Attempts and aiding and abettingF3U.K.
Textual Amendments applied to the whole legislation
F3Act repealed (prosp.) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), ss. 378, 383, Sch. 17 and the repeal being partly in force, as to which see individual provisions
40 Attempt to commit naval offence.U.K.
Every person subject to this Act who attempts to commit an offence against any of the foregoing provisions of this Act shall be liable to the like punishment as for that offence:
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 40: proviso repealed (11.5.2001) by 2001 c. 19, ss. 38, 39(3)(g), Sch. 7 Pt. 4
[F241 Aiding and abetting etc., and inciting.U.K.
(1)Any person subject to this Act who aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission by another person of an offence against any of the foregoing provisions of this Act or who incites another person to commit any such offence, shall himself be guilty of the offence in question, and shall be liable to be charged, tried and punished accordingly.
(2)A person may be guilty by virtue of subsection (1) above of an offence against section 35 of this Act whether or not he knows the nature of the document in question.]
Textual Amendments
F2S. 41 substituted by Armed Forces Act 1971 (c. 33), ss. 32(2)(4), 78(4)