CG Act 27Chapter IV · Offences
Section 27 · Losing ship or aircraft
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(1) Any person subject to this Act who wilfully loses, strands or
hazards or suffers to be lost stranded or hazarded any ship belonging to or in the service of the Coast
Guard, or loses or suffers to be lost any aircraft belonging to or in the service of the Coast Guard shall, on
conviction by a Coast Guard Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to
seven years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
(2) Any person subject to this Act, who negligently or by any default loses, strands or hazards or suffers to be lost, stranded or hazarded any ship belonging to or in the service of the Coast Guard, or loses or suffers to be lost any aircraft belonging to or in the service of the Coast Guard shall, on conviction by a Coast Guard Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
(2) Any person subject to this Act, who negligently or by any default loses, strands or hazards or suffers to be lost, stranded or hazarded any ship belonging to or in the service of the Coast Guard, or loses or suffers to be lost any aircraft belonging to or in the service of the Coast Guard shall, on conviction by a Coast Guard Court, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 7 years
- Triable by
- Court-martial (the Force's own court)
Sub-sections of this section carry different penalties; the maximum is shown.
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