# Armed Forces Act 2006, Section 345: Aiding or abetting etc malingering


(1) A person commits an offence if he aids, abets, counsels or procures the commission by another person of an offence under section 16 (malingering).
(2) A person commits an offence if—
(a) he knows that a person (“B”) is subject to service law; and
(b) intending to cause B to avoid service, by any act—
(i) he causes B an injury; or
(ii) he aggravates or prolongs any injury of B's.
(3) A person commits an offence if—
(a) he knows that a person (“B”) is subject to service law; and
(b) intending to cause B to avoid service, by any act—
(i) he causes B to believe that B has an injury; or
(ii) he causes another person to believe that B has an injury.
(4) Subsections (1) to (3) apply to any aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring, or (as the case may be) any act, done—
(a) in a relevant territory;
(b) otherwise than in a relevant territory, by a United Kingdom national (see section 347) or a person resident in a relevant territory.
(5) In subsection (4) “relevant territory” means—
(a) the United Kingdom;
(b) the Isle of Man; or
(c) a British overseas territory.
(6) In this section “injury” and “service” have the same meanings as in section 16.
(7) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the relevant maximum or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both.
(8) In subsection (7) “the relevant maximum” is—
(a) in relation to England and Wales, 12 months;
(b) otherwise, 6 months.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/52/section/345 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-act-2006/section-345
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