Section 77

Field punishment.

The Air Force Act, 1950

  • Act 45 of 1950
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Department of Military Affairs
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the government of the Air Force.

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    (1) Where any person subject to this Act and under the rank of warrant officer commits any offence on active service, shall be lawful for a court-martial to award for that offence any such punishment as is prescribed as a field punishment.
     (2) Field punishment shall be of the character of personal restraint or of hard labour but shall not be of a nature to cause injury to life or limb and shall not include flogging.

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