Mutiny

(1) Any person subject to military law commits an offence if that person– (a) takes part in a mutiny involving the use of violence or the threat of the use of violence, or having as its object or one of its objects the refusal or avoidance of any duty or service against, or in connection with, operations against the enemy, or the impeding of the performance of any such duty or service; or (b) incites any person subject to military law to take part in such a mutiny, whether actual or intended– (i) if his offence was committed on active service, shall be liable to suffer death or any other punishment provided by this Act; and 29 (ii) in any other case, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act. (1A) A person who commits an offence under sub-section (1) is liable on conviction– (a) if the offence was committed on active service, to suffer death or any other punishment provided by this Act; and (b) in any other case, to imprisonment of any less punishment provided by this Act. (2) Any person subject to military law who in a case not falling within sub-section (1), takes part in a mutiny, or incites any person subject to military law to take part in a mutiny, whether actual or intended, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act. (3) In this Act, the expression “mutiny” means a combination between two or more persons subject to military law, or between two persons at least who are subject to military law.