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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Offences relating to billeting and requisitioning of vehicles, etc.

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Version Superseded: 31/10/2009

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Naval Discipline Act 1957 (repealed), Cross Heading: Offences relating to billeting and requisitioning of vehicles, etc. is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Offences relating to billeting and requisitioning of vehicles, etc.F3U.K.

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F3Act repealed (prosp.)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

32 Billeting offences.U.K.

Every person subject to this Act who—

(a)knowing that no billeting requisition [F1issued under section 67(1) of the M1Armed Forces Act 1971], is in force authorising him to demand any billets, or that he is otherwise not authorised to demand them, obtains those billets or orders or procures another person to obtain them;

(b)takes or agrees to take, or demands, from a person on whom he or any other person or any vehicle is or is to be billeted in pursuance of such a requisition any money or thing as consideration for not requiring, or ceasing to require, accommodation for himself or the said other person or standing room for the vehicle; or

(c)wilfully or by wilful neglect destroys or damages, or causes or allows to be destroyed or damaged, any premises in which he is billeted in pursuance of such a requisition, or any property being in such premises,

shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment authorised by this Act.

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33 Offences in relation to requisitioning of vehicles, etc.U.K.

(1)Every person subject to this Act who—

(a)knowing that no requisitioning order [F2issued under section 67(1) of the M2Armed Forces Act 1971], is in force authorising him to give directions for the provision of any vehicle, or that he is otherwise not authorised to give such directions, gives directions for the provision of the vehicle or orders or procures another person to give such directions;

(b)in purported exercise of powers conferred by such a requisitioning order takes, or orders or procures any other person to take, possession of a vehicle, knowing that no such requisition order is in force under which the taking possession of the vehicle could be authorised, or that the taking possession thereof is otherwise not authorised under such an order; or

(c)takes or agrees to take, or demands, from any person any money or thing as consideration for directions, or any particular directions, for the provision of a vehicle not being given, or possession of a vehicle not being taken, or not being retained, under such a requisitioning order,

shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment authorised by this Act.

(2)Subsection (1) of this section shall apply in relation to horses, mules, food and forage, and in relation to other chattels required—

(a)for vehicles, horses or mules furnished or to be furnished in pursuance of a requisitioning order [F2issued under section 67(1) of the M3Armed Forces Act 1971], or for use in connection with such vehicles, horses or mules; or

(b)for persons or vehicles billeted in pursuance of a billeting requisition issued as aforesaid, or otherwise temporarily accommodated or to be so accommodated, or for use in connection with such persons or vehicles,

as it applies in relation to vehicles.

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