Section 101
Officers who are to act as commanding officers and appropriate superior authority
In this Act the expression “commanding officer”, in relation to a person charged with an offence, means such officer having powers of command over that person as may be determined by or under regulations made under this Part.
(2)
The following persons may act as appropriate superior authority in relation to a person charged with an offence, that is to say, any officer not below the rank of colonel or its equivalent who in each case has power to convene court-martial under this Act.
(3)
Such regulations as aforesaid may confer on officers, or any class of officers, who, by or under the regulations, are authorized to exercise the functions of commanding officer, power to delegate those
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functions, in such cases and to such extent as may be specified in the regulations, to officers of a class so specified.