(1) Any person who commits an offence under subsection (1) of section 1 of this Law shall on conviction be liable to suffer death by shooting by firing squad.

(2) Any person who commits an offence under subsection (3) of section 1 of this Law shall on conviction be liable-

(a) in the case of a member of the Armed Forces of Ghana to any or a combination of the following punishments:

(i) dismissal with disgrace from the Armed Forces of Ghana;

(ii) detention;

(iii) reduction in rank;

(iv) forfeiture of seniority;

(v) a fine not exceeding ₵2,000.00;

(vi) a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years; and

(b) in the case of any other person to a fine not exceeding c2,000.00 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to both.[As substituted by The Special Military Tribunal (Amendment) Law, 1984 (PNDCL 77)]

(3) A Special Military Tribunal may impose as appropriate in respect of any offence referred to it under subsection (1) of section 3 of this Law the penalty prescribed in subsection (1) or (2) of this section having regard to the nature of such offence.

(4) Conviction for an offence under this Law shall have the same effect as conviction under the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29).[As substituted by Special Military Tribunal (Amendment) (No. 2) Law, 1984 (PNDCL 100) s.1(b)]