C1SCHEDULES
F4FIFTH SCHEDULE PROTOCOL I
F3PART III Methods and Means of Warfare Combatant and Prisoner-of-War Status
Fifth and Sixth Schedules inserted (20.7.1998) by 1995 c. 27, s. 6, Sch.; S.I. 1998/1505, art. 2
F2Article 47— Mercenaries
Fifth and Sixth Schedules inserted (20.7.1998) by 1995 c. 27, s. 6, Sch.; S.I. 1998/1505, art. 2
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A mercenary is any person who:
a
is specially recruited locally or abroad in order to fight in an armed conflict;
b
does, in fact, take a direct part in the hostilities;
c
is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a Party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party;
d
is neither a national of a Party to the conflict nor a resident of territory controlled by a Party to the conflict;
e
is not a member of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict; and
f
has not been sent by a State which is not a Party to the conflict on official duty as a member of its armed forces.
Fifth and Sixth Schedules inserted (20.7.1998) by 1995 c. 27, s. 6, Sch.; S.I. 1998/1505, art. 2