(1)Any person subject to air-force law who contravenes or fails to comply with any provision of orders to which this section applies, being a provision known to him, or which he might reasonably by expected to know, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.
(2)This section applies to standing orders or other routine orders of a continuing nature made for any formation or unit or [F1body of Her Majesty’s forces], or for any command or other area, garrison or place, or for any ship, train or aircraft.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), ss. 10(2), 78(4)