Air Force Act 1955 (repealed)

Section 98.

THIRD SCHEDULEF10 F11 U.K. Alternative offences of which accused may be convicted by court-martial

Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation

F10 Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2

F11 Act repealed (1.1.2008 for the repeal of s. 180 only, 1.10.2008 for the repeal of ss. 135-137 and 28.3.2009 for further specified purposes) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 17; S.I. 2007/2913, art. 3 (with art. 4(1)(2)); S.I. 2008/1650, art. 2(e) (with art. 3); S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)

Offence charged	Alternative offence
1. Communicating with or giving intelligence to the enemy, F1 .	1. Disclosing information without authority.
F2 1A. . . .	F2 1A. . . .
F2 2. . . .	F2 2. . . .
3. Using violence to his superior officer F3 .	3. Offering violence to his superior officer.
4. Using threatening language to his superior officer.	4. Using insubordinate language to his superior officer.
F2 4A. . . .	F2 4A. . . .
F4 5. . . .	F4 . . .
6. Desertion.	6. Absence without leave.
7. Attempting to desert.	7. Absence without leave.
[F5 7A. Using threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative words likely to cause a disturbance.	7A. Using threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative behaviour likely to cause a disturbance.
7B. Using threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative behaviour likely to cause a disturbance.	7B. Using threatening, abusive, insulting or provocative words likely to cause a disturbance.]
[F6 7C. Wilfully damaging public or service property or property belonging to another person subject to airforce law.	7C. By wilful neglect causing damage to public or service property or property belonging to another person subject to airforce law.]
8. F4 F4 . . .
9. F7 F7 . . .
[F8 9A. Misapplying public or service property.	9A. Wastefully expending public or service property.
9B. Wastefully expending public or service property.	9B. Misapplying public or service property.]
10. Any offence against subsection (1) of section fifty-four of this Act.	10. Any offence against subsection (2) of section fifty-four of this Act.
11. F2 . . .	11. F2 . . .
12. Any offence against section fifty-five of this Act involving the use of violence F3 .	12. The corresponding offence involving the offering of violence.
[F9 13. F2 . . .	13. F2 . . .
14. F2 . . .	14. F2 . . .]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 78(4), Sch. 4 Pt. I

F2 Sch. 3 paras. 1A, 2, 4A, 11, 13, 14 repealed by Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21, SIF 7:1), s. 16(2), Sch. 2

F3 Words repealed by Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21, SIF 7:1), s. 16(2), Sch. 2

F4 Sch. 3 paras. 5, 8 repealed by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 78(4), Sch. 4 Pt. I

F5 Paras. 7A, 7B inserted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 78(4), Sch. 1 para. 1(14)

F6 Sch. 3 para. 7C inserted (1.1.1992) by Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62, SIF 7:1), s. 13(2); S.I. 1991/2719, art.2

F7 Sch. 3 para. 9 repealed by Army and Air Force Act 1961 (c. 52), Sch. 2

F8 Paras. 9A, 9B inserted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), s. 78(4), Sch. 1 para. 1(15)

F9 Paras. 13, 14 added with saving by Armed Forces Act 1966 (c. 45), s. 29