7. Service of notice of trial of protected persons on protecting power &c,

a protected prisoner of war is brought up for trial for any offence under this Act; or

a protected internee is brought up for trial for an offence under this Act, for which that Court has the power to sentence him for a term of imprisonment extending to two years or more, shall not proceed with the trial until it is proved to the satisfaction of the Court that a Notice stating the matters set out in subsection (2) in so far as they are known to the prosecutor, had been served three weeks previously on the protecting power, if any, and if the accused is a protected prisoner of war on the accused and the prisoners’

the full name, date of birth and description of the accused, including his profession or trade;

where the accused is a protected prisoner of war, his rank and his army, regimental, personal and serial number ;

the accused’s place of detention, internment or residence;

the offence with which the accused is charged; and

the Court before which the trial is to take place and the date and the time fixed for the trial.

to be signed on behalf of the protecting power or by the prisoners’ representative or by the person accused as the case may be; and

to be an acknowledgement of the receipt by that power, representative or person on a specified day, of a Notice described in the document as a Notice given in terms of the provisions of this section, shall, unless the contrary is shown, be sufficient evidence that the notice required by subsection (1) was served on that power, representative or person on that day.