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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Offences - Offences involving ships, aircraft, vehicles, etc

64: Losing or hazarding a ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle

You could also call this:

"Deliberately or carelessly putting military vehicles at risk"

Illustration for Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

You can commit an offence if you are in charge of a ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle and you deliberately cause it to be lost or put it in danger without permission. If you do this on purpose, you could go to prison for up to 10 years. If you are careless and cause the ship, aircraft, or vehicle to be lost or put in danger, you could go to prison for up to 2 years.

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Part 2Offences
Offences involving ships, aircraft, vehicles, etc

64Losing or hazarding a ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle

  1. Every person subject to this Act commits an offence, and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years, who, while responsible for the navigation, control, operation, or propulsion of a ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle, wilfully and without authority causes or permits the ship, aircraft, or vehicle, as the case may be, to be lost, stranded, or hazarded.

  2. Every person subject to this Act commits an offence, and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, who, while responsible for the navigation, control, operation, or propulsion of a ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle, negligently causes or permits the ship, aircraft, or vehicle, as the case may be, to be lost, stranded, or hazarded.