(b) any sentence, other than a sentence of death, passed by a general court martial— (i) the President; or (ii) to the extent that the President has delegated the powers conferred upon him by paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section forty-nine to a qualified officer, that qualified officer; (c) any sentence passed by a district court martial— (i) the qualified officer having power to convene the district court martial; or (ii) to the extent that the qualified officer authorized to convene the district court martial has delegated the powers conferred upon him by paragraph ( c) of subsection (1) of section fifty to an officer under his command, that officer; (d) any sentence, other than a sentence of death, passed by a field general court martial, such authority or officer or member of a class of officers as may be prescribed; “continuous National Service” means National Service for a continuous period of more than twenty-four hours; “decoration” means any medal, ribbon, clasp, bar or other insignia relating to any honour, award or other qualification; “Defence Forces” means the Defence Forces established by subsection (1) of section 96 of the Constitution and constituted in terms of section three; “detention barracks” means any detention barracks established in terms of section one hundred and eleven and any building or place declared by the Minister in terms of that section to be detention barracks for the purposes of this Act; “enemy” includes all persons engaged in operations against the Defence Forces or any other Military Forces and all mutineers, rebels and rioters; “field rank” means the rank of— (a) major or lieutenant-colonel in the Army; or (b) squadron leader or wing commander in the Air Force; “Force” means the Army or the Air Force; “medical officer” means— (a) a medical officer of the Defence Force; or (b) a medical practitioner appointed by the Minister for the purposes of this Act; “member” means an officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier of the Defence Force; “military court” means a court martial or an officer prescribed for the purposes of subsection (2) of section forty-five ; “Minister” means the Minister of Defence or any other Minister to whom the President may from time to time assign the administration of this Act; “National Service” has the meaning given to it by subsection (1) of section 2 of the National Service Act [Chap ter 11:08]; “non-commissioned officer” means any member of or above the rank of— (a) lance-corporal in the Army; or (b) corporal in the Air Force; other than a member who holds commissioned rank, and includes a member acting or temporarily appointed as a non-commissioned officer; “oath” includes affirmation or admonition; “officer” means any member holding commissioned rank; “other Military Forces” means any foreign naval, marine, army, air or police force which is co-operating with the Defence Force; “qualified officer” means any officer of or above the rank of— (a) major in the Army; or (b) squadron leader in the Air Force; “Regular Force” means the Regular Force of the Army or the Air Force referred to in section four; “Reserve Force” means a Reserve Force established in terms of section six; “Secretary” means the secretary of the Ministry for which the Minister is responsible; “soldier” means any member other than an officer or non-commissioned officer; “unit” means any contingent, corps, departmental service, detachment, force, regiment, battalion, company, squadron, military organization, formation or headquarters of the Army or the Air Force established in terms of paragraph (a) of section five. (2) Any reference to imprisonment or any lesser punishment shall, subject to subsection (2) of section fortyseven and section seventy or seventy-one, as the case may be, be construed as a reference—