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Destruction, loss or improper disposal of property.
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157.—Every person subject to military law—
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(a) who wilfully destroys or damages, loses by neglect, improperly sells or wastefully expends any property being—
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(i) public property, or
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(ii) service property, or
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(iii) property received for, or administered by or through, service messes, institutes or canteens, or
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(iv) property contributed by members of the Defence Forces for the collective benefit and welfare of such members, or
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(v) property derived from, purchased out of the proceeds of sale of, or received in exchange for property mentioned in subparagraph (iii) or (iv) of this paragraph, or
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(b) who wilfully destroys, damages or improperly sells, pawns, or pledges any property belonging to another person who is subject to military law,
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is guilty of an offence against military law and shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment or any less punishment awardable by a court-martial.
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