Part X General Offences
Desertion and absence without leave from service, duty or training
101 Inducing a person to desert or absent himself.
1
A person who, in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, by any means—
a
procures or persuades, or attempts to procure or persuade, a member of a reserve force to commit an offence of desertion or absence without leave;
b
knowing that a member of a reserve force is about to commit such an offence, aids or assists him in so doing; or
c
knowing a member of a reserve force to be a deserter or an absentee without leave, procures or persuades or assists him to remain a deserter or absentee, or assists in his rescue from custody,
is guilty of an offence.
2
A person who—
a
procures or persuades, or attempts to procure or persuade, a person liable to recall to commit an offence of desertion or absence without leave;
b
knowing that such a person is about to commit such an offence, aids or assists him in so doing; or
c
knowing a person liable to recall to be a deserter or absentee without leave, procures or persuades or assists him to remain a deserter or absentee, or assists in his rescue from custody,
is guilty of an offence.
3
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction—
a
in the case of an offence involving an offence of desertion or a deserter, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (or both); and
b
in the case of an offence of absence without leave or an absentee without leave, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.