Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1923

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Offences in relation to property.

52.—Every person subject to military law who commits any of the following offences, that is to say:—

(1) The offence of taking any fee or advantage in respect of, or being in any illicit way interested in, the sale or purchase of any provisions, stores, arms, equipment or other goods for the use of any of the Forces; or

(2) The offence of losing by neglect, wilfully injuring, making away with or being concerned in making away with (whether by way of gift, pawning, selling, destruction or otherwise howsoever) any arms, ammunition, equipment, instruments, clothing or other military property; or

(3) The offence of ill-treating any animal used in the public service,

shall on conviction by Court-Martial be liable to suffer imprisonment or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.