Special jurisdiction is established for the prosecution of-- 1. Professional members of the Reich leadership of the SS, 2. Professional members of the staffs of those Higher SS and Police Leaders who command organizations listed under numbers 3 to 6, 3. Members of the SS Special Duty Troops, 4. Members of the SS Death Head units[102] including their replacement units, 5. Members of the SS Junkers’ Schools, 6. Members of the police formations on special tasks. Article 2 (1) The persons specified under article 1, numbers 1 to 5, come under special jurisdiction in all cases of unlawful actions for which army courts are competent. The persons specified under article 1, number 6, come under special jurisdiction only if these unlawful actions have been committed while on special duty. (2) The competence of the army courts remains unchanged. Article 3 (1) If not ordered otherwise, the regulations of the military penal code, the regulations of the criminal procedure of courts martial as well as their introductory laws will be applied correspondingly under this special jurisdiction. As far as nonmilitary offenses are concerned, general criminal law applicable to members of the armed forces will be applied. (2) The place of the Reich Minister for War or of the Chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht is taken by the Reich Leader of the SS and Chief of the German Police. He appoints the judges and specifies the regional sphere of their jurisdiction. Article 4 (1) Courts martial will be replaced by SS courts and, wherever cases against members of police units are concerned, by SS and police courts. The army appeal courts will be replaced by an SS and police appeal court. (2) A special decree will be issued as to which court will take over the tasks of the Supreme Army Court in Wehrmacht affairs. Article 5 (1) Civilian army judges will be replaced by SS judicial officers [Justizfuehrer] who are qualified to be judges. They will be appointed by the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor, and in disciplinary matters, are directly subordinate to the Reich Leader SS. (2) If the proceedings involve a member of the SS, SS members will be appointed as associate judges, otherwise the associate judge will be appointed from the ranks of the police. (3) The registrars of the office will be replaced by SS Beurkundungsfuehrer [SS officers having registrar’s functions]. (4) Further regulations as to the legal status of SS judicial officers and SS Beurkundungsbeamte [SS officials having registrar’s functions] remain reserved. Article 6 The regulations of the military penal code concerning special honor penalties [Ehrenstrafen] against soldiers are not to be applied. They are superseded by regulations concerning the penalties of dishonorable discharge and dismissal from the SS.