I move the amendment standing in my name to Article 70,
"to delete, at the end of Article 70, the full stop, and add the following words:—`Unless such offence shall have been brought expressly within the jurisdiction of Courts Martial by any code of laws or regulations for the enforcement of military discipline which may be hereafter approved by Parliament/Oireachtas.' "
The effect of the Article as it stands is to tie the hands of the legislature and deprive it of the power at any time for making provisions for trial by Court Martial of soldiers not on active service. The effect of the amendment is to leave it an open question, so that the Dáil will have the power of approving, or disapproving, of any regulations that may be proposed by the Military Authorities for the purpose of preserving discipline when dealing with soldiers not on active service.