Army Act 1955 (repealed) (c. 18)

Part II U.K. Discipline and Trial and Punishment of Military Offences

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Part II extended by Reserve Forces Act 1980 (c. 9), s. 142

C2 Part II applied (1.6.1996 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62, SIF 7:1), ss. 18(9)(a), 20(10)(a); S.I. 1996/1173, art. 2

Miscellaneous offences U.K.

65 Ill-treatment of officers or men of inferior rank.F2 U.K.

If—

(a) any officer subject to military law F1 ill-treats any officer subject thereto of inferior rank or less seniority orany warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier subject to military law, or

(b) any warrant officer or non-commissioned officer subject to military law F1 ill-treats any person subject to military law, being a warrant officer ornon-commissioned officer of inferior rank or less seniority or a soldier,

he shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two yearsor any less punishment provided by this Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words repealed by Armed Forces Act 1986 (c. 21, SIF 7:1), ss. 4(1), 16(2), Sch. 2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

F2 Act: 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