Section 22 Ill-treatment of subordinatesI1I2C1
A person subject to service law who is an officer, warrant officer or non-commissioned officer commits an offence if—
he ill-treats a subordinate (“B”);
he intends to ill-treat B or is reckless as to whether he is ill-treating B; and
he knows or has reasonable cause to believe that B is a subordinate.
For the purposes of this section a person (“B”) is a subordinate of another person (“A”) if—
B is subject to service law; and
A is a superior officer of B.
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable to any punishment mentioned in the Table in section 164, but any sentence of imprisonment imposed in respect of the offence must not exceed two years.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
S. 22 modified (31.10.2009) by The Armed Forces (Naval Chaplains) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/826), regs. 1, 4 (with reg. 2(c))
Commencement
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S. 22 in force at 28.3.2009 for specified purposes by S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059)
- I2
S. 22 in force at 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act expires on 15.12.2022 by virtue of s. 382 (as substituted (15.12.2021) by Armed Forces Act 2021 (c. 35), ss. 1(1), 24(2)(a)) (subject to power to continue in s. 382(2)(3) as so substituted)