Armed Forces Act 1966

18 Procuring or assisting continuation of desertion or absence without leave.

(1) Section 192(1) of the [1955 c. 18.] Army Act 1955 (which makes it an offence to procure or assist desertion or absence without leave) shall have effect with the substitution, for paragraph (c) (concealing or assisting in concealing a deserter or assisting his rescue from custody), of the following paragraph:—

“(c) knowing any person to be a deserter or absentee without leave from the regular forces, procures or persuades or assists him to remain such a deserter or absentee, or assists in his rescue from custody”,

and section 192(1) of the [1955 c. 19.] Air Force Act 1955 (which is the corresponding provision of that Act) shall have effect with the substitution for paragraph (c), of a paragraph in other respects similar to that set out above but modified by the substitution, for the words " regular forces " , of the words " regular air force

(2) Section 97(1) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (which makes similar provision to that of section 192(1) of the Army Act 1955) shall have effect with the substitution, for paragraph (c) thereof (concealing or assisting a person who is a deserter or is absent without leave or has improperly left his ship or place of duty, or assisting in his rescue from custody), of the following paragraph:—

“(c) knowing any such person to have committed such an offence, procures or persuades or assists him to remain a deserter, absentee without leave or improperly absent from his ship or place of duty, or assists in his rescue from custody”.