Armed Forces Act 1971

30 Ill-treatment of persons of inferior rank etc. U.K.

The following provision (being one corresponding to section 65 of the M1Army Act 1955 and section 65 of the M2Air Force Act 1955) shall be inserted in the M3Naval Discipline Act 1957 after section 36:—

36A Ill-treatment of persons of inferior rank etc.

If—

(a)any officer subject to this Act strikes or otherwise ill-treats any officer subject thereto of inferior rank or less seniority, or any rating so subject, or

(b)any rating subject to this Act and of or above the rate of leading seaman strikes or otherwise ill-treats any rating subject thereto of inferior rate or less seniority,

he shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment authorised by this Act.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1The text of ss. 2–25, 27–32, 34–50, 52, 53, 55–63, 65, 66, 68, 70–75, 77(1), Schs. 2, 4 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

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