The Navy Act, 1957 165Chapter XVII · Offences in Relation to Courts-martial, Disciplinary Courts and Prisons
Section 165 · Offences by persons not subject to naval law in relation to courts-martial and disciplinary courts
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Every person not subject to naval law, who,--
(a) being duly summoned or ordered to attend as a witness before a court-martial or disciplinary court fails to attend without due cause, or
(b) refuses to take an oath or make an affirmation legally required by a court-martial or disciplinary court to be taken or made, or
(c) being sworn or affirmed, refuses to answer any questions put by or before a court-martial or disciplinary court, which he is in law bound to answer, or
(d) refuses to produce or deliver up a document in his power which the court-martial or disciplinary court may legally demand, or
(e) is guilty of contempt of court-martial or disciplinary court,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
(a) being duly summoned or ordered to attend as a witness before a court-martial or disciplinary court fails to attend without due cause, or
(b) refuses to take an oath or make an affirmation legally required by a court-martial or disciplinary court to be taken or made, or
(c) being sworn or affirmed, refuses to answer any questions put by or before a court-martial or disciplinary court, which he is in law bound to answer, or
(d) refuses to produce or deliver up a document in his power which the court-martial or disciplinary court may legally demand, or
(e) is guilty of contempt of court-martial or disciplinary court,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 2 years
- Fine
- Fine — no statutory ceiling, the court decides
- Triable by
- Court-martial (the Force's own court)
Under this Act's own provision
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