'Appeal against decision of acquittal or conviction or against sentence - national proceedings' in document 'Vanuatu - Geneva Conventions Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

PART 3 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF PROTECTED PERSONS

8. Time for appeal

Where a protected prisoner of war or a protected internee has been sentenced by a court to imprisonment for a term of 2 years or more, the time allowed for an appeal against the conviction or sentence or against the decision of a court of appeal not to allow, to dismiss or quash the conviction or sentence shall run from the day on which the protecting power has been notified of the conviction and sentence by the Minister.