Section 47Part 9 — DISCIPLINE, TRIAL AND PUNISHMENT OF MILITARY AND OTHER OFFENCES
Civil offences
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An officer or a member of the Regiment who, while either in or outside of the Islands —
during any period of military training under this Law; or
while on service with the Regiment or any part thereof,
commits a civil offence, commits an offence.
An offence created by this section shall be triable either summarily or on indictment according to whether the corresponding civil offence is triable summarily or on indictment.
A person convicted of an offence created by this section shall be liable to such punishment as is specified by law for the corresponding civil offence.
In this section —
"civil offence" means any act or omission punishable by the law of the Islands which, if committed in the Islands, would be punishable by that law; and
"corresponding civil offence" means the civil offence the commission of which constitutes the offence created by this section.
Defined Terms
civil offencecorresponding civil offence
Referenced By
- Section 50 — Trial of offences
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