Section 45
Offences relating to supplies
(1)
Every person subject to service law under this Act who—
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(a)
does violence to any person bringing any provision or supply to any of the armed forces or to any forces cooperating therewith;
(b)
irregularly detains any provision or supply being conveyed to any unit or other element of the armed forces or of any forces co-operating therewith;
(c)
irregularly appropriates to the unit or other element of the armed forces with which he is serving any provision or supply being conveyed to any other unit or other element of the armed forces or of any forces co-operating therewith, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment or any less punishment provided by this Act.
(2)
In this section the expression “any provision or supply”
includes any ship, vehicle, aircraft, animal, missile, arms, ammunition, equipment, clothing and any article of any kind or description intended for the use or consumption of the armed forces.
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