(1) The Registrar shall take all necessary steps for obtaining the determination of an appeal or application under this Act, and shall obtain and lay before the court in proper form all documents, exhibits, and other things relating to the proceedings in the Court Martial which appear necessary for the proper determination of the appeal or application.
(2) The Registrar shall furnish the necessary forms and instructions relating to applications for leave to appeal under this Act to any person who demands them, to persons in charge of places where persons sentenced by the Court Martial may lawfully be confined for the purpose of serving their sentences, and to such other persons as he thinks fit; and every person in charge of such a place as aforesaid shall cause the forms and instructions to be placed at the disposal of persons confined in that place who desire to make application for leave to appeal under this Act.
Compare: Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 s 19 (UK)
Section 23(1): amended, on 1 July 2009, by section 29(1) of the Court Martial Appeals Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 99).
Section 23(2): amended, on 1 July 2009, by section 29(2) of the Court Martial Appeals Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 99).