Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Military Court of Appeal
157. Summary rejection of appeal
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Where —
the grounds of appeal do not raise any question of law; and
it appears to the Military Court of Appeal that —
the evidence is sufficient to support the conviction; and
there is no material in the circumstances of the case which could raise a reasonable doubt whether the conviction was right or lead the Court to consider that the sentence ought to be reduced, the appeal may, without being set down for hearing, be summarily rejected by an order under the hand of the president of the Court, certifying that the members of the Court, having perused the record, are satisfied that the appeal has been brought without any sufficient ground of complaint.
Notice of a rejection under subsection (1) must be served upon the appellant.
appellant
“appellant” includes the Director, Legal Services of the Singapore Armed Forces.
If, in any case rejected under subsection (1), the appellant gives, within 7 days of service of notice of rejection upon him or her, notice to the registrar of the Military Court of Appeal of application for permission to amend his or her grounds of appeal so as to raise a question of law, accompanied by a certificate signed by an advocate and solicitor specifying the question to be raised and undertaking to argue it, the Military Court of Appeal may grant the appellant permission to amend accordingly and must restore the appeal for hearing.
Military Court of Appeal
“Military Court of Appeal” means the Court established under Part 7;
For the purposes of subsection (3), the question whether a sentence ought to be reduced is deemed not to be a question of law.