Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946

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Wrongful sale, etc., of equipment by a member of the Reserve.

15.—If any person designedly makes away with, or sells or pawns, or wrongfully destroys or damages, or negligently loses, any article issued to him as an officer or man of the Reserve or neglects or refuses to deliver up on demand by the Minister or any person acting on behalf of the Minister, any such article—

(a) such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds,

(b) the Court by which such person is tried may, whether it convicts him of such offence or not, order him to pay to the Minister the value of the article.