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Naval Discipline Act 1957

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24Other prize offences

Every person subject to this Act who—

(a)strikes or otherwise ill-treats any person who is on board a ship, vessel or aircraft when taken as prize, or unlawfully takes from any such person any thing in his possession;

(b)removes out of any ship, vessel or aircraft taken as prize (otherwise than for safe keeping or for the necessary use and service of any of Her Majesty's forces) any goods not previously adjudged by a prize court to be lawful prize; or

(c)breaks bulk on board any ship, vessel or aircraft taken as prize, or detained in exercise of any belligerent right or under any enactment, with intent to embezzle or fraudulently misapply anything therein,

shall be liable to dismissal with disgrace from Her Majesty's service or any less punishment authorised by this Act.

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