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Naval Discipline Act 1957

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46Provisions for avoiding delay after arrest

(1)Where any person subject to this Act is placed under arrest, it shall be the duty of the commanding officer of the ship or establishment in which he is serving to ensure that as soon as may be either proceedings are taken for his trial or he is released from arrest.

(2)Whenever any person subject to this Act, having been taken into naval custody, remains under close arrest for a longer period than eight days without being tried summarily under this Part of this Act or a court for his trial under this Part of this Act being ordered to assemble, a special report on the necessity for further delay shall be made by his commanding officer to the Admiralty, and a similar report shall be so made every eight days until the person under arrest is released from arrest or tried summarily or such a court is ordered to assemble.

(3)Any report to be made under this section shall be made by the quickest method which is reasonably available in the circumstances.

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