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(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.
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