16. (1) A person convicted of any offence by a Special Tribunal may appeal to the High Court.

      (2) The Government may direct a Public Prosecutor to present an appeal to the High Court from an order of acquittal passed by a Special Tribunal; upon intimation to the Special Tribunal by the Public Prosecutor thatsuch an appeal is being filed, the person in respect of whom the order of acquittal was passed shall continue to remain in custody.

       (3) The period of limitation for an appeal under clause (l) shall be 30 days from the date of sentence and for an appeal under clause (2) shall be 30 days from the date of the order of acquittal.

       (4) The appeal may lie on matters of fact as well as of law.