Any person subject to air-force law who, knowing that a mutiny is taking place or is intended,—
(a)fails to use his utmost endeavours to suppress or prevent it, or
(b)fails to report without delay that the mutiny is taking place or is intended,
shall on conviction by court-martial,—
(i)if his offence was committed with intent to assist the enemy, be liable to suffer death or any other punishment provided by this Act,
(ii)in any other case, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act.
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F1Act: 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