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

No person shall be triable by a military court for any offence in respect of which such a court has jurisdiction unless the trial is commenced within three years after the date of the commission of the offence: Provided that a person charged with treason, murder, rape or culpable homicide committed by him or her outside the Republic or an offence under section 4, 10, 13 or 29 of this Code may be tried by a military court at any time after the commission of the offence.

[Section 58 amended by section 7 of Act No. 105 of 1998]