Part II Discipline and Trial and Punishment of Military Offences

Flying etc. offences

52 Annoyance by flying.

Any person subject to military law who, being the pilot of one of Her Majesty’s aircraft, flies it soas to cause, or to be likely to cause, unnecessary annoyance to any person shall, on conviction bycourt-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 theorders of some other person who is in command of the aircraft, that other person shall be treated for thepurposes of this section as having been the pilot of, and flying, the aircraft at the material time.