The Courts Martial (Abolition of Penal Servitude and Hard Labour) Order, 1949
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 29th day of March, 1949
Present,
The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas by section one of the Criminal Justice Act, 1948(a), it is provided that no person shall be sentenced by court to penal servitude or to imprisonment with hard labour: and that every enactment conferring power on court to pass such sentence shall be construed as conferring power to pass a sentence of imprisonment for a term not exceeding the maximum term of penal servitu...