276 Compensation for miscarriages of justice
Armed Forces Act 2006 (2006 c 52) | Legislation

Chapter 3
Compensation for Miscarriages of Justice

276  Compensation for miscarriages of justice

(1)     Where—

(a)     a person has been convicted by the Court Martial, and

(b)     subsequently his conviction has been reversed, or he has been pardoned, on the ground that a new or newly discovered fact shows beyond reasonable doubt that there has been a miscarriage of justice,

the Secretary of State shall pay compensation for the miscarriage of justice to him or, if he is dead, to his personal representatives; but this is subject to [subsections (2) to (3A)].

(2)     Compensation under this section is

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