23. Delay report. -(1) In every case where a person subject to the Act, who is not on active service, is in air force custody for a period longer than eight days, whether continuously or in broken periods, without a court-martial for his trial hearing been assembled, or without a punishment having been awarded to him under section 82 or section 86, the Commanding officer shall make a report in the delay report Form contained in the second schedule, to the officer empowered to convene a general or district court-martial for the trial of such person. Such report shall be made at interval of every eight days until a court martial is assembled or the case is disposed under section 82, or section 86 or such person is released from custody, as the case may be. (2) A copy of each of the third and subsequent reports submitted under sub-rule (1) will be forwarded directly to the Command Judge Advocate of the Command concerned, or in the case of persons belonging or attached to the Air Headquarters or a unit directly under Air Headquarters, to the Judge Advocate General.
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