Regulation 69

in any case in which a notice of appeal is not given within the prescribed period, the president who presided at the trial shall, as soon as practicable after such period has elapsed, forward to the Armed Forces Council —

a copy of the record of proceedings, including the written judgment or judgments; and

a report in writing signed by the president and members of the court stating —

whether, in their opinion, there is any reason; and

if so, the reason or reasons,why the sentence of death should or should not be carried out;

in any case in which a notice of appeal is given —

the president who presided at the trial shall, as soon as practicable after receiving notification from the registrar of the Military Court of Appeal that such notice has been given, forward to the Military Court of Appeal the record of proceedings and report referred to in paragraph (a); and

if the Military Court of Appeal dismisses the appeal, the president of the Military Court of Appeal shall, as soon as practicable after such dismissal, forward to the Armed Forces Council —

the record of proceedings and report referred to in paragraph (a);

an intimation of the decision of the Military Court of Appeal; and

any report on the case which the Military Court of Appeal may think fit to make, signed by the president and members of the Military Court of Appeal;

the Armed Forces Council shall cause the report referred to in paragraph (a) and any report made under paragraph (b)(ii) (C) to be forwarded to the Attorney-General, with instructions that the Attorney-General shall, after the Attorney-General has given his opinion thereon, send the reports together with the Attorney-General’s opinion to the Cabinet so that the Cabinet may advise the President of Singapore in the exercise of the power conferred on the President of Singapore by section 126 of the Act;

the President of Singapore shall thereafter send the Military Court of Appeal a copy (under his hand and seal) of any order which he makes, which order —

if the sentence is to be carried out, shall state the time when and place where the execution is to be held;

if the sentence is commuted into any other punishment, shall so state; or

if the person sentenced is pardoned, shall so state;

on receiving the copy of the President of Singapore’s order, the Military Court of Appeal shall —

cause the effect of the order to be entered on the calendar of sentences; and

if the sentence is to be carried out, issue a warrant under the seal of the Military Court of Appeal and the hand of the president of the Military Court of Appeal, setting out the time when and place where the execution is to be held, as prescribed in the order of the President of Singapore, in the form set out in the Tenth Schedule;

the President of Singapore may order a respite of the execution of the warrant and afterwards appoint some other time or place for its execution;

such warrant shall be directed to the officer in charge of the military prison or the Director of Prisons, who shall carry the sentence into effect in accordance with the law.