Armed Forces Act 1971

31 Disgraceful conduct. U.K.

Section 37 of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind) shall be amended so as to correspond with section 66 of the Army Act 1955 and section 66 of the Air Force Act 1955, that is to say, by substituting for the words “disgraceful conduct of an indecent kind” the words “disgraceful conduct of a cruel, indecent or unnatural kind” , and for the words “dismissal with disgrace from Her Majesty’s service” the words “imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.”

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text of ss. 2–25, 27–32, 34–50, 52, 53, 55–63, 65, 66, 68, 70–75, 77(1), Schs. 2, 4 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.