Armed Forces Act 1971

14Malingering

Section 42(1)(c) of the Army Act 1955 (under which the injuring of another person can constitute malingering only if he is a person subject to military law), section 42(1 )(c) of the Air Force Act 1955 (under which the person injured must be subject to air-force law), and section 27(1) of the Naval Discipline Act 1957 (under which malingering does not include injury to others) shall be amended as follows:—

(a)in the said sections 42(1)(c), the words " service law " shall be substituted for the words " military law " or, as the case may be, " air-force law ", and

(b)in the said section 27(1), after the words " with that intent" there shall be inserted the words " if he injures another person subject to service law at the instance of that other person and with intent thereby to render that other person unfit for service ".