[F129 Offences by or in relation to sentries, persons on watch, etc.F3U.K.
Any person subject to military law who—
(a)while on guard duty and posted or ordered to patrol, or on watch, or under orders to regulate trafficby land, water or air, sleeps or, without having been regularly relieved, leaves any place where it is hisduty to be, or
(b)F2 uses force against a member of Her Majesty’s forces, or of any forcesco-operating therewith, who is on guard duty and posted or ordered to patrol, or on watch, or under ordersto regulate traffic by land, water or air, or
(c)by the threat of force compels any such person as is mentioned, leaves any place where it is his dutyto be, or
(d)in paragraph (b) above to let him or any other person pass,
shall be liable, on conviction by court-martial, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two yearsor any less punishment provided by this Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 29 substituted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), ss. 4(1), 78(4)
F2Words repealed by Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21, SIF 7:1), ss. 4(1), 16(2), Sch. 2
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