Assisting the enemy

(1) A person subject to military law commits an offence and is liable on conviction if, knowingly and without lawful excuse, he– (a) communicates with, or gives intelligence to, (b) fails to make known to the proper authorities any information received by him from the (c) furnishes the enemy with supplies of any description; (d) having been captured by the enemy, serves with or aids the enemy in the prosecution of hostilities or of measures likely to influence 26 morale or in any other manner whatever not authorised by international usage; (e) having been captured by the enemy, fails to take, or prevents or discourages any other person subject to military law who has been captured by the enemy from taking, any reasonable steps to rejoin the Force which are available to him or, as the case may be, to that other person; or (f) harbours or protects an enemy not being a prisoner of war. (2) A person guilty of an offence against this section shall, on conviction, be liable– (a) if the offence consisted of an act or omission falling within paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), or (f) of sub-section (1) of this section and was committed with intent to assist the enemy, to suffer death or any less punishment provided by this Act; (b) in any other case, to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act.