Version Superseded: 31/10/2009
Point in time view as at 10/06/2004. This version of this provision has been superseded.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Air Force Act 1955 (repealed), Section 52.
Any person subject to air-force law who, being the pilot of one of Her Majesty’s aircraft, flies it so as to cause, or to be likely to cause, unnecessary annoyance to any person shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to [F1dismissal from Her Majesty’s service] or any less punishment provided by this Act.
[F2Provided that where a pilot flies an aircraft in contravention of this section on the orders of some other person who is in command of the aircraft, that other person shall be treated for the purposes of this section as having been the pilot of, and flying, the aircraft at the material time.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), ss. 21(2), 78(4)
F2Proviso inserted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), ss. 21(1), 78(4)
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F3Act: 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
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