Incitement to Mutiny Act 1797 (repealed 19.11.1998)
1797 c.70

Any person who shall attempt to seduce any sailor or soldier from his duty or incite him to mutiny, &c. to suffer death.
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From and after the passing of this Act, any person who shall maliciously and advisedly endeavour to seduce any person or persons serving in his Majesty’s forces by sea or land from his or their duty and allegiance to his Majesty, or to incite or stir up any such person or persons to commit any act of mutiny, or to make or endeavour to make any mutinous assembly, or to commit any traiterous or mutinous practice whatsoever, shall, on being legally convicted of such offence, be adjudged guilty of felony, . . .
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Persons tried for offences against this Act not to be tried again for the same, as high treason, or misprision of high treason, &c.
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Provided always, that any person who shall be tried and acquitted or convicted of any offence against this Act shall not be liable to be indicted, prosecuted or tried again for the same offence or fact as high treason or misprision of high treason; and that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to extend to prevent any persons guilty of any offence against this Act, and who shall not be tried for the same as an offence against this Act, from being tried for the same as high treason or misprision of high treason, in such manner as if this Act had not been made.
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Act repealed (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 43, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I, Group 2
Reference to “His Majesty's forces by land” to be construed as including a reference to the Air Force: S.R. & O. 1918/548 (Rev. I, p. 896: 1918 I, p. 501), Sch.
Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1888 (c. 3), Sch. Pt. II
S. 2 repealed by Criminal Law Act 1967 (c. 58), Sch. 3 Pt. III
S. 4 repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1871 (c. 116)