F1 is completed before F2.
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F2

PROCEEDINGS ON CONVICTION
(NOTE.-F2 should be completed before F1 if the accused has pleaded not guilty to all charges.)
The prosecutor calls evidence as to the accused's character and record. ............................................................................
is duly sworn.
Q. Do you produce the service record of the accused?
A. I produce. ....................................................................................................................................................................
Q. Have you compared it with the service books?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q. Do the entries on it correspond with the entries in the service books?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
The ........................................... is read, marked ................................................................................................................ ,
signed by the president and attached to the record.
The accused [declines] [elects] to cross-examine this witness [and the cross-examination is recorded on pages ..........].
The prosecutor adduces evidence under Rule of Procedure 70 (3) which is recorded on pages ...........

{
Final question addressed to the accused personally.
Q Is there anything further that you wish to say to the court?
* A. ............................................................................................................................................................................
The accused makes a statement which is recorded on page ......

The court close to deliberate on sentence.

* Strike out if F2 is completed before F1.
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SENTENCE
The court sentences the accused .........................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
to ................................................................................................................................................................................................

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF SENTENCE
The court reopened, the accused is again brought before it.
The sentence (and recommendation to mercy) [is] [are] announced in open court: the sentence is announced as being
subject to confirmation.
The president announces that the trial is concluded.
Signed at ..............................................................................................................this ........................ day of .................... ,
19 .............
........................................................................................ ..........................................................................................
Judge Advocate President
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CONFIRMATION
1. For minutes of confirmation see the Fourth Schedule to the Rules of Procedure. Promulgation should be recorded
immediately below the minute of confirmation in accordance with Rule of Procedure 94 (7).

{
Final question addressed to the accused personally.
Q Is there anything further that you wish to say to the court?
* A. ............................................................................................................................................................................
The accused makes a statement which is recorded on page ......

The court close to deliberate on sentence.

* Strike out if F1 is completed before F2.

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F2

PROCEEDINGS ON CONVICTION
(NOTE.-F2 should be completed before F1 if the accused has pleaded not guilty to all charges.)
The prosecutor calls evidence as to the accused's character and record, ............................................................................
is duly sworn.
Q. Do you produce the service record of the accused?
A. I produce. ....................................................................................................................................................................
Q. Have you compared it with the service books?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
Q. Do the entries on it correspond with the entries in the service books?
A. ....................................................................................................................................................................................
The ...................................... is read, marked ......................................................................................................................,
signed by the president and attached to the record.
The accused [declines] [elects] to cross-examine this witness [and the cross-examination is recorded on pages ..........].
The prosecutor adduces evidence under Rule of Procedure 70 (3) which is recorded on pages ...........

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Final question addressed to the accused personally.
Q Is there anything further that you wish to say to the court?
* A. ............................................................................................................................................................................
The accused makes a statement which is recorded on page ......

The court close to deliberate on sentence.

* Strike out if F2 is completed before F1.

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SENTENCE
The court sentences the accused ..........................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
to ................................................................................................................................................................................................

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SENTENCE
The court reopened, the accused is again brought before it.
The sentence (and recommendation to mercy) [is] [are] announced in open court; the sentence is announced as being
subject to confirmation.
The president announces that the trial is concluded.
Signed at ........................................................................................................ this ............................. day of .................... ,
19 ........
........................................................................................ ..........................................................................................
Judge Advocate President
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CONFIRMATION
1. For minutes of confirmation see the Fourth Schedule to the Rules of Procedure. Promulgation should be recorded
immediately below the minute of confirmation in accordance with Rule of Procedure 94 (7).

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6. FINDINGS

Acquittal on all charges

not guilty of [the charge] [all the charges].
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not guilty of [the charge] [all the charges], and honourably acquit him thereof.

Acquittal on some but not all charges

not guilty of the ....................... charge(s) but is guilty of the ....................................................................................................
charge(s).

not guilty of the .............................................................................................................. charge(s) and honourably acquit him

thereof but is guilty of the .................. charge(s).

Conviction on all charges

guilty of [the charge] [all the charges].

Special findings
guilty of the ........................................................................................................ charge [with the exception of the words........
....................................................................................................................................] [with the exception that ......................].
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not guilty of the offence charged but is guilty of ..........................................................................................................................

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No finding on alternative charge.

guilty of the .............................................................................................................. charge; the court record no finding on the
.................. (alternative) charge.
Where the accused is unfit to stand his trial by reason of insanity
by reason of insanity unfit to stand his trial.
Accused guilty but insane at the time when the offence was committed
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7. RECORD OF RECONSIDERATION OF FINDING UNDER RULE 79 (5)

The judge advocate advises the court that the finding(s) on the ..........................................................................................
charge(s) [is] [are] contrary to the law relating to the case, and that in his opinion the following finding(s) [is] [are] open to
them:
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
The court is closed for reconsideration of finding.
The court on reconsideration find that the accused is ................................................................................................................
The finding(s) on reconsideration [is] [are] read in open court and (with the exception of the finding(s) of "not guilty") [is]
[are] announced as being subject to confirmation.

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8. SERVICE RECORD OF ACCUSED

Number Rank Name Regiment or Corps

....................................... ......................................... .................................................... .............................................
1. He was enlisted on ......................................................................................................., 19 ......... and commissioned on
..................... , 19 .........
2. He is serving on a ..................................
3. His age is ....................... years.
4. He is single/married/divorced/widowed and has ..............................................................................................................
children under the age of 16 years.
5. His gross rate of pay is ................ per day, but he is ........................................................................................................
6. His reckonable service towards discharge or transfer to the reserve is ..................................................................years.
7. His reckonable service towards pension, gratuity, etc., is ...................................................................................... years.
8. (a) He is entitled to the following decorations and awards:
(b) The following acts of gallantry or distinguished conduct are recorded in his conduct sheet:
9. He holds the substantive rank of .............................................................................................................................. with
seniority from .......................................................................................................... , 19 .........and has held the acting rank of
......................continuously since ..............................................................................................................................
, 19 ...........
10. He has been awaiting trial for .................................................................................................. days since he was first,
in connection with the matters for which he is before the court, charged or placed in arrest, of which days were spent in
civil custody, ................................................ days were spent in close arrest and ..................days were spent in open arrest.
11. [He is not now under sentence] [He is now under sentence of ......................................................................................
beginning on ...................................................................................................................., 19....but suspended on .................,
19 ........ and (not yet put into operation again) (put into operation on ........................................................................................
..................... , 19 .......).]
12. According to his conduct sheets, he has been found guilty by his commanding officer or by the commandant of a
military establishment of the following offences:
In the last During his
12 months service
For times times
For times times
For times times
For times times
For times times
13. The detail, according to his conduct sheets, of offences of which he has been convicted by court-martial or of which
he has been found guilty during his service by a civil court, offences taken into consideration by such courts and offences
of which he has been found guilty by an appropriate superior authority, are set out in the Schedule.

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9. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS ON REVISION UNDER SECTION 104 OF THE DEFENCE ACT

At .............................. on the .......................................................................................................................................... day

of ........................................................................................................................at .................... hours the court reassembled
by order of ..................................................................................................................the confirming officer for the purpose of
reconsidering their finding(s) on the ................... charge(s).
Present ....................................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
The order directing the reassembly of the court and giving the reasons therefor is read, marked ........................................
, signed by the president and attached to the record.
The court having considered the observations of the confirming officer and the whole of the record of the proceedings do
now revoke their finding(s) on the ..............................................................................................................................................
charge(s) and find that the accused ..........................................................................................................................................
is .............................................................................................................................. and [adhere to their sentence] [sentence
the accused to .......... in substitution for the original sentence].
or
The court having considered the observation of the confirming officer respectfully adhere to their
finding(s) on the ........................................................................................................................................................ charge(s)
[and to their sentence] [but sentence the accused ....................................................................................................................
in substitution for the original sentence].
or
The court having considered the observations of the confirming officer and the whole of the record of the proceedings do
now revoke their finding(s) on the ..............................................................................................................................................
charge(s) and find the accused ..................................................................................................................................................
not guilty of [that] [those] charge(s).
Signed at ..............................................................................................................................this ................................... day
of ................. , 19 ............
........................................................................................ ..........................................................................................
Judge Advocate President
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NOTE.-These forms are for guidance only and do not constitute an exhaustive list of all the possible variations and
should be adapted to the circumstances of each case.
Confirmed.
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I confirm the court's finding(s), sentence and order under section 126 of the Defence Act but [remit ...................]
[commute. ...................].
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I confirm the court's finding(s), sentence and order under section 126 of the Defence Act but mitigate the sentence so
that it shall be as follows:
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I vary the sentence so that it shall be as follows ....................................................................................................................

and confirm the finding and sentence as so varied.
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I confirm the finding(s) and sentence but [postpone the carrying out of the sentence of ......................................................
until ....................................] [suspend the sentence of. .............................].
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I confirm the finding(s) but substitute the sentence of ............................................................................................................

for the sentence of the court.
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I substitute a finding of ..........................................................................................................for the finding of the court and

confirm the sentence but [remit ................................................................................................................................................]
[commute ................]
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I substitute a finding of ............................................................................................................for the finding of the court on

the ..........................................................................................................charge and confirm the finding(s) of the court on the
...................................................................................................................................................... charge(s) and the sentence.
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Not confirmed [on the grounds that ......................................................................................................................................].

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I confirm the finding(s) of the court on the ............................................................................................................ charge(s)

but do not confirm their finding(s) on the ............................................................................................................ charge(s) (on
the grounds that ................................................................................................................ ). I confirm the sentence but [remit
..............................] [commute ..............................].
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I refer the finding(s) and sentence to .......................................................................................................... for confirmation.

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I confirm the finding(s) of the court on the ............................................................................................................ charge(s)

and refer the finding(s) on the........................................................................................................charge(s) and the sentence
to .................... for confirmation.
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I confirm the finding(s) of the court but refer the sentence to ................................................................................................
for confirmation.
[The record] [Part of the record] of the proceedings of the ....................................................................................................
court-martial which tried .................................. at......................................................................................................................
on the ....................... day of ..................., 19 ....... having been lost I do not confirm the finding(s) of the court.
Signed at ....................................................................................................................................the .....................................
day of ....................... , 19 .......
..........................................................................................
(Signature, rank and appointment of
confirming officer)
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11. DETERMINATION BY A CONFIRMING OFFICER OR REVIEWING AUTHORITY OF A SUSPENDED SENTENCE

AND DIRECTION THAT SENTENCES ARE TO RUN CONCURRENTLY OR CONSECUTIVELY

I ..........................................................................................................................................................[the confirming officer]

[the reviewing authority] hereby order the accused to be committed to [imprisonment] [detention] under the sentence
passed on him by the court-martial held at ................................................................................................................................
on the ......................................................................................................................................day of ................., 19 ....... and
direct that that sentence and the sentence passed on the accused by [this court-martial] [the court-martial held at on
................... day of ........... .,
19 .........] shall run [concurrently] [consecutively].
Date ............................................. , 19 ....... ......................................................................................
(Signature)

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12. DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 118 (3) OF THE DEFENCE ACT

I ................................................................................................................................................................[confirming officer]
[reviewing authority] hereby direct that the accused ..................................................................................................................
(number, rank, name or other description) shall not be required to be returned to Zambia until he has served
[...................................................... months] [................ years] of the sentence of [imprisonment] [detention] passed on him.
Date ............................................. , 19 ....... ......................................................................................
(Signature)

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13. RESTITUTION ORDER

In accordance with subsection.............................................................................................. of section 126 of the Defence

Act, I .................................................................................................................................................................... hereby order
that ........................................................................................................................ be [delivered] [paid] to ................................
Date ............................................. , 19 ....... ......................................................................................
(Signature)
[Confirming officer]
[Reviewing authority]
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14. PROMULGATION

Promulgated and extracts taken at ............................................................................................................................(place)

this ................. day of ..................... , 19 .......
........................................................................................
(Signature, rank and appointment of officer
making the promulgation)

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THE SCHEDULE HEREINBEFORE REFERRED TO

No. Rank Name of

Description of court or appropriate Date and place of trial or summary Charges on which convicted or found Sentenc
superior authority dealing guilt and offences taken into confirme
consideration s

I HEREBY CERTIFY that this form and schedule contain a summary of entries in the service books relating to the accused.
Signed this day of

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(Rules 19 and 73)

SENTENCES

1. Sentences
2. Forfeiture of Seniority of Rank
3. Determination of a Suspended Sentence and Direction that Sentences are to Run Concurrently or
Consecutively
4. Recommendation under Section 118 (3) of the Defence Act
5. Restitution Order

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1. SENTENCES

NOTE.-The words in the margin should be entered in the right-hand margin of the record of the proceedings of a
court-martial opposite the record of the sentence.

OFFICERS

To suffer death. Death

__________

To be imprisoned for ......................... and to be cashiered. Impriso

__________ and ca

To be cashiered. Cashie
__________

To be dismissed from the Defence Force. Dismis

__________

(For form of sentence see 2 below.) Forfeitu

__________ seniorit
rank

To be fined ............... Fine

__________

To be [severely reprimanded] [reprimanded]. [Severe

__________ reprima
[Reprim

To be put under stoppages of pay until he has made good the sum of .................................................................................... Stoppa
in respect of .........................
__________

WARRANT OFFICERS AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

To suffer death. Death

__________

To be imprisoned for ....................... and to be reduced to the ranks. Impriso

__________ and red
the ran

To be discharged with ignominy from the Defence Force. Discha

__________ with
ignomin

To be dismissed from the Defence Force (warrant officers only). Dismis

__________

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To undergo detention for .................. and to be reduced to the ranks. Detenti

__________ reducti
the ran

To undergo field punishment for ................................................................................................days and to be reduced to the Field

ranks. punishm
__________ and red
to the r

To be reduced [to the ranks] [to the rank of ......................]. Reduct

__________ the ran
[Reduc
.......]

(For forms of sentence see 2 below.) Forfeitu

seniorit
__________
rank

[To forfeit .................... service. Forfeitu

__________ of serv

To be fined ...................... Fine

__________

To be [severely reprimanded] [reprimanded]. [Severe

__________ reprima
[Reprim

To be put under stoppages of pay until he has made good the sum of .................................................................................... Stoppa
in respect of ................
__________

PRIVATE SOLDIERS

To suffer death. Death

__________

To be imprisoned for ............................. Impriso

__________

To be discharged with ignominy from the Defence Force. Discha

__________ with
ignomin

To undergo detention for ........................ Detenti

__________

To undergo field punishment for ....................... days. Field

__________ punishm

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To forfeit ................... service. Forfeitu
__________ of serv

To be fined ................... Fine

__________

To be put under stoppages of pay until he has made good the sum of .................................................................................... Stoppa
in respect of ..........................

__________

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2. FORFEITURE OF SENIORITY OF RANK ARMY OFFICERS

To take seniority in the rank of ............................................................................................................in the army and in his

corps as if his appointment to that rank bore date the ...................................................................................................... day
of ................. , 19 ........

or where the officer's rank or seniority in the army and his rank or seniority
in his corps differ
To take seniority in the rank of .............................................................................................................. in the army as if his
appointment to that rank bore date the .............................................................................................................................. day
of ........................., 19 ....... , and to take seniority in the rank of ..............................................................................................
in his corps as if his appointment to that rank bore date the ..............................................................................................day
of .................. , 19 ........
__________

AIR FORCE OFFICERS

To take seniority in the rank of ............................................................................................................ as if his appointment

to that rank bore date the.............................................................................................................. day of ................... 19 .........

or
To take precedence in the rank held by him in the Air Force as if his name appeared .....................................................
places lower in the Air Force List for ......................................................

WARRANT OFFICERS AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE ARMY

To take seniority in the rank of ............................................................................................................ as if his appointment

to that rank bore date the ..................................................................................................................day of ............. , 19 .........

or
To take seniority in the rank of ...................................................................................................... as if his name appeared
next below ................................................................................................................in the ....................... promotion roll serial
No. ..................... dated the ..................................................................................................................day of ..........................
19 ..........
_______________

WARRANT OFFICERS AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE AIR FORCE

To take seniority in the rank of ............................................................................................................ as if his appointment

to that rank bore date the .................................. day of .............................................................................................., 19 ........
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3. DETERMINATION OF A SUSPENDED SENTENCE AND DIRECTION THAT SENTENCES ARE TO RUN

CONCURRENTLY OR CONSECUTIVELY

The court hereby order the accused to be committed to [imprisonment] [detention] under the sentence passed on him by
the court-martial held at ............................................................................................................................................................
on the .................................. day of .......................................................................................................................... , 19 ........
and direct that that sentence and the sentence on the accused by this court-martial shall run [concurrently] [consecutively].

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4. RECOMMENDATION UNDER SECTION 118 (3) OF THE DEFENCE ACT

The court recommends that the accused ..............................................................................................................................

(number, rank, name or other description) shall not be required to be returned to Zambia until he has served [ ...............
months] [ ............... years] of his sentence.

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5. RESTITUTION ORDER

In accordance with subsection ............................................................................................of section 126 of the Defence Act,

the court hereby order that ........................................................................................................................................................
be [delivered] [paid] to ................................................................................................................................................................

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(Rule 33)

OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS

1. Oaths at Investigations by Commanding Officers and Appropriate Superior Authorities

2. Oaths at Court-martial
3. Scottish Oaths
4. Manner of Administering Oaths
5. Solemn Affirmations

1. OATHS AT INVESTIGATIONS BY COMMANDING OFFICERS AND APPROPRIATE

SUPERIOR AUTHORITIES

Interpreter
I swear by Almighty God that I will to the best of my ability truly interpret and translate as I shall be
required to do touching the matter being investigated.

Witness
I swear by Almighty God that the evidence which I shall give at this investigation shall be the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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2. OATHS AT COURT-MARTIAL

President and members

I swear by Almighty God that I will well and truly try the [accused] [accused persons] before the
court according to the evidence, and that I will duly administer justice according to the Defence Act
without partiality, favour or affection, and I do further swear that I will not on any account at any time
whatsoever disclose or discover the vote or opinion of the president or any member of this
court-martial, unless thereunto required in due course of law.

Judge advocate
I swear by Almighty God that I will to the best of my ability carry out the duties of judge advocate in
accordance with the Defence Act and the rules made thereunder and without partiality, favour or
affection, and I do further swear that I will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose or
discover the vote or opinion on any matter of the president or any member of this court-martial,
unless thereunto required in due course of law.

Officer under instruction

I swear by Almighty God that I will not on any account at any time whatsoever disclose or discover
the vote or opinion of the president or any member of this court-martial unless thereunto required in
due course of law.

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Shorthand writer
I swear by Almighty God that I will truly take down to the best of my power the evidence to be given
before this court-martial and such other matters as may be required, and will, when required, deliver
to the court a true transcript of the same.

Interpreter
I swear by Almighty God that I will to the best of my ability truly interpret and translate, as I shall be
required to do, touching the matter before this court-martial.

Witness
I swear by Almighty God that the evidence which I shall give before this court-martial shall be the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
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3. SCOTTISH OATHS

The form of Scottish oath shall in each case be the same as the form of oath set out above except
that for the words "I swear by Almighty God" shall be substituted the words "I swear by Almighty God
and as I shall answer to God at the Great Day of Judgment".
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4. MANNER OF ADMINISTERING OATHS

Christians taking the oath shall, unless female, remove their head-dress and, holding the Bible or
New Testament in their right hand, say to or repeat after the person administering the oath the words
of the oath. Jews shall take the oath in the same manner except that they shall wear their head-dress
and hold the Old Testament in their right hand.
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5. SOLEMN AFFIRMATIONS

The person making a solemn affirmation shall say to or repeat after the person administering the
solemn affirmation the words of the appropriate form of oath except that for the words "I swear by
Almighty God" he shall substitute the words " I (name in full) do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare
and affirm" and for the word "swear" wherever it occurs the words "solemnly, sincerely and truly
declare and affirm".

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PETITIONS

PETITION TO CONFIRMING OFFICER (BEFORE CONFIRMATION)

To the confirming officer.

I ....................................................................................................................................................having been convicted by
court-martial on ............................................. at ........................................................................................................................
and having been sentenced to ..........................................................................................................................hereby petition
against the finding(s) on the ......................................................................................................................................................
charge(s) and the sentence on the following grounds: ..............................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
__________

PETITION TO REVIEWING AUTHORITY (AFTER PROMULGATION)

To ..................................................
I ....................................................................................................................................................having been convicted by
court-martial on ............................................... at ......................................................................................................................
and having been sentenced to ........................................................................................................................ and having had
the finding(s) and sentence promulgated to me on ....................................................................................................................
hereby petition against the finding(s) on the .............................................................................................................................
charge(s) and sentence on the following grounds: ....................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................................................................
Signed ............................................................................................
Dated ............................................................................................

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THE DEFENCE FORCE (BOARDS OF INQUIRY) RULES

ARRANGEMENT OF RULES
Rule
1 Title
2 Interpretation
3 Duties of boards
4 Matters for reference to boards
5 Deferring and staying of proceedings
6 Convening
7 Constitution
8 Assembly and procedure
9 Adjournment and reassembly
10 Witnesses
11 Persons who may be affected by the findings
12 Evidence
13. Oaths and affirmations
14. Exhibits
15. Record of proceedings
16. Entries of reports in service books
17. Free copy of proceedings
18. Revocation of Part V of Defence Forces (Discipline) Regulations, 1956
SCHEDULE-Declaration required by rule 4 of the Defence Force (Boards of Inquiry)
Rules

SECTION 133-THE DEFENCE FORCE (BOARDS OF INQUIRY) RULES Statutory Instrument

Rules by the President 61 of 1964

1. These Rules may be cited as the Defence Force (Boards of Inquiry) Rules Title

2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation

"the authority", in relation to a board, means any Army or Air Force officer
empowered by or under these Rules to convene a board;

"board" means board of inquiry;

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"civilian witness" means a person who gives evidence before a board and includes
a person to whom subsection (1) of section two hundred and seven of the
Act applies, and a civilian who is subject to service law under the Acts;

"president" means president of a board;

"record of the proceedings", in relation to a board, includes the report of the board
and any declaration or recommendation made, or opinion expressed, by the
board in accordance with any directions given by the authority;

"represented" means represented by an officer or by counsel (which means any Cap. 30

practitioner as defined in section two of the Legal Practitioners Act) and
includes, in the case of a civilian employee in the service of the
Government, representation by such person's trade union or staff
association representative; and 'representative" shall be construed
accordingly.

3. It shall be the duty of a board to investigate and report on the facts relating to Duties of boards
any matter referred to the board under these Rules and, if directed so to do, to make such
declaration or recommendation and to express their opinion on any question arising out of
any such matter.

4. (1) Subject to the provisions of these Rules, a board shall be convened with Matters for reference
reference to- to boards

(a) the absence of any person subject to military law under the Act who has
been continually absent without leave for a period of not less than
twenty-one days and the deficiency (if any) in the clothing, arms,
ammunition or other equipment or any other public or service property
issued to him for his use, and, if satisfied that such member has absented
himself without leave or other sufficient cause, the board shall make a
declaration in the form prescribed in the Schedule;

(b) the capture of any person subject to military law under the Act by the
enemy and his conduct in captivity if, on his return from captivity, the
authority considers that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting-
(i) that he was made a prisoner of war through disobedience to orders
or wilful neglect of his duty; or
(ii) that having been made a prisoner of war he failed to take any
reasonable steps available to him to rejoin the Defence Force; or
(iii) that having been made a prisoner of war he served with or aided the
enemy in the prosecution of hostilities or measures calculated to
influence morale or in any other manner whatsoever not authorised
by international usage; and

(c) the death of any person where an inquiry into the death is not required to be
held by any civil authority.

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(2) Subject to the provisions of these Rules, a board may be convened with
reference to any matter which the authority decides to refer to a board.

5. (1) Subject to sub-rule (2), where any matter is the subject of investigation under Deferring and staying
service law or by a civil authority, or of an inquiry under service law, or of proceedings of proceedings
under service law, or of proceedings in a civil court whether within or without Zambia, and-

(a) a board has not been convened with reference thereto, the authority may
defer the convening of a board until the completion of such investigation or
proceedings as aforesaid and upon completion thereof shall not be required
to convene a board, if satisfied that a board is not necessary; or

(b) a board has already been convened with reference thereto, the authority
may stay the proceedings of the board until such investigation or
proceedings as aforesaid have been completed and shall then dissolve the
board, if satisfied that a board is not necessary.

(2) The provisions of sub-rule (1) shall not apply to the convening of a board with
reference to such absence and such deficiency (if any) as are mentioned in rule 4 (1) (a),
but, where the authority is satisfied that the absence has terminated, or where the
absentee is attached to the United Kingdom Military or Air Forces and the authority is
satisfied that an inquiry into the absence is being or will be held under service law, and-

(a) a board has not yet been convened with reference to the absence and
deficiency (if any), the authority shall not be required to convene a board; or

(b) a board has already been convened with reference thereto, the authority
may forthwith dissolve the board.

6. (1) A board of inquiry may be convened by order of- Convening

(a) any officer not below the rank of colonel; or

(b) any officer who is acting for the time being in place of such an officer; or

(c) any officer commanding a unit or detachment of the Defence Force-

(i) with reference to such absence and such deficiency (if any) as are
mentioned in rule 4 (1) (a);
(ii) if authorised by any such officer as is mentioned in paragraph (a),
(b), or (c), with reference to any particular matter or to matters of
any specified class or description.

(2) The following provisions shall apply in relation to the order convening a board:

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(a) the order shall specify the composition of the board and the place and time
at which the board shall assemble;

(b) the order shall specify the terms of reference of the board, and where the
matter referred to the board is that mentioned in rule 4 (1) (a), it shall be
published in military orders;

(c) the order may direct the board to make a declaration or recommendation
and express their opinion on any question arising out of any matter referred
to the board; and

(d) the authority may at any time revoke, vary or suspend the order.

7. (1) Subject to sub-rule (2), a board shall consist of a president who shall be an Constitution
officer subject to service law not below the rank of lieutenant. In addition, such officers or
warrant officers subject to service law may be appointed as members of the board as the
authority convening the board may determine.

(2) Where a board is convened with reference to such absence and deficiency (if
any) as are mentioned in rule 4 (1) (a), the board shall consist of a president who shall be
an officer not below the rank of captain subject to service law, and two members subject
to service law one of whom may be a warrant officer.

(3) The authority shall appoint the president by name and each member of the
board (if any), either by name or by detailing a commanding officer to appoint from
persons under his command an officer of a specified rank or warrant officer.

8. (1) A board shall assemble at the time and place specified in the order convening Assembly and
the board. procedure

(2) The president shall lay the terms of reference before the board and the board
shall proceed to hear and record evidence in accordance with the provisions of these
Rules.

9. (1) The president may from time to time adjourn the board which shall sit on such Adjournment and
occasions and in such places as he may from time to time direct. reassembly

(2) Without prejudice to sub-rule (1), the authority may at any time, if it appears
necessary or desirable, direct that the board shall reassemble for such purpose or
purposes as may be specified by the authority.

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10. (1) A board shall hear the evidence of the witnesses who have been made Witnesses
available by the authority and may hear the evidence of such other persons as they think
fit.

(2) While a civilian witness is giving evidence before a board he may be

represented, but, subject to the provisions of rule 11, his representative shall not be
entitled to be present at any other time.

(3) A civilian witness shall be entitled to receive the same allowance as a witness
who appears before the High Court as a witness in criminal proceedings.

11. (1) Where it appears to the authority or, if a board has been convened, either to Persons who may be
the authority or to the president that any witness or other person, being a witness or other affected by the
person subject to service law, may be affected by the findings of the board, the authority findings
or, as the case may be, the president shall take such steps as are in his view reasonable
and necessary to secure that such witness or other person has notice of the proceedings
and, if he so desires, has an opportunity of being present and represented, at the sittings
of the board, or at such part thereof as the authority or, as the case may be, the president
may specify.

(2) Any such witness or other person as is referred to in sub-rule (1) may give
evidence, question witnesses or produce any witness to give evidence on the matters
which may affect him and, if he is represented, his representative may question witnesses,
but a representative shall not address the board except with the permission of the
president.

(3) This rule shall also apply to a witness or other person who, though not subject to
service law, is in the service of the Government and may be affected in his character or
professional reputation by the findings of the board.

(4) If any such witness or other person as is referred to in sub-rules (1) and (3) does
not avail himself of his right to be present or to be represented at the sittings of the board,
the president of the board may, and shall if requested by such person as aforesaid,
ensure that, upon the conclusion of the proceedings of the board, such person as
aforesaid is supplied with a copy of the record of the proceedings before such record is
forwarded to the authority who convened the board, and in such event the president shall
request such person as aforesaid to furnish his comments in writing thereon within a
reasonable time fixed by the president. Such comments shall be attached to the record of
proceedings.

12. A board may receive any evidence which they consider relevant to the matter Evidence
referred to the board, whether oral or written, and whether or not it would be admissible in
a civil court.

13. (1) Subject to sub-rule (3), every witness before a board shall be examined on Oaths and affirmations
oath:
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Provided that where any child of tender years called as a witness does not in the
opinion of the board understand the nature of an oath, his evidence may be received,
though not given on oath, if in the opinion of the board he is possessed of sufficient
intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence and understands the duty of speaking
the truth.

(2) Subject to sub-rule (3), an oath shall be administered to any person in

attendance on a board as interpreter.

(3) If-

(a) a person objects to taking an oath, and states as the ground of his objection
either that he has no religious belief or that the taking of an oath is contrary
to his religious belief; or

(b) it is not reasonably practicable without inconvenience or without delaying

the proceedings to administer an oath to a person in the manner
appropriate to his religious belief;
he shall be permitted to make a solemn affirmation instead of taking an oath.

(4) An oath shall be administered, or an affirmation made, before a board in the

form and manner prescribed by the Defence Force (Procedure) Rules.

14. (1) Subject to sub-rule (2), any document or thing produced to a board by a Exhibits
witness when giving his evidence shall be made an exhibit.

(2) When an original document or book is produced to a board by a witness, the

board may at the request of the witness compare a copy of it or an extract therefrom of
the relevant parts with the original and, after they have satisfied themselves that such
copy or extract is correct and the president has certified thereon that the board has
compared it with the original and found it correct, the board may return the document or
book to the witness and attach the copy or extract to the record of the proceedings as an
exhibit.

(3) Every exhibit shall-

(a) be marked with a number or letter and be signed by the president or have a
label affixed to it bearing a number or letter and the signature of the
president;

(b) be attached to or kept with the record of the proceedings unless, in the
opinion of the board, it is not expedient to attach it to or keep it with the
record.
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(4) When an exhibit is not attached to or kept with the record of the proceedings
under paragraph (b) of sub-rule (3), the president shall ensure that proper steps are taken
for its safe custody.

15. (1) The president shall record, or cause to be recorded, the proceedings of the Records of
board in writing and in sufficient detail to enable the authority to follow the course of the proceedings
proceedings.

(2) Where there is no shorthand writer present, the evidence shall be taken down in
narrative form recording as nearly as possible the words used:

Provided that, if the board consider it necessary, any particular question and answer
shall be taken down verbatim.

(3) The evidence of each witness, as soon as it has been taken down in accordance
with sub-rule (2), shall be read over to him and shall be signed by him.

(4) A record of the proceedings shall be signed by the president and other members
of the board and forwarded to the authority.

16. Where a board reports that a person subject to military law has been absent Entries of reports in
without leave or other sufficient cause for a period specified in the report, not being less service books
than twenty-one days, and that there is deficiency in any clothing, arms, ammunition or
other equipment or any other public or service property issued to him for his use, a record
of the report of such deficiency shall, in addition to a record of the report of such absence
required under subsection (1) of section one hundred and twenty-five of the Act, be
entered in the service books.

17. A person remanded for trial by court-martial in respect of any matter which has Free copy of
been investigated by a board shall be entitled to a free copy of the record of the proceedings
proceedings of the board, but not including any report, declaration, opinion or
recommendation made therein.

18. Part V of the Defence Forces (Discipline) Regulations, 1956, is hereby Revocation of Part V
revoked. of Defence Forces
(Discipline)Regulations,
1956

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DECLARATION REQUIRED BY RULE 4 OF THE DEFENCE FORCE

(BOARDS OF INQUIRY) RULES

The Board declare that ..........................................................................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................................................................................................
(number, rank, name and unit) illegally absented himself without leave (or other sufficient cause) at ......................................
(station or place) on the ..................................................................................................................................................day of
...................................................................................................................................., 19 ........, that he is still so absent, and
that on the ..................................................................................................................................................................................
(date on which the inventory of kit was taken) he was deficient, and that he is still deficient of the following articles (itemise
specific articles of clothing, equipment, etc., and the value thereof):
............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................
Names of ..........................................................................President
President
and ............................................................................Members
members
Date ...................................................... , 19 .........

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THE DEFENCE FORCE (REGULAR FORCE) (ENLISTMENT AND SERVICE)

REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
Regulation
1. Title
2. Interpretation
3. Recruiting officers
4. Notice paper and attestation paper
5. Method of attestation
6. Corps of Instructors
7. Terms of enlistment
8. Re-engagement
9. Discharge
10. Transfer between units of the Regular Force
11. Warrants
12. Revocation of Part I of Defence (Regular Force) (Members) Regulations, 1962

FIRST SCHEDULE-Recruiting officers

SECOND SCHEDULE-Prescribed forms

THIRD SCHEDULE-Grounds for discharge

FOURTH SCHEDULE-Warrant

SECTION 210-THE DEFENCE FORCE (REGULAR FORCE) (ENLISTMENT AND SERVICE) Statutory Instruments
REGULATIONS 59 of 1964
276 of 1966

Regulations by the President

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Defence Force (Regular Force) Title
(Enlistment and Service) Regulations.

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2. (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation

"Commander" means and includes the Army Commander and the Air Force
Commander;
"enlisted" means enlisted to serve in a unit of the Regular Force of the Defence
Force and "enlist" shall be construed accordingly;
"officer in charge of records" means the officer or other person whose duty it is to
maintain the records of the Army or the officer or other person whose duty it
is to maintain the records of the Air Force, as the case may be.

(2) References in these Regulations to military or Army rank include references to

the corresponding Air Force rank.

3. The persons specified in the First Schedule are hereby authorised to act as Recruiting officers
recruiting officers for the purposes of the Act.

4. (1) The form of notice paper to be given to a person offering to enlist pursuant to Notice paper and
section fourteen of the act, other than persons offering to enlist in the Corps of Instructors, attestation paper
shall be in Form 1 in the Second Schedule.

(2) The attestation paper which all persons offering to enlist, other than persons
enlisting in the Corps of Instructors, shall be required to sign in the presence of a
recruiting officer shall be in Form 2 in the Second Schedule.

5. (1) The recruiting officer shall warn the person to be enlisted that if he knowingly Method of attestation
makes any false answers to the questions contained in the attestation paper and put to
him he shall be guilty of an offence and liable to be punished as prescribed in the Act.

(2) The recruiting officer shall then read or cause to be read to that person the
questions set out in the attestation paper having previously satisfied himself that that
person has received the notice paper and understands the questions put to him; the
recruiting officer shall ensure that the answers are duly recorded in the attestation paper.

(3) The recruiting officer shall then ask the person to make and sign the declaration
set out in the attestation paper as to the truth of his answers and shall administer to him
the oath of allegiance set out in the attestation paper:

Provided that if the person objects to being sworn and states as a ground of his
objection either that he has no religious belief or that the taking of an oath is contrary to
his religious belief, or if it is not reasonably practicable to administer an oath to him in the
manner appropriate to his religious belief, the person shall be required to make a solemn
affirmation in the form set out in the attestation paper.

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(4) Upon signing the declaration and taking the oath, or, as the case may be,
making the solemn affirmation, the said person shall become a member of the Regular
Force of the Defence Force and subject to the Act.

(5) The recruiting officer shall, by signature, confirm on the attestation paper that the
requirements of the Act and of these Regulations have been duly complied with and, in
particular, that any consents required by subsection (2) of section fourteen of the Act have
been obtained, and shall deliver the attestation paper duly dated to the officer in charge of
records, which officer shall, by signing the attestation paper in the appropriate place,
signify that the recruit is finally approved for service.

6. Nothing in these Regulations shall affect persons enlisting in the Corps of Corps of Instructors
Instructors who shall be enlisted and discharged upon such terms and conditions as may
be prescribed from time to time.

7. (1) The terms of service for which in accordance with subsection (2) of section Terms of enlistment
fifteen of the Act a person who has apparently attained the age of eighteen years may be
enlisted shall be a term beginning with the date of his attestation and ending with the
expiration of a period of twelve years therefrom, being as to a term of seven years' service
in the Regular Force, and as to the remainder a term of service in the Reserve Force:

Provided that such person who enlists in and is accepted for service as a member of
aircrew in the Air Force shall be enlisted for a term of eight years in the Regular Force and
four years in the Reserve Force.

(2) The term of service for which in accordance with subsection (3) of section fifteen
of the Act a person who has not apparently attained the age of eighteen years may be
enlisted shall be a term ending with the expiration of a period of twelve years, beginning
with the date on which he attains the apparent age of eighteen years, being as to a term of
seven years' service in the Regular Force, and as to the remainder a term of service in the
Reserve Force:

Provided that such person who enlists in and is accepted for service as a member of
aircrew in the Air Force shall be enlisted for a term of eight years in the Regular Force and
four years in the Reserve Force.

8. (1) A soldier may, on completion of seven years' service in the Regular Force, as Re-engagement
provided in regulation 7, or within one year before completing such service, apply to be
re-engaged for a further period of continuous service in the Regular Force in accordance
with the provisions of section sixteen of the Act.

(2) A soldier who has been re-engaged for continous service in the Regular Force
may, at any time after the commencement of such re-engagement, terminate his service
in the Regular Force by giving to the Commander three months' notice in writing of his
intention so to terminate:

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Provided that if such notice is given during a state of war, insurrection, hostilities or
public emergency, he may be retained in the Regular Force in accordance with the
provisions of section seventeen of the Act.

(3) A soldier who has been re-engaged for continuous service in the Regular Force
and who terminates such service as provided in sub-regulation (2), shall be liable to serve
in the Reserve Force until he reaches the age of forty-five years.

(4) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulations (5) and (6), a non-commissioned

officer or private soldier who has been re-engaged for service in the Regular Force under
the provisions of this regulation shall retire from the Regular Force on reaching the age of
forty-five years.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (4), the President may, in his
discretion, permit a non-commissioned officer or private soldier who has been re-engaged
for service in the Regular Force to continue to serve in the Regular Force after reaching
the age of forty-five years for further periods, not exceeding two years at a time, until he
has reached the age of fifty-five years.

(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (4), the Commander may, in his
discretion, permit a non-commissioned officer or private soldier who has been re-engaged
for service in the Regular Force-

(a) to retire from the Regular Force upon completing twenty years' service in
the Regular Force and provided he has reached the age of forty years; or

(b) to continue to serve in the Regular Force after reaching the age of forty-five
years for further periods, not exceeding one year at a time, until he has
reached the age of fifty years and provided he is serving and will continue
to serve throughout such further periods of continuous service in a
non-combatant post.

(7) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (8), a warrant officer who has been
re-engaged for service in the Regular Force under the provisions of this regulation shall
retire from the Regular Force on reaching the age of fifty years.

(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (7), the President may, in his
discretion, permit a warrant officer who has been re-engaged for service in the Regular
Force-

(a) to retire from the Regular Force upon completing twenty-five years' service
in the Regular Force and provided he has reached the age of forty-five
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(b) to continue to serve in the Regular Force after reaching the age of fifty
years for further periods, not exceeding one year at a time, until he has
reached the age of fifty-five years.

9. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of section twenty-two of the Act Discharge
and notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 7, a soldier shall be entitled to claim his
discharge from the Regular Force-

(a) at any time within three months after the date of his first attestation upon
payment of a sum which shall be fixed by the Commander, but which shall
not exceed forty kwacha; or

(b) at any time after he has completed three months' service in the Regular
Force from the date of his first attestation, with the consent of the
Commander, upon payment of one-half of one month's pay for each whole
year of service with the Regular Force then remaining uncompleted.

(2) A soldier who is discharged from the Regular Force under the provisions of
paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1) and who has completed one year's service in the
Regular Force shall be liable to serve in the Reserve Force for a period of five years to
which shall be added the total of his service in the Regular Force remaining uncompleted
at the time of his discharge.

(3) A soldier may be discharged from the Regular Force at any time during his
service in such Force upon any of the grounds set out in column 1 of the Third Schedule,
subject to the Special Instruction appearing opposite thereto in column 2 of the said
Schedule, and, for the purposes of section twenty-one of the Act, the person specified
opposite thereto in column 3 of the said Schedule shall be the competent military authority
for the purpose specified in column 1 thereof.

(4) A soldier who is discharged under the provisions of this regulation shall be
issued with a certificate of discharge signed by his commanding officer.

(5) The certificate of discharge to be issued to a soldier who is discharged shall be

in Form 3 in the Second Schedule.

10. A soldier who is enlisted under the Act and appointed by the officer in charge Transfer between units
of records to a unit may be transferred to another unit by order of the said officer. of the Regular Force

11. Every soldier who is promoted to the rank of warrant officer shall be issued with Warrant
a warrant in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule, duly signed by the Army Commander
or the Air Force Commander, as the case may be.

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12. Part I of the Defence (Regular Force) (Members) Regulations, 1962, is hereby Revocation of Part I of
revoked. Defence (Regular
Force) (Memebers)
Regulations, 1962

FIRST SCHEDULE

(Regulation 3)

RECRUITING OFFICERS

All officers of the Regular Force;

The High Commissioner for Zambia in London.

SECOND SCHEDULE

PRESCRIBED FORMS

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FORM 1
(Regulation 4 (1))

ZAMBIA DEFENCE FORCE

NOTICE PAPER

1. This notice is to be given to a person when he offers to enlist in the Regular Force otherwise than as a member of the
Corps of Instructors.
2. This notice sets out the information which you will be required to give to the recruiting officer who will attest you for
service in the Regular Force; it also sets out the general conditions of engagement;
3. Under the provisions of the Defence Act, if a person knowingly makes a false answer to any question contained in an
attestation paper he shall be guilty of an offence against the Act and liable to the penalty prescribed therein.

QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO AND INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN BY THE RECRUIT BEFORE ATTESTATION

A* B*
1. What is your name? .......................................... 1. (a) Surname ............................................................................
............................................................................ (b) Christian names ................................................................
Son of ................................................................ ..........................................................................................
2. What is your age? ....................................years (c) Address ..............................................................................
3. What is the name of your-.................................. ............................................................................................
(a) Tribe? .......................................................... 2. Date and place of birth ............................................................
(b) Chief?.......................................................... ....................................................................................................
(c) District? (Copy of birth certificate to be
(d) Village? produced)
4. (a) What is the name of your next of kin............ 3. Name and address of next of kin
and his/her relationship to you?.......................... ....................................................................................................
............................................................................ ................... Relationship........................................................
............................................................................ 4. Father:
(b) What is his/her- Names ..................................................................................
(i) Chief?........................................................ Address ..................................................................................
(ii) District? .................................................... ................................................................................................
(iii) Village? .................................................... Place of birth ..........................................................................
Mother:
Names ..................................................................................
Address ..................................................................................
................................................................................................
Place of birth ..........................................................................

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*Answer A or B as appropriate.
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5. What is your religion? ........................................................................................................................................................

6. Education:
(a) At what schools were you educated?
Dates Schools Standards passed
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................
(b) Post-school education:
Dates Institution Qualifications
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
7. Trade or professional qualifications, if any:
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
8. Occupation since leaving school:
Dates Occupation Employer Reason for leaving
.................................................. ........................................ .................................. ................................................
.................................................. ........................................ .................................. ................................................
.................................................. ........................................ .................................. ................................................
9. Present occupation
10. Name and address of employer ........................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
11. (a) Are you married or single? ..........................................................................................................................................
(b) Children:
Date of birth Sex Names
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
(c) Date of marriage
12.. Have you served in the armed forces of this or any other territory or in any police force?.....................................
If so, state-
Force or unit Date Nature of duty Rank attained Number
.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ................................................
.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ................................................
13.. Are you free from debt? If not, list your creditors hereunder:
Name and address of creditor Amount of debt
................................................................................................ ......................................................................................
................................................................................................ ......................................................................................
................................................................................................ ......................................................................................
14. Have you been convicted of any criminal offence in any court of criminal jurisdiction? If so, give the following
information:
Name
Date of convicted
Offence Sentence sentence Court under
.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ................................................
.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ................................................
.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ................................................
15. Do you wish to enlist in the Army/Air Force? (Delete whichever is not applicable.)
16. Do you understand that though you will be appointed to a particular unit, you will be liable at any time to be
transferred to any other unit if it becomes necessary?................................................................................................................
17. (a) Have you received a Notice Paper stating the liabilities you are incurring by enlisting?................................................
(b) Do you understand and are you willing to accept these liabilities? ..............................................................................
18. *Are you willing to serve in the Regular Force, provided your services shall continue to be required, for-
(a) a term of seven years with the Regular Force; and
(b) a term of five years with the Reserve Force? or
*in the case only of persons enlisting in the Air Force as members of aircrew, for-
(a) a term of eight years with the Regular Force; and
(b) a term of four years with the Reserve Force? or
*if you have not apparently attained the age of eighteen years are you willing to serve in the Regular Force for the
period from your date of attestation up to the date on which you apparently attain that age and thereafter for-
(a) a term of se en ears ith the Reg lar Force and
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* Delete whichever is inapplicable.

NOTE.-A recruit who is unable positively to state his age must complete form "Certificate of Assumed Date of Birth" which
he shall receive from the recruiting officer.

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF ENGAGEMENT

1. You will be required to serve as a soldier in the Regular Force for such time as is agreed on attestation, provided your
services shall continue to be required.
2. You will be required to carry out the duties ordered by those in authority over you and no claim can be considered at
any time that you were enlisted for the performance of any special duties or with the right to be trained in any particular
trade. The possibility of employment in a trade depends on the passing of the specified trade test and the existence of a
vacancy in that trade.
3. During the period of your engagement you may be discharged from the Regular Force for any of the reasons
prescribed in the Third Schedule to the Defence Force (Regular Force) (Enlistment and Service) Regulations.
4. During the last year of your service in the Regular Force you may be allowed, with the approval of the competent
military authority, to apply for re-engagement for such further period of service in the Regular Force as may be provided.
5. You may be ordered to serve with any unit of the Regular Force both within and without Zambia and may be attached
to other military forces but if you have enlisted in the Air Force you will not normally be ordered to serve with the Army and
if you have enlisted in the Army you will not normally be ordered to serve with the Air Force.
6. When you have been enlisted, you will be subject to all the provisions of the Defence Act and to any rules, regulations,
orders or instructions made thereunder for the time being in force.
7. If, at the time you become eligible to be transferred to the Reserve Force or discharged from service in the Regular
Force, a state of war, insurrection, hostilities or public emergency exists, your service will be prolonged for such additional
periods as may be ordered.
8. If you are to be enlisted as a catechist, you will not be required to perform any combatant duties or to carry arms.
9. A person enlisting as a catechist will, on attestation, be promoted to the rank of..................................... and a person
enlisting as an education instructor will, on attestation, be promoted to the rank of ................
(As amended by No. 276 of 1966)

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(Regulation 4 (2))
ZAMBIA DEFENCE FORCE
ATTESTATION PAPER

Army/Air Force No........................................... Term of engagement:

........................................................................ (a) ............................................................................................years with
Age.................................................................. the Regular Forcce from ......................................................................
................. , 19 ...... and
years with the Reserve Force; or
*(b) From........................................................................................, 19......
until attaining the apparent age of eighteen years on
............................................................and then ................................
years with the Regular Force and ............................................ years
with the Reserve Force.
* Applicable only to persons who have not attained the apparent age of eighteen years.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________

QUESTIONS TO BE PUT TO AND INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN BY THE RECRUIT BEFORE ATTESTATION

Under the provisions of the Defence Act, if a person knowingly makes a false answer to any of the questions contained
in the Attestation Paper he renders himself liable to punishment.

A* B*
1. What is your name? .......................................... 1. (a) Surname.............................................................................
............................................................................ (b) Christian names ................................................................
Son of ................................................................ ..........................................................................................
2. What is your age? ....................................years (c) Address..............................................................................
............................................................................ ..........................................................................................
3. What is the name of your-.................................. 2. Date and place of birth ............................................................
(a) Tribe? .......................................................... ....................................................................................................
(b) Chief? .......................................................... 3. Name and address of next of kin
(c) District? ........................................................ ....................................................................................................
(d) Village? ........................................................
. ........................ Relationship ......................................................
4. (a) What is the name of your next of kin 4. Father:
and his/her relationship to you?.................... Names ......................................................................................
............................................................................ Address ....................................................................................
(b) What is his/her-............................................ Place of birth ..............................................................................
(i) Chief? ........................................................ Mother:
(ii) District? ...................................................... Names ......................................................................................
(iii) Village? ...................................................... Address ......................................................................................
............................................................................ ..................................................................................................
............................................................................ Place of birth ..............................................................................

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* Answer A or B as appropriate.
5. What is your religion? ........................................................................................................................................................
6. Education:
(a) At what schools were you educated?
Dates Schools Standards passed
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................

(b) Post-school education:

Dates Institutions Qualifications
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
7. Trade or professional qualifications, if any:
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
8 Occupation since leaving school:
Dates Occupation Employer Reason for leaving
.................................................. ........................................ .................................. ................................................
.................................................. ........................................ .................................. ................................................
.................................................. ........................................ .................................. ................................................
9. Present occupation................
10. Name and address of employer ............................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
11. (a) Are you married or single?
(b) Children:
Dae of birth Sex Names
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................
(c) Date of marriage
12. Have you served in the armed forces of this or any other territory or in any police force?
If so, state-
Force or unit Date Nature of duty Rank attained Number
.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ................................................
.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ................................................
13. Are you free from debt? If not, list your creditors hereunder:
Name and address of creditor Amount of debt
................................................................................................ ......................................................................................
................................................................................................ ......................................................................................
................................................................................................ ......................................................................................
14. Have you been convicted of any criminal offence in any court of criminal jurisdiction? If so, give the following
information:
Name
Date of convicted
Offence Sentence sentence Court under
.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ................................................
.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ................................................
.................................... .......................... .......................... .......................... ................................................
15. Do you wish to enlist in the Army/Air Force? (Delete whichever is not applicable.)
16. Do you understand that though you will be appointed to a particular unit, you will be liable at any time to be transferred
to any other unit if it becomes necessary? ..................................................................................................................................
17. (a) Have you received a Notice Paper stating the liabilities you are incurring by enlisting? ..............................................
(b) Do you understand and are you willing to accept these liabilities? ............................................................................
18. *|Are you willing to serve in the Regular Force, provided your service shall continue to be required, for-
(a) a term of seven years with the Regular Force; and
(b) a term of five years with the Reserve Force? or
*in the case only of persons enlisting in the Air Force as members of aircrew, for-
(a) a term of eight years with the Regular Force; and
(b) a term of four years with the Reserve Force? or
*if you have not apparently attained the age of eighteen years are you willing to serve in the Regular Force for the
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* Delete whichever is inapplicable.

NOTE.-A recruit who is unable positively to state his age must complete form "Certificate of Assumed Date of Birth" which
he shall receive from the recruiting officer.

DECLARATION
*I, ................................................................... , son of ............................................................................................................
*I,..................................................................... (surname) ......................................................................................................
....................................... (Christian names), do hereby solemnly declare that the answers made by me to the foregoing
questions are true and that I am willing to fulfil the engagement made.
Date ....................................................................................... .........................................................................

Signature or thumbprint of recruit

Signature of witness ..................................

Oath/Solemn Affirmation to be taken by Recruit on Attestation

* I, .................................................................. ., son of ............................................................................................................
*I, .............................................................. (surname) ..........................................................................................................
.................................................. (Christian names) *swear by Almighty God/ *do solemnly and sincerely declare that I will
be faithful and bear true allegiance to the President of the Republic of Zambia, and that I will, as in duty bound, honestly
and faithfully preserve, protect and defend the President and the Republic against all enemies, and will observe and obey
all orders of the President, and of the officer set over me.
(NOTE.-The oath will be sworn/affirmation will be made in a language understood by the recruit on the Bible or in such
other manner as he may declare most binding on his conscience.)

CERTIFICATE OF RECRUITING OFFICER

*(a) The provisions of section 14 (2) of the Defence Act have been observed;
(b) the recruit named above was warned by me that if he knowingly made any false answer to any of the foregoing
questions he would be guilty of an offence and liable to be punished as prescribed in the Defence Act;
(c) the foregoing questions were then read to the recruit in my presence in a language which he understands;
(d) I have taken care that he understands each question, and that his answer to each question has been duly
recorded;
*(e) the said recruit has made and signed the declaration and taken the oath/made a solemn affirmation before me
at ............................................................................................................................................................................
on this .......................... day of ............................. , 19 .......
............................................................................

Signature of Recruiting Officer

............................................................................
Rank

* Delete if not applicable.

CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION

I have today examined ..........................................................................................................................................................
in accordance with current instructions and certify that-
*(a) he is fit in all respects for military service;
*(b) he is unfit for military service; and
*(c he is of the apparent age of ....................... years ................... months.
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Signature of Medical Officer

Date ......................................

* Delete as applicable.

FINAL APPROVAL
I finally approve the enlistment of the above-named soldier and appoint him to ........................................................................
....................................................................................

Officer in charge of *Army/Air Force Records

Date ..................................................................................
Place ................................................................................

* Delete as applicable.
(As amended by No. 276 of 1966)

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FORM 3
(Regulation 9)

ZAMBIA DEFENCE FORCE

CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE

1. Army/Air Force No ....................................... 2. Surname ..........................................................................................

3. Christian or fore-names ....................................................................................................................................................
4. Place and date of enlistment or commencement of service ..............................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
5. Unit into which enlisted or to which first appointed ..........................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
6. Assessment of conduct and character on leaving service in the Regular Force ..............................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
7. Date of transfer to the Reserve Force ..............................................................................................................................
8. Rank or appointment on transfer to the Reserve Force ....................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
9. Cause of transfer to Reserve Force ..................................................................................................................................
10. Unit from which transferred to Reserve Force. ..................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
11. Rank or appointment on discharge ..................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
12. Cause of discharge ..........................................................................................................................................................
13. Unit from which discharged ..............................................................................................................................................
14. Service in the Regular Force and with the Reserve Force (if any) on date of discharge ..................................................
15. Total service on discharge ................................................................................................................................................
16. Trade or other qualifications ..............................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................

Signature and rank of issuing officer

Date .............................................................

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(Regulation 9 (3))

GROUNDS FOR DISCHARGE

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Competent military
Cause of authority to
Discharge Special Instructions authorise discharge
(i) Having been attested, (i) Applies only to a recruit who (i) Recruiting officer.
but not finally has been attested pending
approved. reference to his employer,
or to a recruit rejected after
attestation by the medical
officer and to a recruit who
has mis-stated his age on
enlistment.
(ii) Having been improperly (ii) Applies only to a case in (ii) Commanding Officer, if of
attested. which the provisions of these field rank, whom failing,
Regulations have been the Commander.
improperly or incorrectly
complied with.
(iii) Having made a false (iii) Any soldier who can be shown (iii) Commander.
answer on attestation. to have made a false answer
on attestation may be discharged
under this serial, whether or
not he has been convicted by a
court-martial or dealt with
summarily under section 65 of
the Act, or convicted by a
civil court under section 28 of
the Act. The Commander will, in
the case of such a soldier, decide
whether he is to be retained in the
Defence Force or not.
(iv) Having made a (iv) When a soldier is claimed (iv) Commanding Officer, if
false answer as to his by his parents or guardians- of field rank, whom
age in his attestation (a) a soldier who is between failing, the Commander.
paper. the ages of 17 years and
17 years 6 months when
claimed, will be discharged
if claimed within two months
of enlistment, or if the
application discloses the
existence of compassionate
grounds and the soldier
consents;
(b) before authorising
the discharge on
compassionate grounds,
the competent military
authority will satisfy
himself regarding the
good faith of the applicant,
the destitute condition of
the parents or near
relatives to be supported
and the soldier's prospects
of obtaining suitable
employment. He will also
have regard to the conduct
of the soldier while in the
Force and to his inability to
purchase his discharge.
(v) Having claimed (v) (a) Applies only to a (v) Commander.
discharge under soldier who has been
section 24 of the Act. reduced to the ranks from
the rank of warrant officer
and who claims his
discharge under section 24
of the Act.
(b) Discharge under this serial
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(Regulation 11)

WARRANT

To: ..............................................................................................................................................................................................
By virtue of the Authority in me vested by the provisions of the Defence Act and regulations made thereunder.
I Do Hereby Appoint you the said ..............................................................................................................................................
to be a Warrant Officer, Class ....................... in the ..................................................................................................................
of the Defence Force from the ........................................................................................................................................day of
............................ ., 19 .......
You are, therefore, carefully and diligently to discharge your duty as such by doing and performing all manner of things
thereunto belonging, as required by the said Defence Act and regulations made thereunder, and you are to observe and
follow such Orders and Directions as you shall receive from your Commanding or any other your superior Officer.
Given under my hand at ..................................................................................................................................................this
...................................................................... day of ..................................................................................................................
19 ..........
Commander.
Warrant Officer Class....................................................................
......................................................................................................

THE DEFENCE FORCE (SUMMARY JURISDICTION) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
Regulation
1. Title
2. Interpretation
3. Commanding officer when more than one unit is placed under command of one
officer
4. Delegation of his powers by commanding officer
5. Status of officer to whom commanding officer has delegated his powers
6. Charges with which commanding officer may deal summarily
7. Restriction on powers of punishment of commanding officers
8. Limitation of punishment of acting ranks, etc.
9. Limitation of powers of commanding officers below field rank
10. Limitation of powers of detachment commanders below field rank
11. Powers of subordinate commanders
12. Charges with which appropriate superior authority may deal summarily
13. Limitation of power of punishment of appropriate superior authority
14. Reduction in rank of non-commissioned officers by order following conviction in
summary proceedings
15. Revocation of Parts III and IV of Defence Forces (Discipline) Regulations, 1956

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SCHEDULE-Table of civil offences which may be dealt with summarily by commanding

officers and appropriate superior authorities

SECTION 210-THE DEFENCE FORCE (SUMMARY JURISDICTION) REGULATIONS Statutory Instrument

60 of 1964
Act No.
13 of 1994

Regulations by the President

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Defence Force (Summary Jurisdiction) Title
Regulations.

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- Interpretation

"subordinate commander" means the officer commanding a squadron, company or

equivalent sub-unit.

3. When a unit or a detachment is placed for disciplinary purposes under the Commanding officer
command of the commanding officer of another unit or detachment, that officer is the when more than one
commanding officer of a member of the unit or detachment so placed under his command unit is placed under
command of one
who is charged with an offence, and the officer commanding the latter unit or detachment officer
is a subordinate commander for the purposes of these Regulations.

4. (1) Subject to regulation 11, a commanding officer may delegate to a subordinate Delegation of his
commander, whatever his rank may be, who is under his command and directly powers by
responsible to him in disciplinary matters, the power to investigate and deal summarily commanding officer
with charges with which he himself may so deal:

Provided that such delegation shall not include-

(i) the power to remand the accused for trial by court-martial; and

(ii) the power to order the taking of a summary of evidence or the making of an
abstract of evidence.

(2) When a commanding officer delegates the power to investigate and deal
summarily with charges in accordance with sub-regulation (1), he may, in addition to the
restrictions imposed by the said regulation 11, impose such further restrictions as seem to
him to be proper upon the exercise of that power by the officer to whom it is delegated.

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5. An officer who has had delegated to him by his commanding officer under Status of officer to
regulation 4 (1) power to investigate and deal summarily with charges is, while exercising whom commanding
such power in respect of any person, the commanding officer of that person for the officer has delegated
his powers
purposes of the Act.

6. A commanding officer may deal summarily with a charge under any of the Charges with which
following sections of the Act. commanding officer
may deal summarily

34; 35 (c); 38; 39 (2); 40; 41; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47 (1) (a); 48; 49 (1) (a) (where the
subject-matter does not exceed in value three hundred fee units); 49 (1) (c); 49 (1) (d); 49
(2); 50 (a) (where the subject-matter does not exceed in value twenty kwacha); 50 (c); 51;
55; 58; 59 (2); 60; 61; 64; 65; 66 (a); 66(b); 68(b); 71 (where the principal offence can be
dealt with summarily by virtue of this regulation); 72 and 73 (where the civil offence is one
which is specified in the Schedule).
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)

7. A commanding officer shall not award- Restriction on powers

of punishment of
commanding officers

(a) punishment of detention where the charge is laid under section

seventy-three of the Act, and the civil offence is one of those referred to in
item (2), (3) or (4) of the Schedule;

(b) the punishment of stoppages exceeding six hundred penalty units without
permission from higher authority.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)

8. (1) After a lance-corporal has been reduced to the ranks in accordance with Limitation of
subsection (4) of section eighty-one of the Act, his commanding officer shall not, without punishment of acting
permission of higher authority, award him any punishment in respect of an offence which ranks, etc.
he had committed before he was so reduced.

(2) After an acting warrant officer or acting non-commissioned officer has been
reverted to his permanent rank or ordered to assume an acting rank lower than that held
by him but higher than his permanent rank in accordance with subsection (5) of section
eighty-one of the Act, his commanding officer shall not, without permission of higher
authority, award him any punishment in respect of an offence which he has committed
before he was so reverted, or, as the case may be, ordered to assume a lower acting
rank.

9. A commanding officer who is below field rank shall not, without permission of Limitation of powers of
higher authority, award detention or field punishment for a period exceeding seven days or commanding officers
a fine exceeding the equivalent of seven day's pay. below field rank

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10. (1) When the officer commanding a detachment is below field rank, he may be Limitation of powers of
restricted from exercising all or any of his powers as a commanding officer either by the detachment
officer commanding the unit to which the detachment belongs, if such unit is in the same commanders below
field rank
command, or by higher authority, if it appears necessary to do so, having regard to the
rank and experience of the officer commanding the detachment.

(2) Where an officer commanding a detachment has had his powers restricted in
accordance with sub-regulation (1), he may, notwithstanding his restriction, exercise his
full powers as a commanding officer if it becomes necessary for him to do so for the
maintenance of discipline, but if he does so use his full powers he shall immediately report
his action to the officer or higher authority who restricted him from exercising his full
powers under the said sub-regulation (1).

11. (1) A subordinate commander to whom power to investigate and deal Powers of subordinate
summarily with charges has been delegated under regulation 4 (1) shall not award a commanders
punishment against a non-commissioned officer above the rank of corporal.

(2) Subject to any restriction which may be imposed by the commanding officer
under regulation 4 (2), a subordinate commander may award the following punishments:

(a) if the accused is a non-commissioned officer below the rank of sergeant-

(i) a fine of a sum not exceeding the equivalent of seven days' pay;
(ii) reprimand or admonition;
(iii) where the offence has occasioned any expense, loss or damage,
stoppages not exceeding three hundred penalty units;

(b) if the accused is a private soldier-

(i) a fine of a sum not exceeding the equivalent of seven days' pay;
(ii) where the offence has occasioned any expense, loss or damage,
stoppages not exceeding twenty kwacha;
(iii) confinement to barracks for a period not exceeding seven days;
(iv) extra guards or pickets;
(v) admonition.
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994)

12. An appropriate superior authority may deal summarily with a charge against an Charges with which
officer or warrant officer under any of the following sections of the Act: appropriate superior
authority may deal
summarily

34; 35 (c); 38; 39(2); 40; 41; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47 (1) (a); 48; 49 (1) (a) (where the
subject-matter does not exceed in value twenty kwacha); 50 (c); 51; 55; 58; 59 (2); 60; 61;
64; 65; 66 (a); 666 (b); 71 (where the principal offence can be dealt with summarily by
virtue of this regulation); 72 and 73 (where the civil offence is one which is specified in the
Schedule).
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13. An appropriate superior authority shall not award the punishment of stoppages Limitation of power of
exceeding three thousand penalty units. punishment of
appropriate superior
(As amended by Act No. 13 of 1994) authority

14. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Regulations, where a charge Reduction in rank of
against a non-commissioned officer of the Regular Force has been dealt with summarily non-commissioned
by his commanding officer under the provisions of section eighty-one of the Act and such officers by order
following conviction in
commanding officer has recorded a finding of guilty in respect of such charge, an officer summary proceedings
not below the rank of colonel may, whether in addition to or in lieu of any punishment
which may have been awarded by such commanding officer, order that such
non-commissioned officer shall be reduced to the ranks or to any less reduction in rank.

15. Parts III and IV of the Defence Forces (Discipline) Regulations, 1956, are Revocation of Parts III
hereby revoked. and IV of Defence
Forces (Discipline)
Regulation, 1956

SCHEDULE

(Regulations 6 and 12)

TABLE OF CIVIL OFFENCES WHICH MAY BE DEALT WITH SUMMARILY BY COMMANDING

OFFICERS AND APPROPRIATE SUPERIOR AUTHORITIES

1. Theft, where the subject-matter does not exceed in value K20. Cap. 87
Cap. 464
2. Common assault contrary to section 247 of the Penal Code.
Cap. 464
3. Careless driving of a motor vehicle contrary to section 195 of the Roads and Road Traffic Act. Cap. 464
Cap. 464
4. Reckless and dangerous driving of a bicycle or tricycle, not being a motor vehicle, contrary to Cap. 464
section 196 as read with section 225 of the Roads and Road Traffic Act.
5. Careless driving of a bicycle or tricycle, not being a motor vehicle, contrary to section 195 as
read with section 225 of the Roads and Road Traffic Act.
6. Taking and driving away a motor vehicle without the owners' consent or other lawful authority
contrary to section 229 (3) of the Roads and Road Traffic Act.

DEFENCE (REGULAR FORCES) (OFFICERS) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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Section
1. Title.
2. Interpretation of terms.
3. Application of these regulations.

PART I
APPOINTMENT TO EMPLOYMENT, PERIOD OF SERVICE AND TERMINATION THEREOF

4. Classes of engagement and employment in the Regular Force as an officer.

5. Period of engagement.
6. Alteration of class of engagement.
7. Restriction of right to resign or retire from employment in the Regular Force.
8. Resignation.
9. Retirement.
10. Transfer to and from other employment in the service of the Crown or a
Commonwealth country.

PART II
PAY AND GENERAL ALLOWANCES

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11. Pay.
12. Pay on first appointment of a member of the Regular Force to commissioned
rank.
13. Pay on promotion.
14. Acting allowance.
15. Flying pay allowance.
16. Married allowance.
17. Children's allowance.
18. Quarters allowance.
19. Supplementary quarters allowance.
20. Entertainment allowance.
21. Fuel, water and sanitary services.
22. Rations.
23. Servant allowance.
24. Native language gratuity.
25. Professional and technical allowances.
26. Refund of additional insurance premiums.
27. Chief of General Staff's and Chief of Air Staff's allowance.
28. No pay or allowances in certain circumstances.
29. Deductions from pay and allowances.

PART III
LEAVE AND LEAVE BENEFITS

30. Classification of leave.

31. Persons empowered to grant leave.
32. Pay and allowances during leave.
33. Occasional leave.
34. Accrual of vacational leave.
35. Grant of vacational leave.
36. Sick leave.
37. Urgent private affairs leave.
38. Study leave.
39. Payment of tuition and examination fees.
40. Grant of free rail fares on taking leave.
41. Grant of free rail fares on retirement.
42. Payment in respect of accrued vacation leave.

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PART IV
MEDICAL BENEFITS

43. Medical examination.

44. Medical and hospital treatment.
45. Additional medical services.
46. Dental treatment.
47. Treatment by oculists, etc.

PART V
TRANSFERS AND TRAVELLING ON DUTY

Section
48. Allowance for subsistence and travelling expenses.
49. Allowance for relieving or special duty.
50. Expenses on transfer other than at the request of an officer.
51. Expenses on transfer other than at the request of an officer.
52. Advances of allowances and other benefits payable under this Part.
53. Field allowance.

PART VI
DRESS AND EQUIPMENT

54. Clothing and equipment.

55. Flying and camping equipment.
56. Wearing of uniform.

PART VII
DISABLEMENT BENEFITS

Regulations 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73,
74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87 and 88 have been
revoked by Defence (Regular Force) (Pensions) regulations, reg 40(b)

PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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89. Marriage.
90. Occupation of official quarters.
91. Engagement for profit in trade or business.
92. Participation in political activities.
93. Sale of effects of deserter.
94. Funeral expenses.
95. Messes and other institutions.

FIRST SCHEDULE: PART I: Rates of Pay for Officers other than Medical Officers,
Dental Officers, Legal Officers and Chaplains.

PART II: Rates of Pay for Medical Officers, Dental Officers, Legal Officers and
Chaplains.

SECOND SCHEDULE: Rates of Acting Allowance.

THIRD SCHEDULE: Rates of Flying Pay Allowance.

FOURT SCHEDULE: Rates of Children's Allowance.

FIFTH SCHEDULE: Rates of Field Allowance.

SIXTH SCHEDULE: Rates of Pension Payable in respect of Children.

DEFENCE (REGULAR FORCES) (OFFICERS) REGULATIONS, 1960 Government Notice

127 of 1960
81 of 1992

It is hereby notified that the Minister of Defence has, in terms of section 155 of the
Defence Act, 1955, made the following regulations:-

1. These regulations may be cited as the Defence (Regular Forces) (Officers) Title
Regulations, 1960.

2. In these regulations, unless inconsistent with the context "African Members Interpretation of terms
Regulations" means the Defence (Regular Force) (African Members) regulations, 1956,
published in Federal Government Notice No. 79 of 1956;

"Chaplain" means an officer holding the rank or appointment of chaplain;

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"Child" means an unmarried legitimate or legitimated son or daughter (including a

posthumous child, a step-child or a child legally adopted) under the age of
eighteen years of an officer;

"Contribute" means to pay contributions to the Federal Government in terms of

Part VIII;

"Contributions" means

(a) The amounts contributed by an officer to the Federal Government in

terms of Part VIII, excluding any interest paid in terms of paragraph
(e) of subsection (3) of section 72; and

(b) The amounts, if any, contributed by an officer to the Federal

Government in terms of Part VIII of the European Members
Regulations, excluding any interest paid in terms of paragraph (g) of
subsection (2) of section 85 of those regulations; and

(c) The amounts, if any, paid by an officer before the fixed date to-

(i) The Consolidated Revenue Fund under the Uniformed Forces

Pensions Act, 1948, of Southern Rhodesia, as amended by the
Defence (Interim) Act, 1954, excluding any amounts paid in
terms of section 5 or any interest paid in terms of paragraph
(b) of subsection (1) of section 22 or subsection (4) of section
26 of the said Uniformed Forces Pensions Act, 1948, as
amended as aforesaid;

(ii) The consolidated Revenue Fund of Southern Rhodesia under

the Uniformed Forces Pensions Act, 1948, of Southern
Rhodesia, excluding any amounts paid in terms of section 5 or
any interest paid in terms of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of
section 22 or subsection (4) of section 26 of the said Act;

(iii) The Police and Permanent Force Pension Fund establishment

under the Police Amendment Act, 1938 of Southern Rhodesia;

"Contributor Pensionable Service" means

Pensionable service in respect of which contributions have been or are being paid;

"Dental Officer"

(a) For the purposes of section 11, 13 or 25, means an officer

appointed as a Dental officer in the Regular Force;

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(b) For the purposes of any other provisions of these regulations,

means

(i) An officer appointment as a dental officer in the Regular

Force;

(ii) A dental surgeon of the Ministry of Health

(iii) Any other person authorized by the Minister to carry out the
functions of a dental officer under these regulations;

"Dependant", in relation to a living or deceased officer or other person, means the

wife, widow, child, or such other relative dependent on him for maintenance
as the Minister of Finance may recognize for the purpose of these
regulations;

"Director of Medical Services" means the person appointed by regulation as

Director of Medical Services for the Defence Forces;

"Disabled officer" means an officer who is placed on the retired list following a
finding by a medical board that he is mentally or physically unfit for further
service;

"Dismissal", amended by S.I. 217 of 1965.

"European Members Regulations" means the Defence (Regular Force) (European

Members) Regulations, 1956, published in Federal Government Notices
Nos. 78 of 1956 and 107 of 1956;

"Former rate of pay", in relation to an officer on first appointment to commissioned

rank or on promotion to higher rank, means the annual rate of pay
receivable by that officer immediately before such appointment or
promotion;

"Gratuity" means a lump sum payment;

"Interest" means compound interest calculated in such manner as the Minister of

Finance may determine;

"Leave", in relation to an officer, means leave of absence from the duties of that
officer;

"Legal Officer" means an officer appointed as a legal officer in the Regular Force;

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"Medical board" means a medical board constituted under section 3 of the Defence
(Medical and Pensions Boards) Regulations, 1960;

"Medical officer"

(a) For the purposes of section 11, 13 or 25, means an officer

appointed as a medical officer in the Regular Force;

(b) For the purposes of any other provisions of these regulations,

means

(i) An officer appointed as a medical officer in the Regular Force;

(ii) A medical officer of the Ministry of Health;

(iii) Any other person authorized by the Minister to carry out the
functions of a medical officer under these regulations;

"Medical practitioner" means a person registered as a medical practitioner under

the provisions of any law, including a Territorial law;

"Medium service officer" means an officer who is appointed or deemed to have

been appointed to employment in the Regular Force on a medium service
engagement;

"Non-commissioned Pensionable emoluments", in relation to an officer who,

immediately prior to his appointment to commissioned rank in the Regular
Force, was a member of the Regular Force subject to the provisions of the
African Members Regulations, means the annual rate of pensionable
emoluments receivable by him under those regulations on the day before
his appointment to commissioned rank;

"Non-contributory pensionable service" means pensionable service in respect of

which contributions have not been paid;

"Officer" means a male officer attested in the Regular Force, but does not include
any person who is-

(a) appointed to honourary commissioned rank; or

(b) the holder of an honourary appointment;

"Official quarters" means quarters provided by the Federal Government;

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"Other employment in the service of the Crown or a Commonwealth country"

Means pensionable employment, otherwise than as a member of the
Defence Forces of the Federation, under the government of any part of Her
Majesty's dominions (including the Federation or a Territory) or under a
Commonwealth country not forming part of Her Majesty's dominions;

"Pension" means an annual pension payable during the lifetime of the recipient
unless, in terms of these regulations, it is payable for a shorter period;

"Pensionable emoluments", in relation to an officer, means

(a) The pay due to that officer in terms of these regulations; and

(b) Any quarters allowance payable to that officer in terms of section 18;

"Pensionable service" means pensionable service in accordance with the

provisions of section 72;

"Pensions Appeal Board" means the Military Pensions Appeal Board established
by section 5 of the Defence (Medical and Pensions Boards) Regulations,
1960;

"Pensions Board" means the Military Pensions Board established by section 4 of

the Defence (Medical and Pensions Boards) Regulations, 1960;

"Permanent service officer" means an officer who is appointed or deemed to have

been appointed to employment in the Regular Force on a permanent
engagement;

"Private medical practitioner" means any medical practitioner other than a medical
officer;

"Resignation", in relation to an officer, means resignation from his employment in

the Regular Force in terms of section 8, and "resign" shall be constructed
accordingly;

"Retirement", in relation to an officer, means retirement from his employment in the

Regular Force in terms of section 9, and "retire" shall be constructed
accordingly;

"Retire Pensionable emoluments", in relation to an officer who retires, is placed on

the retired list following a finding by a medical board that he is mentally or
physically unfit for further service, or dies, means

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(a) If his pensionable service amounts to 35 years or less, the annual

rate of pensionable emoluments receivable by him at the date on
which his retirement or placing on the retired list takes effect, or on
which he dies as the case may be;

(b) If his pensionable service amounts to more that 35 years, the annual
rare of pensionable emoluments receivable by him at the date on
which he completed 35 year of pensionable service;

"Service" means service in the Regular force and "serve" shall be constructed
accordingly;

"Service Property" means any property of any mess or other institution,

organization or association whatsoever of members of the Defence Force.

"Special medial board" means a special medical board constituted under section 6
of the Defence (Medical and Pension Boards) Regulations, 1960;

"Unit", in relation to an officer, means the unit in which that officer is serving.

3. The Provisions of these regulations shall not apply to an officer who is attached Application of these
or seconded to any other Her Majesty's Forces in terms of subsection (2) of section 22 of regulations
the Act, unless the terms and conditions fixed by the Minister provide that they shall apply.

PART I
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4. (a) For the purposes of these of regulations, there shall be two classes of Classes of
engagement of officers in the Regular Force, to be styled medium service engagements engagement and
and permanent engagement. employment in the
Regular force as an
Officer

(b) The Ministry may appoint to employment in the Regular Force, on either a
medium service engagement or a permanent engagement, any person
holding commissioned rank in the Defence Forces

Provided that nothing in this subsection contained shall be construed as authorizing

the transfer to the Regular Force, except in time of war, of a member of the Territorial
Force or a reserve.

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(c) Every officer who, immediately prior to the date of commencement of these
regulations or the date of his appointment to commissioned rank, whichever
is the later, was serving on an unexpired medium service
or permanent engagement in accordance with the provisions of the European Members
Regulations, shall, for the purposes of these regulations, be deemed to have been
appointed to employment in the Regular Force on a medium service engagement or a
permanent engagement, as the case may be, in terms of subsection (2).

5. (1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations- Period of engagement

(a) The period of engagement of a medium service Officer shall be ten years;

(b) The period of engagement of a medium service officer who, immediately

prior to the date of commencement of these regulations or the date of his
appointment to commissioned rank, whichever is the later, was service on
an expired medium service engagement in accordance with the provisions
of the European Members Regulations, shall be the unexpired portion of
the period for which he was engaged under those regulations.

6. (1) The Ministry may at any time, with the consent of a medium service officer, Alteration of class
alter that officer's class of engagement to a permanent engagement. engagement

(2) Where an officer's class of engagement has been altered to a permanent in

terms of subsection (1), that officer shall be deemed to have been a permanent service
officer as from the date of his appointment to employment in the Regular Force on a
medium service engagement.

7. No officer shall be at liberty to resign or retire from his employment in the Restriction of right to
Regular Force during his period of engagement except as provided by section 8 or 9. resign or retire from
employment in the
Regular Force

8. (1) In this section-"travelling expenses", in relation to officer, means the amount Resignation
of the expenses, if any, incurred by the Federal Government before the date of
appointment of that officer to commissioned rank in granting free travelling facilities to
such officer and in respect of his dependants, if any, from his place of residence to the
place where he was required to report for the purpose of taking the oath prescribed under
section 19 of the Act or by under any Federal or Territorial Law repealed by the Act.

(2) An officer who is not entitled or required to retire from his employment in the
Regular Force in terms of section may resign from his employment in the Regular Force
during his period of engagement on giving three months' notice in writing to the
Commander of his intention to do so and on paying to the Federal Government any
amount which he is liable to pay to the Federal Government in terms of this section:

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Provided that if such notice is given while he is on active service or employed in

terms of section 38 of the Act, or while he is under the orders of a superior officer to hold
himself in readiness for such service or employment, his resignation shall not take effect
until a period of on month has elapsed from the date on which such active service or
employment is completed or on which such orders are rescinded, as the case may be.

(3) An officer who resigns from his employment in the Regular Force during the first
three years of his period of engagement shall be liable to pay to the Federal Government
a sum calculated in accordance with the following provisions-

(a) If his resignation takes effect before the expiry of one year from the date of
his engagement under the provisions of the European Members
Regulations, or, if he was not engaged under the provisions of those
regulations, then from the date of his appointment to commissioned rank,
his travelling expenses and, in addition, £75;

(b) If his resignation takes effect after the expiry of one year but before the
expiry of two years from the appropriate date specified in paragraph (a), two
thirds of his travelling expenses and, in addition, sixty thousand kwacha;

(c) If his resignation takes effect after the expiry of two years but before the
expiry of three years from the appropriate date specified in paragraph (a),
one third of his travelling expenses and, in addition, thirty thousand kwacha.

(4) Without derogation from the foregoing provisions of this section, a member of
the Regular Force who is appointed to commissioned rank after being attached, with his
consent, to any other Her Majesty's Forces in terms of subsection (2) of section 22 of the
Act for training as an officer and resigns from his employment in the Regular Force before
he has served for six years as an officer, shall be liable to pay to the Federal Government-

(a) If his resignation takes effect before the expiry of one year from the date of
his appointment to commissioned rank, four million, five hundred thousand
kwacha or a sum equal to the full amount of the expense incurred by the
Federal Government in respect of his attachment to such Forces,
whichever is the less;

(b) If his resignation takes effect after the expiry of one year but before the
expiry of three years from such date, three million, seven hundred and fifty
thousand kwacha or a sum equal to five-sixths of such expenses,
whichever is the less;

(c) If his resignation takes effect after the expiry of two years but before the
expiry of three years from such date, three million kwacha or a sum equal to
two-thirds of such expenses, whichever is the less;

(d) If his resignation takes effect after the expiry of three years but before the
expiry of four years from such date, two million, two hundred and fifty
thousand kwacha or a sum equal to one-half of such expenses, whichever
is the less;
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(e) If his resignation takes effect after the expiry of four years but before the
expiry of five years from such date, one million, five hundred thousand
kwacha or a sum equal to one-third of such expenses, whichever is the
less;

(f) If his resignation takes effect after the expiry of five years but before the
expiry of six years from such date, seven hundred and fifty thousand
kwacha or a sum equal to one-third of such expenses, whichever is the
less.

9. (1) A permanent service officer whose pensionable service amounts to ten or Retirement
more years may retire from his employment in the Regular Force on giving six months'
notice in writing to the Commander of his intention to do so:

Provided that if such notice is given while the officer is on active service or employed
in terms of section thirty-eight of the Act, or while he is under the orders of a superior
officer to hold himself in readiness for such service or employment, his retirement shall not
take effect until a period of one month has elapsed from the date on which such active
service or employment is completed or on which such orders are rescinded, as the case
may be.

(2) The Ministry may on six months notice, require a permanent service officer
whose pensionable service amounts to ten years or more to retire from his employment in
the Regular Force:

Provided that the President may retire without notice a permanent service officer
upon payment of six month's salary in lieu of notice.

(3) A permanent service officer shall, whatever the length of his pensionable
service, retire from his employment in the Regular Force on attaining the age of 50 years:

Provided that, if the Minister considers that it is desirable in the public interest, he
may allow that officer to continue to serve in the Regular Force until he attains the age of
55 years, unless that officer is, on notice of 12 in the Regular Force before attaining that
age.

(4) A permanent service officer who has continued to serve in the Regular Force in
terms of subsection (3) shall retire from his employment in the Regular Force on attaining
the age of 55 years:

Provided that, if the Governor-General considers that it is desirable in the public

interest, he may allow that officer to continue to serve in the Regular Force for further
periods, not exceeding 12 months at a time, until he attains the age of 60 years.

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(5) A permanent service officer who has continued to serve in the Regular Force in
terms of subsection (4) shall retire from his employment in the Regular Force on attaining
the age of 60 years.

(6) A medium service officer shall be deemed to have retired from his employment
in the Regular Force on the expiry of the period of his engagement.
(As amended by S.I. No. 81 of 1992)

Regulation 10, revoked by Defence Regular Force Pensions Regulations, Regulation

40(b).

10A. (1) The President may, upon the recommendation of the Commander, cancel Dismissal
and order his removal from office if he is satisfied that such officer is inefficient or
unsuitable to remain in the Regular Force or that the conduct of such officer is likely to
bring discredit upon the Defence Force.

(2) Any person whose commission has been cancelled by the President under the
provisions of subsection (1) shall forthwith be dismissed from the Defence Force.

(3) Any decision of the President to cancel the Commission of an officer under
subsection (1) shall be final and shall not be questioned in any proceedings whatsoever.

(4) An officer who is dismissed shall be liable to pay to the Government such sum, if
any, as he would have been liable to pay to the Government in terms of subsections (3)
and (4) of section 8 had he resigned instead of being which his dismissal takes effect:

Provided that the provisions of this section shall not have effect in relation to an
officer who is dismissed because he is considered to be inefficient or unsuitable to remain
in the Regular Force.
(As amended by S.I. No. 217 of 1965)

PART II

PAY AND ALLOWANCES

11. (1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations Pay- Pay

(a) An officer, other than a medical officer, dental officer, legal officer or
chaplain, shall be paid at the annual rate of pay prescribed in Part 1 of the
First Schedule for an officer holding the rank and having the years of
service in that rank which are applicable to him.
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(b) A medical officer, dental officer, legal officer or chaplain shall be paid at the
annual rate of pay prescribed in Part 11 of the First Schedule for an officer
holding the rank and appointment and having the years of service in that
rank and appointment which are applicable to him.

(2) Where the rate of pay applicable to an officer was, immediately before the date
of commencement of these regulations, determined in pursuance of the provisions of
section 20 of the Defence (Regular Force) (European Members) (Amendment)
Regulations, 1957 (No 2), published in Federal Government Notice No. 136 of 1957, the
rate of pay applicable to that officer shall continue to be determined in pursuance of those
provisions.

(3) An officer whose initial annual rate of pay is determined-

(a) On first appointment to commissioned rank, under the provisions of

subsection (1), (2), or (3) of section 12. or

(b) On promotion to higher rank, under the provisions of subsection (1), (2) or
(3) of section 13.
shall be deemed, for the purposes of determining the annual rate of pay which is
thereafter applicable to him, to have served in the rank to which he is appointed or
promoted, as the case may be, for the period in relation to which such initial annual rate of
pay is prescribed.

12. (1) Where, immediately prior to his appointment to commissioned rank (not Pay on first
being the rank of second lieutenant or pilote officer), an officer was a member of the appointment of a
Regular Force in receipt of a trade pay allowance, the initial annual rate of pay applicable member Regular
Force to
to him on such appointment shall be the annual rate of pay prescribed for the rank to commissioned rank.
which he is appointment next above an amount equal to the sum of his annual trade pay
allowance and his former rate of pay.

(2) Where, immediately prior to his appointment to the rank of second lieutenant or
pilot officer, an officer was a member of the Regular Force in receipt of an annual rate of
pay higher than that prescribed for a second lieutenant or pilot officer, the initial annual
rate of pay applicable to him on such appointment shall, until such time as he becomes
qualified in terms of these regulations to be paid at a higher rate, be his former rate of pay
together with the rate pay allowance, if any, of which he was in receipt immediately before
such appointment.

(3) Where, immediately prior to his appointment to commissioned rank, an officer

(not being an officer to whom the provisions of subsection (1) or

(2) apply) was a member of the Regular Force, the initial annual rate of pay
applicable to him on such appointment shall be determined as follows-

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(a) If is former rate of pay is the same as, or higher than the lowest annual rate
prescribed for the rank to which he is appointed, the initial annual rate of
pay applicable to his shall be the annual rate of pay prescribed for the rank
to which he is appointed next above his forma rate of pay;

(b) If his former rate of pay is lower that the lowest annual rate of pay
prescribed for the rank to which he is appointed, the initial annual rate of
pay applicable to him shall be such lowest rate.

13. (1) Where, immediately prior to his promotion to higher-rank, an officer- Pay on promotion

(a) Held the rank of major or squadron leader; and

(b) was in receipt of a professional or technical allowance; the initial annual

rate of pay applicable to him on such promotion shall the annual rate of pay
prescribed for the rank to which he is promoted next above an amount
equal to the sum of his annual professional or technical allowance and his
former rate of pay.

(2) On the promotion to higher rank of an officer to whom the provisions of

subsection (1) do not apply and who is not a medical officer, dental officer or legal officer,
the initial annual rate of pay applicable to his in such higher rank shall be determined as
follows-

(a) If his former rate of pay is the same as, or higher than, the lowest annual
rate prescribed for the rank to which he is promoted, the initial annual rate
of pay applicable to him shall be the annual rate of next above his former
rate of pay;

(b) If his former rate of pay is lower than the lowest annual rate of pay
prescribed for the rank to which he is promoted, the initial annual rate of
pay applicable to him shall be such lowest rate.

(3) On the promotion to higher rank of a medical officer, dental officer or legal
officer, the annual rate of pay applicable to him shall be such annual rate of pay
prescribed for a medical officer, dental officer or legal officer as the Minister determines.

(4) When an officer is temporarily appointed to higher rank the annual rate of pay
applicable shall, during the subsistence of his temporary appointment, be-

(a) The lowest prescribed annual rate applicable to an officer holding that
higher rank; or

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(b) The lowest prescribed annual rate applicable to an officer holding that
higher rank which is next above the annual rate of pay applicable to the
temporarily appointed officer in his substantive rank; whichever is the
higher.

(5) The appointment of an officer to act in a higher rank shall not affect annual rate
of pay which is applicable to that officer under the provisions of these regulations.

14. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, an officer who is appointed to act Acting allowance
for the Commander during the subsistence of his acting appointment, be paid an acting
allowance at the rate prescribed in Part I of the Second Schedule.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, an officer who is appointed to act-

(a) For an officer holding a rank; or

(b) In a vacancy in a unit carrying a rank; which is higher than his temporary or
substantive rank and is listed in the first column of Part II or the Second
Schedule shall, during the subsistence of his acting appointment, be paid
an acting allowance at the rate specified opposite thereto in the second
column of Part II of the said Schedule.

(3) No acting allowance shall be paid to an officer if the officer for whom he is
appointed to act has himself been appointed to act in a higher rank or appointment:

Provided that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to an officer appointed
to act for an officer holding the rank of-

(a) Lieutenant-colonel or wing Commander or any higher rank; or

(b) Major Squadron Leader who commands a unit which is on detachment.

(4) If the rate of acting allowance together with the rate of pay due to an officer in his
temporary or substantive rank exceeds-

(a) If he is appointed to act for an officer, the rate of pay applicable to that
officer; or

(b) If he is appointed to act in a vacancy in a unit, the lowest rate of pay

prescribed for the rank carried by that vacancy;

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The acting allowance payable in terms of this section shall be reduced by

the amount of the excess.

(5) Save as provided in subsection (6), no acting allowance shall be paid in terms of
this section to an officer whose acting appointment subsists for a period of less than 30
consecutive days.

(6) An officer acting for the Commander shall be paid an acting allowance in terms
of this section notwithstanding that his acting appointment subsists for a period of less
than 30 consecutive days.

15. An officer who is serving in a unit included in the Air Force and who is Flying pay allowance
classified by the Commander as being eligible for appointment to flying duties shall be
paid a flying allowance at the rate prescribed in the Third Schedule for an officer holding
the rank which is applicable to him.

16. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a marriage allowance at the rate of Marriage allowance
seven hundred and fifty thousand kwacha per annum shall be paid to any officer whose
rate of pay does not exceed one million, three hundred and fifty six thousand kwacha per
annum and who-

(a) is maintaining or contributing towards the maintenance of his wife; or

(b) Being a widower or divorcee, is maintaining or contributing towards the

maintenance of a child.

(2) Where two or more members of the Regular Force are contributing towards the
maintenace of a child, only one marriage allowance shall be payable under this section
and section 22 of the European Members Regulations and it shall be paid:-

(a) To such member; or

(b) To such members in such proportions; as the

Minister may from time to time determine.

17. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, an officer who is maintaining or Children's allowance
contributing towards the maintenance of a child or children shall be paid a children's
allowance in respect of each child at the rate prescribed in the Fourth Schedule for an
officer entitled to the rate of pay which is applicable to him.

(2) Where two or more members of the Regular Force are contributing towards the
maintenance of a child, only one children's allowance shall be payable under this section
and section 23 of the European Members Regulations and it shall be paid-
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(a) To such member or

(b) To such members in such proportions; as the Minister may from time to
time determine.

18. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a quarters allowance at the rate Quarters allowance
specified in subsection (2) shall be paid to an officer who-

(a) Does not reside in official quarters; or

(b) Being married, maintains a home for his wife or children and is required for
the performance of his duties to reside in official quarters away from his
wife or children.

(2) The rate of the quarters allowance payable to an officer in terms of subsection
(1) shall be:-

(a) One-sixth of his rate of pay; or

(b) three hundred and seventy eight thousand kwacha per annum; whichever is
the less.

(3) No quarters allowance shall be paid to an officer mentioned in paragraph (b) of

subsection (1) who resides in official quarters away from his wife or children at his own
request or for his own convenience.

(4) No quarters allowance shall be payable in terms of this section in respect of a

period of less than seven days.

19. (1) The Commander may, under such conditions as he may determine, grant an Supplementary
officer who is entitled to be paid a quarters allowance under section 18 a supplementary quarters allowance
quarters allowance at a rate not exceeding the difference between the rate of quarters
allowance payable to him inerms of section 18 and three hundred and seventy eight
thousand kwacha per annum.

(2) The Commander may at nay time review, alter, or withdraw entirely a
supplementary quarters allowance allowance granted to an officer in terms of this section.

20. (1) An officer who performs the functions and duties of:- Entertainment
allowance

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(a) An area or Group Commander; or

(b) The Commanding Officer, Depot the Royal Rhodesia Regiment; or

(c) The Commanding officer of Thornhill Air Station or New sarum Air Station;
shall in respect of the period during which he performs such functions and duties, be paid
an entertainment allowance at rate of one hundred and fifty thousand kwacha per annum.

(2) An officer who performs the functions and duties of the senior military
representative in Nyasaland shall, in respect of the period during which he performs such
functions and duties, be paid an entertainment allowance at the rate of seventy five
thousand kwacha.

(3) An officer who perform the functions and duties of a commanding officer of a
Battalion shall, in respect of the period during which he performs such functions and
duties, be paid an entertainment allowance at the rate of seventy five thousand kwacha
per annum.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that an officer who performs
functions and duties which qualify him for the payment of more than one entertainment
allowance under this section shall be paid every entertainment allowance for which he so
qualifies, so, however, that the aggregate of such allowances paid to any one officer shall
in no case exceed the rate of one hundred and fifty thousand kwacha per annum.

21. (1) An officer who is married and who resides in official quarters shall be paid a Fuel, water and
fuel allowance at the rate of eighteen thousand kwacha per annum. sanitary services

(2) An officer who resides in official quarters shall be provided free of charge with
sanitary services and with such quantities of water as the Commander may determine.

22. An officer may be issued with free rations for such periods and in such Rations
circumstances as the Minister may determine.

23. An officer who is not provided with a batman shall be paid a servant allowance Servant allowance
at the rate of thirty six thousand kwacha per annum.

24. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, if an officer is successful in Native language
passing:- allowance

(a) A written and oral native language examination of a standard approval by

the Minister, he shall be paid a gratuity of thirty thousand kwacha.

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(b) An oral native language examination of a standard approved by the

Minister, he shall be paid a gratuity of twelve thousand kwacha.

(2) An officer shall not, in respect of the same oral examination, be paid both the
gratuities mentioned in this section.

25. (1) A medical officer, dental officer or legal officer shall be paid a professional Professional and
allowance at the rates prescribed in this section. technical

(2) The rate of professional allowance payable to a medical officer or dental officer
whose period of service amounts to five or more years and who has the rank of major or
any higher rank shall be four hundred and fifty thousand kwacha.

(3) The rate of professional allowance payable to a medical officer or dental officer
who is not entitled to be paid at the rate prescribed in subsection (2) shall be three
hundred thousand kwacha per annum.

(4) The rate of professional allowance payable to a legal officer shall be three
hundred and seventy five kwacha per day.

(5) The Minister may grant an officer who is technically qualified and who holds a
rank not higher than that of manor or squadron leader a technical allowance at the rate of
three hundred and seventy five kwacha per day.

26. (1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), an officer serving in a unit Refund of additional
included in the Air Force whose life is insured against death or accident shall be refunded insurance premiums
half the amount of any additional premiums which he is required to pay by reason of the
nature of his duties in the Air Force.

(2) Where the sum in respect of which the life of an officer referred to in subsection
(1) is so insured exceeds four million, five hundred thousand kwacha on the amount by
which that sum exceeds four million, five hundred thousand kwacha.

27. An officer who holds the appointment of Chief of General Staff or Chief of Air Chief of General
Staff shall be paid an allowance at the rate of three hundred thousand kwacha per annum. Staff's and Chief of Air
Staff's allowance

28. Notwithstanding the provisions of these regulations, an officer shall not be paid No pay or allowances
any pay or allowances in respect of any period during which- in certain
circumstances
(a) He is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment imposed under the Act by a
court martial or civil court or;
(b) he is being treated as an in-patient at a hospital for an illness or injury if-
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(i) he has been convicted by a court martial, prescribed officer or civil

court of an offence under the Act; and

(ii) A medical officer certifies that his illness or injury has been
occasioned by such offence;
or
(c) He is absent in circumstances constituting the offence of deserting or
absenting himself without leave.

29. (1) The Commander may authorize the deduction from the pay and allowances Deductions from pay
due to an officer in terms of these regulations of- and allowances

(a) Any liquidated amount which that officer is liable to pay to the Federal
Government or to any mess, institution, organization or association
whatsoever of members of the Defence Force.

(b) Any amount which that officer has previously been paid in pay and
allowances in excess of the amount which is due to him in terms of these or
any other regulations.

(2) If, after perusing the proceedings of any board of inquiry, the Commander is
satisfied-

(a) That loss or destruction of or damage to Federal Government property or

service property has been occasioned by the deliberate or negligent act of
an officer; and

(b) That such officer will not be charged before a court martial, prescribed
officer or civil court with an offence under the Act arising out of such loss
destruction or damage;
he may authorize the deduction from the pay and allowance due to such officer in terms of
these or any other regulations of such amount not exceeding-

(i) The value of the loss, destruction or damage; or

(ii) seventy five thousand kwacha

whichever is the less, as in the circumstances he may deem equitable compensation for
the loss, destruction or damage.

(3) Any officer from whose pay and allowances a deduction has been made in terms
of subsection (2) may, within the period of 14 days immediately following the date when
the deduction was made, appeal in writing to the Minister against much deduction and the
Minister may confirm, modify or set aside the deduction.

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PART III

LEAVE AND LEAVE BENEFITS

30. For the purposes of this Part, leave shall be divided into the following classes:- Classification of leave

(a) Occasional leave;

(b) Vacational leave;
(c) Sick leave;
(d) Urgent private affairs leave;
(e) Study leave.

31. (1) The Minister may in accordance with the provisions of this Part:- Persons empowered
to grant leave

(a) Grant leave of any class to the Commander;

(b) Grant study leave to an officer.

(2) The Commander may, in accordance with the provisions of this Part, grant an
officer under his command leave of any class other than study leave.

(3) An officer may, in accordance with the provisions of section 33, grant occasional
leave to another officer under his command.

32. (1) The Commander may authorize the payment in advance of the pay and Pay and allowances
allowances due to an officer in respect of a period of leave granted to him in accordance during leave
with the following provisions:-

(a) If the officer has been granted a period of vacation leave which immediately
precedes the date on which his retirement, resignation or placing on the
retired list takes effect, the pay and allowances due in respect of the whole
of that period;

(b) If the officer has been granted a period of sick leave or a period of vacation
leave which does not immediately proceed the date on which his retirement,
resignation or placing on the tired list takes effect and-

(i) the leave is to be spent within the Federation or in the Union of South
African, the pay and allowances due in respect of a period of two months or
the period of the leave, whichever is the less;

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(ii) The leave is not to be spent within the Federation or in the Union of South
Africa, the pay and allowances due in respect of a period of three months or
the period of the leave, whichever is the less.

(2) Where a period of leave with pay is granted to an officer under this Part, the
officer shall, in respect of such period, be paid the amount of his pensionable emoluments
and of any other allowances for which he is eligible under these regulations;

Provided that, if the period of such leave exceeds 30 days, no fuel allowance or
servant allowance shall be paid to the officer in respect of the period of leave.

(3) Where a period of leave with half-pay is granted to an officer under this Part, the
officer shall in respect of such period, be paid half the amount of his pay and the full
amount of any allowances for which he is eligible under these regulations:

Provided that, if the period of such leave exceeds 30 days, no fuel allowance or
servant allowance shall be paid to the officer in respect of the period of leave.

(4) Where a period of leave with reduced pay is granted to an officer under this Part,
the officer shall, in respect of such period, be paid such amount of his pay and of any
allowances for which he is eligible under these regulations as the Minister may in each
case determine.

(5) Where a period of leave without pay is granted to an officer under this Part, the
officer shall not be paid any pay or allowances in respect of that period.

33. (1) In this section, "year" means a period of twelve months ending on the 31st Occasional leave
December.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, an officer may during any year be
granted occasional leave with pay for one or more periods not exceeding 14 days in all.

(3) If an officer was appointed to commissioned rank after the 1st January in any
year, then-

(a) In the case of an officer who was not a European member of the regular
Force immediately prior to his appointment to commissioned rank, the
occasional leave which may be granted to him shall be reduced in
proportion to the period in that year during which he was not an officer;

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(b) In the case of an officer who was a European member of the Regular Force
immediately prior to his appointment to commissioned rank, the occasional
leave which may be granted to him shall be reduced by the number of days
occasional leave, if any, which had been granted to and taken by him
during that year under the provision of the European members regulations.

(4) Any period of occasional leave taken by an officer during the period extending
from the 1st January, 1960, until the date of commencement of these regulations shall be
deemed to have been taken under the provisions of this section.

(5) Any period of occasional leave which is not taken during the year in which it may
be granted shall not be taken in any other year.

(6) Any Sunday or Public holiday which falls within a period of occasional leave shall
not be reckoned as part of that period.

(7) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that occasional leave may be
granted so as to immediately proceed and, additionally or alternatively, follow any period
of vacation leave.

34. (1) In this section "qualifying service", in relation to an officer, means the period Accrual of vacational
that has elapsed since the date of commencement of these regulations or the date of his leave
appointment to commissioned rank, whichever is the later.

(a) The period of any vacation leave, sick leave occasioned by his own
misconduct or urgent private affairs leave taken during such period; and-

(b) Any period after that date in respect of which, by virtue of the provisions of
section 28, no pay or allowances were paid to him.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, vacational leave shall accrue to an
officer at the following rates:-

(a) For every period of qualifying service amounting to less than 365 days, 53
days;

(b) For every period of qualifying service amounting to less than 365 days such
number of days as bears the same proportion to that period as 53 bears to
365.

(3) Any vacation leave which, immediately before the date of commencement of
these regulations, had accrued or was deemed to have accrued to an officer under the
provisions of the European Members regulations and had not been taken by him, shall be
deemed to have accrued in terms of this section.
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(4) Where a member of the Regular Force is appointed to commissioned rank on or

after the date of commencement of these regulations, any vacation leave which,
immediately before the date of his appointment to commissioned rank, had accrued or
was deemed to have accrued to him under the provisions of the law then applicable to him
and had not been taken by him shall be deemed to have accrued in terms of this section.

(5) subject to the provisions of subsection (6), vacation leave shall not accrue to an
officer in terms of this section in excess of 230 days, save that an officer on service
outside the Federation which is declared to be "active service" by the Minister for the
purpose of this subsection, shall be permitted to accrue vacation leave in excess of 230
days up to a maximum of 350 days during such service and during a period of six months
immediately following his return to the Federation from such service, so, however, that any
leave in excess of 230 days shall be forfeited at the end of a period of eighteen months
after the date on which he returned to the Federation after such service.

(6) Not withstanding anything in this section contained, any officer who, immediately
before the date of commencement of these regulations, has vacation leave accrued to him
in respect of which the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 80B of the
Southern Rhodesia Staff Corps Regulations, 1947, published in Southern Rhodesia
Government Notice No. 836 of 1947 as amended, applied, shall continue to enjoy the
benefits conferred by such provisions.

35. (1) An officer may be granted vacation leave with pay for any period or part Grant of vacation
thereof which has accrued to him in terms of section 34 but not exceeding 184 days in leave
respect of any one continuous period.

(2) If an officer is granted only a portion of the total vacation leave which has
accrued to him, he may be granted the remaining portion at a later date, together with any
further vacation leave which has accrued to him at that date.

36. (1) An officer may at any time be granted sick leave for a period not exceeding Sick leave
365 days on the following leave conditions-

(a) When the period exceeds 90 days, the officer shall furnish a medical
certificate as to the state of his health to the Commander at the end of
every month;

(b) The first 180 days of any period shall be with pay and any subsequent
period shall be with half pay.

(2) If an officer is absent from duty or detained in hospital on the orders of a medical
officer and in the opinion of the Commander, such absence or detention is rendered
necessary by the misconduct of the officer, the Commander may direct that the period of
such absence or detention be taken as vacation leave or, if the officer is not eligible for the
grant of any vacational leave which may subsequently accrue to the officer.

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37. (1) An officer wishing to absent himself from duty on urgent private fairs who- Urgent private affairs
leave

(a) is not eligible for the grant of a period of vacation leave or occasional leave;
or

(b) is eligible for the grant of a period of vacation leave or occasional leave
which is insufficient for the purpose;
may be granted urgent private affairs leave for such period as the Commander may
determine.

(2) An officer shall only be granted urgent private affairs leave if all periods of
vacation leave and occasional leave which he is eligible to be granted are taken in
conjunction therewith.

(3) The first 90 days of any period of urgent private affairs leave granted in terms of
this section shall be with pay and any subsequent period of such leave shall be without
pay.

(4) Any period of urgent private affairs leave with pay granted to an officer in terms
of this section shall be deducted from any period of vacation leave which may
subsequently accrue to the officer after he returns to duty and, if before a period of
vacation leave equivalent to the period of urgent private affairs leave with pay granted to
him has accrued the officer retires, resigns, if placed on the retired list or is dismissed, the
pay and allowances paid to him in respect of that period of urgent private affairs leave
shall be a debt due by him to the Federal Government.

38. (1) In this section, "period of the course study leave relation to an officer, Study leave
means the period commencing on the first day on which the officer is required to report at
the place where a course of study is to be held and ending on the last day on which he is
required to be in attendance.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, an officer may be granted study leave
with pay, for a period not exceeding 184 days, for the purpose of-

(a) Undertaking a post-graduate or refresher course at a university or at a

professional institute in a subject directly connected with or related to his
official duties; or

(b) Obtaining a special diploma or qualification which it is desirable that he

should possess in order to carry out duties which he may be called upon to
perform; or

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(c) Obtaining training or experience in specialized subjects;

if, in the opinion of the Minister, any such purpose is directly in the interests of the Federal
Government.

(3) Study leave with pay may only be granted if:-

(a) The period of such study leave does not exceed one half of the period of
the course of duty; and

(b) Accrued vacation leave of an amount at least equal to the period of such
study leave, is taken in conjunction therewith; and

(c) The total period of all leave taken is equal to or grater than-
(i) The period, if any, necessary to make the journey to and from the
place at which the course of study is to be held; plus
(ii) The period of the course of study; plus
(iii) An additional period of fourteen days to be known as a rest period;

Provided that, if any part of the journey to or from the place at which the course of
study is to be held, is made by sea, the amount of such rest period shall be reduced by
any period actually spent at sea.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35, an officer to whom study leave with
pay is granted may, if the circumstances so require, be granted accrued vacation leave for
a period equal to-

(a) The period, if any necessary to make the journey to and from the place at
which the course of study is to be held; plus

(b) Half the period of the course of study; plus

(c) The rest period of 14 days;

Provided that the amount of accrued vacation leave which may be so granted to him
shall not exceed 230 days.

(5) If an officer is granted accrued vacation leave in excess of 184 days under
subsection (4), the period of study leave granted to him amy exceed 184 days, but any
period of study leave so granted in excess of 184 days shall be study leave without pay.

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(6) Study leave without pay or with reduced pay may be granted, for such period as
the Minister may determine, to an officer warded a scholarship or grant for purposes
which, in the opinion of the Minister, do not warrant the grant of study leave with pay.

(7) An officer to whom study leave with pay has been granted, shall not again be
granted study leave with pay until a period of not less than ten years has elapsed since
the first day of his last absence from duty on vacation leave taken in conjunction with
study leave with pay.

(8) If, before the expiry of three years from the date of his return to duty, an officer to
whom study leave with pay or with reduced pay has been granted retires, resigns, if
placed on the retired list following a finding by a medical board that he is mentally or
physically unfit for further service, or is dismissed, he shall pay to the Federal
Government:-

(a) If the retirement, resignation, placing on the retired list or dismissal takes
effect before the expiry of one year from the date of his return to duty, a
sum equal to the pay or reduced pay received by him during the period of
study leave together with the amount of any fees refunded to him under
section 39;

(b) If the retirement, resignation, placing on the retired list of dismissal takes
effect after the expiry of one year, but before the expiry of two years from
the date of his return to duty, two thirds of the sum payable under
paragraph (a);

(c) If the retirement, resignation, placing on the retired list or dismissal takes
effect after the expiry of two years but before the expiry of three years from
the date of his return to duty, one-third of the sum payable under paragraph
(a);
and any amount payable by an officer under this subsection, shall be a debt due by him to
the Federal Government.

39. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, an officer to whom study leave with Payment tuition and
pay or with reduced pay has been granted shall be refunded the amount of- examination fees

(a) The tuition fees for his course on the production by him of a receipt showing
payment of the fees; and

(b) The fees for any examination which is an integral part of his course on the
production by him of-
(i) A receipt showing that pay of such fees has been made; and
(ii) Evidence that he has successfully passed the examination.

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(2) No refund of tuition fees to an officer under this section shall exceed one
hundred and fifty thousand kwacha unless, before the grant of study leave to that officer,
the Minister of Finance approved a refund in his case exceeding one hundred and fifty
thousand kwacha.

40. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, an officer who has completed three Grant of free rail fares
years' service and who proceeds on vacation leave for a period of not less than 30 days on taking leave
shall be paid:-

(a) If he is not proceeding overseas or by sea from one coastal port to another
between Beira and Cape Town, an amount equal to the const of a
first-class return rail fare from the appropriate point of departure by rail
nearest to his station to the railway station nearest to his destination;

(b) If his journey to a destination in the Union of South African or Portuguese

East Africa includes a journey by sea from one coastal port to another
between Beira and Cape Town, an amount equal to the cost of a first-class
return rail fare from the appropriate point of departure by rail nearest to his
station to the railway station of the port of embarkation or disembarkation,
whichever is the further from the point of departure by rail nearest to his
station.

(c) If he proceeds overseas by sea or air, an amount equal to the cost of a

first-class return rail fare to Cape Town from the appropriate point of
departure by rail nearest to his station;

(d) If he proceeds to a place within the Federation, an amount equal to the cost
of the first-class rail fares referred to in paragraph (a) in respect of his
dependants;

(e) If-
(i) He proceeds to a place outside the Federation; and
(ii) His dependants are to return to the Federation; an amount equal to
the cost of the first-class rail fares referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or
(c), as the case may be, in respect of his dependants;

Provided that no amount which may be payable under this subsection shall, in
respect of each person, exceed the cost of a first-class return rail fare at civil servants'
concession rates from the appropriate point of departure to cape Town by the most direct
route.

(2) The benefits referred to in subsection (1) shall not be granted unless the officer
undertakes, in writing, that he will proceed on vacation leave to his destination by a named
route and, if the circumstances so require, that his dependants have preceded him or will
proceed him or will accompany him or will join him during his vacation leave and are to
return to the Federation.

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(3) An officer who fails to comply with the undertaking given by him in terms of
subsection (2) shall, save as may otherwise be authorised by the Commander, refund the
cost or part thereof of any first-class return rail fare paid to him in terms of this section.

(4) An officer may subsequently be granted the benefits referred to in subsection (1)
after a period of three years have elapsed between the first day of his last vacation leave
in respect of which a benefit was granted and the first day of the vacation leave in respect
of which application for the grant of a benefit is made.

Provided that, if an officer proceeds on vacation leave for a period of not less than
30 days before such period of three years has elapsed, he may be granted a proportion of
the benefits referred to in subsection (1) which bear the same relation to the full benefits
as the number of completed months which have elapsed bears to such period of three
years.

(5) For the purpose of this section, "dependant" means-

(a) The wife of an officer

(b) Any child of an officer wholly dependent on him; who precedes him or
accompanies him or joins him on vacation leave.

41. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a person who- Grant of free rail fares
on retirement

(a) Is an officer and who proceeds on vacation leave pending retirement on

pension;

(b) Was an officer and who leaves the Federation after his retirement on
pension shall be granted in respect of himself and each of his dependants
the benefits specified in subsection (2) for a journey beyond the borders of
the Federation.

(2) The benefits referred to in subsection (1) shall be-

(a) If the person is proceeding overseas or by sea from one coastal port to
another between Beira and Cape Town an amount equal to the cost of
single or return first-class rail fares by the most direct route from the railway
station nearest to his last place of duty to the railway station nearest to his
destination;

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(b) If the person's journey to a destination in the Union of South Africa or

Portuguese East Africa includes a journey by sea from one coastal port to
another between Beira and Cape town, an amount equal to the cost of
single or return first-class rail fares by the most direct route from the station
nearest to his last place of duty to coastal port of embarkation or
disembarkation whichever is the further from the railway station nearest to
his last place of duty;

(c) If the person proceeds overseas by sea or air, an amount equal to the cost
of single or return first-class real fares from the railway station nearest to
his last place of duty to Cape Town; Provided that-
(i) In the case of single journey, a person shall be entitled only to an
amount equal to the cost of single first class rail fare and, in any
case, shall not be entitled for a benefit in respect of himself or a
dependant exceeding the cost of a first-class rail fare from the
railway station nearest to his last place of duty to Cape Town.
(ii) In the case of a return journey, the benefit in respect of the person
or a dependant shall not exceed the cost of a first-class rail fare at
civil servants' concession rates from the railway station nearest to
the person's last place of duty to Cape Town.

(3) The widow of a person who was an officer and his children dependent upon her
may be granted the benefits conferred by section if such person-

(a) Dies before retirement on pension; or

(b) having retired on pension, dies within twelve months of the benefits to
which he was entitled under this section.

(4) A person who receives the benefits conferred by section 40 when proceeding on
vacation leave pending retirement shall not be entitled to the benefits conferred by this
section.

(5) Nothing in this section contained shall entitled a person or his dependants to be
granted the benefits conferred by this section on more than one occasion.

(6) No claim for the benefits conferred by this section shall be granted unless it is
supported by a certificate that they will be used for the journey in respect of which the
claim was made and, in the case of a claim made in respect of a person's dependants,
particulars are given.

(7) For the purpose of this section, "dependant", in relation to a person referred to in
subsection (1), means-

(a) The wife of that person;

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(b) Any child of that person who was, at the date on which that person ceased
to be an officer, under the the age of eighteen years and wholly dependent
on him;
who precedes him, accompanies him or follow him on any journey with respect to which a
benefit may be granted under this section.

42. (1) On the death of an officer, there shall be paid either to his widow or to his Payment in respect of
dependants, as the Minister may determine, the cash equivalent of any vacation leave accrued leave
accrued to him, calculated at the rate of pay and allowances which he would have
received had be proceeded on vacation leave on the day immediately preceding the date
of his death.

(2) An officer who retires or who is placed on the retired list following a finding by a
medical board that he is mentally or physically unfit for further service, shall be paid the
cash equivalent of any vacation leave accrued to him, calculated at the rate of pay and
allowances which he would have received had he proceeded on vacation leave on the day
immediately proceeding the date on which his retirement takes effect.

(3) An officer who resigns and whose pensionable service amounts to five or more
years shall be paid half the cash equivalent of any vacation leave, not exceeding 184
days, accrued to him, calculated at the rate of pay and allowances which he would have
received had he proceeded on vacation leave on the day immediately preceding the date
on which his resignation takes effect.

(4) Save as provided by this section, no payment shall be made of the cash
equivalent of any vacation leave accrued to an officer.

PART IV

MEDICAL BENEFITS

43. The Commander may at any time order an officer to present himself for and to Medical examination
submit to a medical examination at the expense of the Federation Government by-
(a) A medical officer;
(b) A private medical practitioner;
(c) A medical board.

44. (1) An officer shall while stationed or on leave within the Federation, and while Medical and hospital
outside the Federation on active service or other duty, be entitled to receive the following
benefits free of charge in respect of himself and his dependent.

(a) Attendance and treatment by a medical officer;

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(b) such medical treatment by persons other than of medical officers as is,
before the commencement of such treatment, authorized by a medical
officer.

(2) If, while an officer is stationed or on leave within the Federation or is outside the
Federation on active service or other duty, a medical officer authorizes the admission to a
Federal Government hospital of such officer or of any of his dependants, such officer shall
not be required to pay any of the hospital fees which would normally be incurred during
the period the officer or any such dependant is kept at the hospital and shall be entitled, in
addition, to have the patient transported to the hospital free of charge.

(3) If the Director of Medical Services is satisfied that no medical officer was
available to authorise-

(a) The medical treatment of an officer or his dependant referred to in

paragraph (b) of subsection (1); or

(b) The admission to a Federal Government hospital of an officer or his

dependant referred to in subsection (2);
and that such treatment or admission was necessary in the circumstances, he may
authorize such treatment or admission and thereupon the officer shall be entitled to the
benefits conferred by subsection (1) or (2) as if the treatment or admission had been
authorized by a medical officer.

(4) If an officer on leave outside the Federation requires medical or hospital

treatment for himself in respect of an illness, injury or disability which is attributable to his
service within the Federation, the Director of Medical Services shall authorize him to be
provided, free of charge, with such medical or hospital treatment (including transport to a
hospital) as the Director of Medical Services considers necessary in the circumstances.

(5) If while an officer is stationed or on leave within the Federation or is outside the
Federation on active service or other duty, it is necessary for him or any of his dependants
to be admitted to a hospital and no Federal
Government hospital is available for the purpose, the Government hospital is available for
the purpose, the Director of Medical Services shall authorize the admission of such officer
or dependant to such other hospital or institution as may be named by him, and thereupon
the officer shall be entitled to have the patient to the hospital or other institution paid by
the Federal Government.

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45. Without derogation from the provisions of section 44- Additional medical
services
(a) The Director of Medical Services may authorize the payment to an officer of
any medical or surgical expenses incurred by the officer within the
Federation in respect of himself or any of his dependants, other than
medical or surgical expenses incurred in connection with the confinement of
the wife of the officer;
(b) If the Director of Medical Services certifies that specialist medical or
surgical advice or treatment is required by an officer and that such advice
or treatment is not available within the Federation, the Minister may
authorize the payment of any or all of the expenses incurred by him in
obtaining such advice or treatment.

46. An officer shall, while stationed or on leave within the Federation and while Dental treatment
outside the Federation on active service or there duty, be entitled to free dental treatment
by a dental officer in respect of himself.

47. (1) If the examination and treatment of an officer's eyes by an oculist is Treatment by oculists
authorized by a medical officer, any costs thereby incurred shall be paid by the Federation
Government.

(2) The cost of a standard type of frame and lenses prescribed for an officer by an
oculist or optician shall be paid by the Federal Government.

PART II

TRANSFERS AND TRAVELLING ON DUTY

48. The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, authorize Allwance for
the payment to an officer in respect of any period during which he is required to travel on subsistance and
duty of- travelling expenses

(a) an allowance sufficient to cover the reasonable expenses incurred by the

officer on travelling and subsistence;
(b) An allowance sufficient to cover other reasonable out-of pocket expenses
incurred by the officer.

49. The Minister may, with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance, authorize Allowance relieving or
the payment to an officer who is required to undertake relieving or special duty of an special duty
allowance sufficient to cover the reasonable expenses thereby incurred by the officer.

50. An officer who is posted on transfer at his own request shall not be entitled to a Expenses on transfer
refund of any of the expenses incurred thereby. at the request of an
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51. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, an officer who is posted on transfer Expenses on transfer
other than at his own request shall be entitled to the following benefits- other than at the
request of an officer

(a) Allowances at the rates authorize under section 48 in respect of himself and
each of his dependant over the age of 12 years;

(b) allowances at half the rates authorized under section 48 in respect of each
of his dependants under the age of 12 years:

(c) Either-
(i) Reimbursement of the expenses necessarily incurred in
transporting-
A. Himself, his dependants, and not more than two domestic
servants;
B. The household and personal effects (including domestic
animals) not exceeding 15,000 lb. in weight belonging to himself, his
dependants, and not more than two domestic servants;
C. A reasonable amount of excess luggage belonging to himself,
his dependants, and not more than two domestic servants by
passenger train; or
(ii) If he is authorized by the Commander to travel by a private motor
vehicle in respect of which a comprehensive policy of insurance or a
policy of insurance in respect of full third party risks, together with, in
either case an employers' indemnity extension is in force-
A. A mileage allowance at a rate fixed by the Minister with the
concurrence of the Minister of Finance; and
B. Reimbursement of the expenses necessarily incurred in
transporting the persons (other than himself), effects and luggage
referred to in subparagraph (i) which could not reasonably have
been transported in such private motor vehicle; his household
effects, a gratuity of-
(i) In the case of an officer without any dependant, eleven thousand
two hundred and fifty kwacha;
(ii) in the case of an officer with one or more dependants, thirty
thousand kwacha;

(e) Reimbursement of any reasonable expenses incurred in employing

professional packers.

(2) The allowances payable under paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) may be
paid in respect of any of the following periods, that is to say-

(a) Any period immediately preceding the date of transfer of the officer or
immediately following the date of arrival of the officer at the station to which
he is posted on transfer, not exceeding 22 days in all, during which the
officer and his dependants necessarily incurred the expenses of
accommodation at a hotel, club, boarding-house or rest-house;

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(b) Where the cost of sleeping accommodation and meals is not included in the
fares paid for transportion the officer and his dependants to the station to
which he is posted on transfer, the period during which the officer and his
dependants were in transit thereto.

(3) No allowance shall be paid under paragraph (e) of subsection (1) unless the
authority of the Commander to employ professional packers has first been obtained.

(4) If an officer travels by a mode of transport which, after making due allowance for
any consequent saving in travelling and subsistence and other allowances and benefits, is
more expensive than another mode of transport which is available and reasonably
suitable, the officer shall be reimbursed as if he had travelled by the less expensive mode
of transport, unless the Minister is satisfied that, owing to urgency or other reasons, the
additional expense was justified.

52. An officer may be paid in advance the full amount of any allowances and, Advances of
additionally or alternatively, other benefits which it is estimated will be payable to him allowances and other
under this Part in respect of any posting on transfer or travelling on duty, but any payment benefits payable under
this part
so made shall, immediately following the termination of the period in respect of which the
payment has been made, be adjusted to the actual amount of the allowances and,
additionally or alternatively, to there benefits which are payable to him.

53. An officer shall, in respect of any period during which he attends a camp or Field allowance
training and during such other periods as the Minister may determine, be paid a field
allowance prescribed in the Fifth Schedule for an officer holding the rank which is not
applicable to him.

PART VI

DRESS AND EQUIPMENT

54. (1) An officer shall provide himself with such clothing and personal equipment Clothing and
as will enable him to appear in all orders of dress, and shall maintain it in a serviceable equipment.
condition.

(2) On first appointment to commissioned rank an officer shall be paid a gratuity of

one hundred and twelve thousand five hundred kwacha for the purpose of providing
himself with such clothing and personal equipment as will enable him to appear in all
orders of dress.

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(3) If a new or altered order of dress is adopted after the first appointment of an
officer to commissioned rank, he shall be entitled to be granted a free issue of any
additional clothing and personal equipment required to enable him to appear in the new or
altered order of dress, or, in lieu thereof, to the paid the amount of any expenses
necessarily incurred by him in providing himself with such clothing and equipment.

(4) An officer shall, on every anniversary of the date of his appointment to

commissioned rank, be paid a gratuity of thirty thousand kwacha for the purpose of
maintaining his clothing and personal equipment in a serviceable condition.

55. (1) An officer serving in a unit included in the Air Force shall be issued with any Flying and camping
flying and camping equipment necessary to enable him to perform his duties. equipment

(2) Any flying and camping equipment issued to an officer shall remain the property
of the Federal Government, and an officer may at any time be ordered by the Commander
to return all or any items thereof.

(3) An officer who fails when ordered to so do return any item of flying or camping
equipment issued to him shall be liable to pay an amount equal to the cost thereof to the
Federal Government, unless he can show that such items was stolen, lost, or destroyed
and that he took all reasonable precautions to prevent its theft, loss or destruction.

(4) Any flying and camping equipment issued to an officer in terms of subsection (1)
shall be maintained in a serveable condition at the expense of the Federation
Government.

56. An officer shall not wear any article forming part of the uniform of the Defence Wearing of uniform
Force which he is not authorized to wear.

Regulations 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75,
76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 have been revoked by Defence (Regular
Force) Pensions) Regulations, reg 40(b).

PART IX

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

89. No officer shall marry without obtaining the consent of the Commander. Marriage

90. An officer shall, if required by the Commander to do so, reside in official Occupation of official
quarters. quarters
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91. Except with the written consent of the Minister and in accordance with such Engagement in profit
directions, if any, as the Minister may from time to time give him, an officer shall not- trade or business

(a) Engage for profit in any business or occupation other than his official duties;
(b) be or become a director or engage directly or indirectly in the management
or direction of any public company or syndicate.

92. No officer shall- Participation in political

activities
(a) Belong to any political organization or take any active part in political
matters;
(b) Belong to any organization which is banned or prescribed by or under any
law, including a Territorial law;
(c) Attend any political meeting or assembly when in a uniform of the Defence
Forces; or
(d) Be a member of a Municipal Council.

93. (1) If an officer deserts and there is no likelihood of of his immediate arrest, the Sale of effects of
Commander may, on the expiration of one month after the date of desertion, authorize the derserter
sale by auction of any private effects or personal property left by the officer.

(2) The proceeds of any sale of private effects or personal property of an officer who
has deserted, together with the amount of pay and allowances due to him at the date of
desertion, shall be applied firstly to the liquidation of any sums due by the that officer to
the Federal Government and thereafter to the liquidation of any sums due by that officer to
a mess or other institution, organization or association of members of the Defence Forces.

94. The amount of pay reasonable expenses incurred in burying an officer shall be Funerall expenses
paid by the Federal Government.

95. Where any mess or other institution, organization or association of officers has Messes and other
been constituted at a station, the Commander may order all the officers at that station or institutions
any class of those officers to be members of that mess, institution, organization or
association and to pay such subscriptions as re due by the members thereof.

FIRST SCHEDULE

(Section II)

PART I

RATES OF PAY FOR OFFICERS OTHER THAN MEDICAL OFFICERS, DENTAL OFFICERS,
LEGAL OFFICERS AND CHAPLAINS
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Rate
Rank Year of service in rank Per annum
K
1. Major-General ............................................................................................................................................4,492,500

Air Vice-Marshal }
2. Brigadier ............................................................................................................................................3,780,000

Air Commodore }
3. Colonel First Year........................................................................................................................3,151,575
Group Captain Second Year ..................................................................................................................3,231,900
Third Year ......................................................................................................................3,307,500
Fourth Year and subsequent years...............................................................................3,387,825
4. Lieutenant-Col First Year ......................................................................................................................2,835,000
Wing Commander Second Year..................................................................................................................2,915,325
Third Year and subsequent Years ................................................................................2,990,925
5. Major First Year........................................................................................................................2,348,325
Squadron leader Second Year ..................................................................................................................2,409,750
Third Year ......................................................................................................................2,475,900
Fourth Year ....................................................................................................................2,553,075
Fifth Year ......................................................................................................................2,633,400
Sixth Year and subsequent Years ................................................................................2,712,150
6. Captain First Year ......................................................................................................................2,159,550
Flight-Lieutenant Second Year ..................................................................................................................2,220,750
Third Year ......................................................................................................................2,286,900
Fourth Year ....................................................................................................................2,348,325
Fifth Year ......................................................................................................................2,409,750
Sixth Year ......................................................................................................................2,475,900
Seventh Year and subsequent Years ............................................................................2,553,075
7. Lieutenant First Year ......................................................................................................................1,578,150
Flying officer.. Second Year ..................................................................................................................1,639,800
Third Year ......................................................................................................................1,701,000
Fourth Year ....................................................................................................................1,767,150
Fifth Year ......................................................................................................................1,828,800
Sixth Year ......................................................................................................................1,890,000
Seventh Year ................................................................................................................1,956,150
Eighth Year ....................................................................................................................2,017,800
Ninth Year and subsequent Years ................................................................................2,079,000
8. Second Lieutenant
Pilot officer First Year ......................................................................................................................1,181,250
Second Year and subsequent Years.............................................................................1,261,800

PART II

RATES OF PAY FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS, DENTAL OFFICERS, LEGAL OFFICERS AND CHAPLAINS

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Rate
Rank or appointment Year of service in rank or appointment per annum
K
1. Medical Offer holding
the rank of lieutenant ................................................................................................................................2,100,000
2. Medical officer, dental First Year ................................................................................................................2,159,550
officer or legal officer Second Year .................................................................................... ........................2,220,750
holding any rank other Third Year ................................................................................................................2,286,900
than that of Lieutenant Fourth Year ............................................................................................................2,348,325
Fifth Year ................................................................................................................2,409,750
Sixth Year ................................................................................................................2,475,900
Seventh Year ..........................................................................................................2,553,015
Eighth Year ...................................................................................... ........................2,633,400
Ninth Year ..............................................................................................................2,712,150
Tenth Year ..............................................................................................................2,835,000
Eleventh Year ..........................................................................................................2,915,325
Twelfth Year and subsequent Years ......................................................................2,990,925

3. Chaplain First Year ................................................................................................................2,041,200

(Fourth Class) Second Year .................................................................................... ........................2,907,900
Third Year ................................................................................................................2,159,550
Fourth Year and subsequent Years ........................................................................2,216,250
4. Chaplain First Year ................................................................................................................2,254,050
(Third Class) Second Year .................................................................................... ........................2,310,750
Third Year................................................................................................................2,271,950
Fourth Year ............................................................................................................2,442,825
Fifth Year and subsequent Years ..............................................................................2,523150
5. Chaplain First Year ................................................................................................................2,768,850
(Second Year) Second Year .................................................................................... ........................2,820,825
Third Year and subsequent Years ..........................................................................2,868,015
6. Chaplain First Year ................................................................................................................2,995,650
(First Year) Second Year .................................................................................... ........................3,052,350
Third Year ................................................................................................................3,099,600
Fourth Year ............................................................................................................3,156,300

SECOND SCHEDULE

(Section 14)

RATES OF ACTING ALLOWANCE

PART I
Acting appointment Rate per month
K
Acting Commander..................................................................................................................................................15,000

PART II
Rank Rate per month
K
1. Field Rank ..............................................................................................................................................................11,250
2. Captain or Flight-Lieutenant ......................................................................................................................................7,500

THIRD SCHEDULE

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(Section 15)

RATES OF FLYING PAY ALLOWANCE

Rank Rate per day

K
1. Air Commodore ..........................................................................................................................................................244
2. Group Captain..............................................................................................................................................................488
3. Wing Commander.......................................................................................................................................................825
4. Squadron Leader ........................................................................................................................................................825
5. Flight-Lieutenant ..........................................................................................................................................................825
6. Flying Officer ..............................................................................................................................................................675
7. Pilot Officer ..................................................................................................................................................................600

FOURTH SCHEDULE

(Section 17)

RATES OF CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCE

Rate of pay of Rate of allowance per Rate of allowance

officers per annum for first child per annum for each
annum additional child
1. Not exceeding k1,839,000 k90,000 k36,000
2. k1,788,000 to k1,839,000 k82,500 k36,000
3. k1,840,500 to k1,890,000 k75,000 k36,000
4. k1,891,500 to k1,998,000 k67,500 k36,000
5. k1,999,500 to k2,052,000 k60,000 k36,000
6. k2053500 to k2,103,000 k52,500 k36,000
7. k2,104,500 to k2,628,000 k45,000 k36,000
8. k2629500 to k2,731,500 k34,500 k27,000
9. k2,733,000 to k2,835,00 k24,000 k18,000
10. k2,836,500 to k2,940,000 k12,000 k9,000
11. Exceeding k2,940,000 NIL NIL

FIFTH SCHEDULE

(Section 53)

RATES OF FIELD ALLOWANCE

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Rank Rate per day
1. Major or squadron leader or any higher rank ..............................................................................................................
k300
2. Captain or flight-lieutenant ..........................................................................................................................................
k338
3. Lieutenant or flying officer...........................................................................................................................................
k225
4. Second lieutenant or pilot officer ................................................................................................................................
k225

SIXTH SCHEDULE

(Section 65)

RATES OF PENSION PAYABLE IN RESPECT OF CHILDREN

1. If the member or person receiving a pension leaves a widow, the pension in respect of his children shall be at the
following rates-
For one child A pension equal to twenty-five per centum of his
widow's pension.
For two children A pension equal to forth per centum of his widow's
pension.
For three children A pension equal to fifty per centum of his widow's
pension.
For four children A pension equal to sixth per centum of is widow's
pension.
For five or more children A pension equal to sixty-six and two-thirds
per centum of his widow's pension:
Provided that if owing to the death or remarriage of the widow her pension ceases, the pension in respect of the children
shall be at the rates prescribed in paragraph.
2. If the member or person receiving a pension leaves no widow, the pension in respect of his children shall be at the
following rates-
For two children A pension equal to fifty per centum of the pension
that would have been payable to his widow had he left one.
For three children A pension equal to eight per centum of the pension
that would have been payable to his widow had he left one.
For four children A pension equal to one hundred and twenty per centum of
the pension that would have been payable to his wide had
he left one.
For five or more children. A pension equal to one hundred and thirty-three and
one-third per centum of the pension that would have been
payable to his widow had he left one.

Supplement to the Federal Government Gazette dated 27th May, 1960. Printed by the Government Printer, Salisbury.

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