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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Jurisdiction

15: Application of Act to passengers in HM ships, aircraft, and vehicles

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"Law applies to passengers on military ships, planes, and vehicles"

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You are subject to the Armed Forces Discipline Act if you are a passenger on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle of the Armed Forces. This applies whether you are in New Zealand or somewhere else. The Act applies to you to a certain extent, which is decided beforehand.

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Part 1Jurisdiction

15Application of Act to passengers in HM ships, aircraft, and vehicles

  1. Where any person (being a person who would not, apart from this section, be subject to this Act) is for the time being a passenger in any ship, aircraft, or vehicle of the Armed Forces, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere, that person shall be subject to this Act to such extent as may be prescribed; and the provisions of this Act, subject to such exceptions and modifications as may be prescribed, shall apply to him accordingly.