Incitement to Disaffection.
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CHAPTER 200.
INCITEMENT TO DISAFFECTION.
9 of 1939,
24 of 1950.
To make provision for the prevention of endeavours to
seduce members of His Majesty's forces, or any member of any local Naval, Military, Air or Police force, corps or reserve, from their duty, or from their allegiance to His Majesty, and to punish those who aid
deserters.
[31st March, 1939.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Incitement to
Short title.
Disaffection Ordinance.
to seduce
from duty or
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2. If any person maliciously and advisedly endeavours
Endeavouring to seduce any member of His Majesty's forces, or any
soldiers, etc.
member of any local Naval, Military, Air Force or Police
allegiance.
force, corps or reserve, from his duty, or from his allegiance
Geo. 5,
to His Majesty, he shall be guilty of an offence.
c. 56, s. 1.
24 of 1950, Schedule.
3.
If any person-
Assisting or concealing
deserters.
Vict.
[cf. 44 & 45
c. 58, s. 153.]
24 of 1950,
(a) knowing that a member of His Majesty's forces, or of the forces, corps, or reserves mentioned in section 2, is about to desert or absent himself without leave, aids or assists him in deserting or
absenting himself without leave, or
(b) knowing such a person to be a deserter or absentee without leave, conceals such person, or aids or assists him in concealing himself, or aids or assists
his rescue,
he shall be guilty of an offence.
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and
of offences.
Geo. 5,
4. (1) If any person, with intent to commit or to
Prevention
aid, abet, counsel or procure the commission of an offence
detection
under section 2, has in his possession or under his control
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any document of such a nature that the dissemination of
c. 56, s. 2.
copies thereof among members of His Majesty's forces, or of the forces, corps, or reserves mentioned in section 2, would constitute such an offence, he shall be guilty of an offence.
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