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Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)

Schedules

First Schedule

118. When sentence commences

 

 

(1) Save as otherwise provided or prescribed, every sentence shall commence or to be deemed to commence immediately after the sentence has been announced in open court.

 

(2) Where a sentence is varied to one of imprisonment, detention or field punishment, such imprisonment, detention or field punishment shall be deemed to have commenced on the date of commencement of the sentence which is so varied.