# Naval Discipline Act 1957 (repealed) 5 & 6 Eliz. 2 c. 53 · enacted 31 July 1957 · revised to 31 October 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/naval-discipline-act-1957-repealed/pdf/ukpga_19570053_en.pdf ## Introductory text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part I: Articles of war ### Public worship ## 1 Public worship to be performed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Misconduct in action and other offences arising out of naval service ## 2 Misconduct in action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 Assisting the enemy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 Obstructing operations, giving false air signals, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 Looting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 Offences by or in relation to sentries, persons on watch etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 Failure to attend for duty, neglect of duty etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Mutiny ## 8 Definition of “mutiny”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 Offences of mutiny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 Failure to suppress mutiny. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Insubordination and similar offences ## 11 Insubordinate behaviour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 Disobedience to lawful commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12A Failure to provide a sample for drug testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12B Failure to provide sample after serious incident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 13 Fighting and quarrelling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14 Obstruction of provost officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 14A Disobedience to standing orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Desertion and absence without leave ## 15 Definition of “desertion”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 16 Offences of desertion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 17 Absence without leave etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 18 Failure to report deserters and absentees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Navigation and flying offences ## 19 Loss or hazarding of ship or aircraft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 20 Dangerous flying, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 21 Low flying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 22 Annoyance by flying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Prize offences ## 23 Prize offences by commanding officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 24 Other prize offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Other offences in respect of ships and aircraft ## 25 Inaccurate certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Malingering and drunkenness ## 27 Malingering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 28 Drunkenness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Offences relating to property ## 29 Damage to, and loss of, public or service property etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29A Damage to, and loss of, Her Majesty’s aircraft or aircraft material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 29B Interference etc. with equipment, messages or signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 30 Misapplication and waste of public or service property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 31 Offences relating to issues and decorations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Offences relating to billeting and requisitioning of vehicles, etc. ## 32 Billeting offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33 Offences in relation to requisitioning of vehicles, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Offences relating to, and by, persons in custody 33A. ## 33A Permitting escape, and unlawful release of prisoners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33B Resistance to arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 33C Escape from confinement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Miscellaneous offences ## 34 Unauthorised disclosure of information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 34A False statements on entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35 Falsification of documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35A Offences against civilian population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 35B Offences against morale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36 Cruelty or scandalous conduct by officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 36A Ill-treatment of persons of inferior rank etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 37 Disgraceful conduct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 38 Offences in relation to courts-martial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 39 Conduct to the prejudice of naval discipline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Attempts and aiding and abetting ## 40 Attempt to commit naval offence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 41 Aiding and abetting etc., and inciting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Civil offences ## 42 Civil offences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Punishments ## 43 Scale of punishments, and supplementary provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43A Juveniles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43AA Young service offenders: custodial orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43AB Reasons to be given where custodial sentence awarded to young offender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 43B Power to impose imprisonment for default in payment of fines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part II: Trial and punishment of offences ### Arrest ## 45 Duty to bring offenders to justice and powers of arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 45A Power of arrest in anticipation of commission of offence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47 Evidence of arrest or surrender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Custody ## 47A Limitations on custody without charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47B Authorisation of custody without charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47C Review of custody by commanding officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47D Extension of custody without charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47E Custody without charge: other cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47F Custody without charge: supplementary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47G Custody after charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47H Review of custody after charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47J Custody during court-martial proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47K Release from custody after charge or during proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47L Arrest during proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47M Judicial officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 47N Custody rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Jurisdiction ## 48 Jurisdiction of courts-martial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 51 Jurisdiction to try offenders no longer subject to this Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52 Limitation of time for trial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Investigation and summary trial ## 52B Investigation of charges by commanding officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52C Powers of higher authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52D Summary trial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52E Commanding officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52EE Officers who may act as appropriate superior authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52F Regulations as to summary trial etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### The summary appeal court ## 52FF The summary appeal court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52FG Judge advocates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52FH Officers qualified for membership of summary appeal court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52FJ Constitution of summary appeal court for appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52FK Right of appeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52FL Hearing of appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52FM Powers of court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52FN Making of, and appeals from, decisions of court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52FP Rules of summary appeal court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52FQ Administration of oaths to members of summary appeal court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52FR Privileges of witnesses and others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Disciplinary courts ## 52G Disciplinary courts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### The prosecuting authority ## 52H The prosecuting authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52I Functions of the prosecuting authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52II Referral of case to commanding officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52IJ Power of prosecuting authority to advise police forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 52J Prosecuting officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Constitution of courts-martial ## 53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53A Court administration officers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53B Judge advocates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 53C Ordering of courts-martial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 54 Composition of courts-martial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56 Place and time of sittings of courts-martial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 56A Dissolution of courts-martial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 57 Quorum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Proceedings of courts-martial ## 58 Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 58A Preliminary hearings as to plea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 59 Challenge by accused. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 60 Administration of oaths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 61 Courts-martial to sit in open court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62 Finding and sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62ZA Powers of court-martial where accused elected court-martial trial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Findings of unfitness to stand trial and insanity ## 62A Fitness to stand trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 62B Finding that the accused did the act or made the omission charged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63 Findings of insanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63A Powers to deal with person unfit to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63B Orders under the Mental Health Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63C Supervision orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 63D Provisions supplementary to sections 62A to 63C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64 Summoning of witnesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64A Rules of evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64B Proofs at courts-martial by written statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64C Proof of service facts and records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 64D Privilege of witnesses and others at courts-martial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65 Contempt of court-martial by civilians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 65A Powers to compel attendance of witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 66 Record of proceedings of courts-martial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 66A Right of penalised parent or guardian to copy of record of court-martial proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Power to convict of mitigated or alternative offence ## 67 Power to convict of mitigated offence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 68 Power to convict of alternative offence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 69 Power to convict of attempt notwithstanding proof of completed offence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Review of finding and sentence ## 70 Review of findings and sentences of courts-martial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71 Powers of the reviewing authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71A Power to authorise retrial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71AB Scope of section 71AC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71AC Review of sentences by Courts-Martial Appeal Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 71B Review of summary findings and awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 73 Saving for functions of Judge Advocate General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Special powers of Admiralty. ## 74 Power to dispense with trial of persons confessing to desertion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 75 Forfeiture of pay and effects of certain absentees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 76 Restitution or compensation on conviction of larceny, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 77 Effect of appeal against conviction on order for restitution or compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Execution of sentence of death ## 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Service of sentence of imprisonment or detention ## 81 Place of imprisonment or detention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 82 Naval Detention Quarters Rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 82A Country for service of sentence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 83 Service of sentence in civil prison in the United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 84 Removal of certain prisoners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Commencement and duration of sentences of imprisonment and detention ## 85 Commencement of sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 85A Sentence of detention awarded on summary trial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 86 Consecutive sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 87 Periods of compassionate release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 88 Periods of unlawful absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 89 Limitation of total period of sentences of detention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Postponement of sentences ## 89A Postponement of sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Suspension and reconsideration of sentences of imprisonment and detention ## 90 Suspension of sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91 Activation of suspended sentence by court-martial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91A Activation of suspended sentence by court-martial: appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91B Activation of suspended sentence by commanding officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91C Partial activation by commanding officer of suspended sentence for more than 90 days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 91D Activation of suspended sentence by commanding officer: appeals etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 92 Reconsideration of sentences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part III: Provisions relating to civilians and civil authorities ### Offences by civilians triable by court-martial ## 93 Spying in ships or in naval establishments abroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 94 Seduction from duty in ships or in naval establishments abroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 95 Arrest and jurisdiction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Offences punishable by civil courts ## 96 False pretence of desertion or absence without leave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 97 Procuring or assisting desertion or absence without leave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 98 Unlawful purchase of naval property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 99 Illegal dealings in official documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 100 Jurisdiction and application of summary fines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Process and execution in certain civil proceedings ## 101 Service of proceedings for maintenance, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 102 Exemption of naval property from execution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Arrest and detention of offenders by civil authorities ## 103 Arrest under warrants of naval authorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 104 Arrest of persons unlawfully at large. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 105 Arrest of deserters and absentees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 106 Arrest of persons suspected of offences punishable by civil courts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 107 Duties of governors of civil prisons, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Powers of civil courts and authorities as to deserters and absentees ## 108 Deserters and absentees surrendering to police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 109 Proceedings before summary courts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 110 Certificates of arrest or surrender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Part IV: Miscellaneous and General ### Persons subject to this Act ## 111 Naval forces, volunteers and trainees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 112 Marines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 113 Attached military and air forces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 114 Commonwealth forces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 115 Colonial naval forces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 116 Application to deserters, etc. from Commonwealth and colonial naval forces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 117 Application to passengers in H.M. ships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 118 Application to certain civilians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 119 Application to sentenced offenders, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Attachment and powers of command ## 120 Attachment to military or air forces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 121 Attachment to commonwealth and other forces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 122 Powers of command of members of co-operating military or air forces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Application to particular countries and territories ## 123 Scotland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 124 Northern Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 125 Channel Islands and Isle of Man. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 126 Colonies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 127 Protectorates, protected states, trust territories and federated territories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Additional provisions as to forfeiture of pay and deductions from pay ## 128A General provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 128B Deductions for payment of civil penalties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 128C Compensation for loss occasioned by wrongful act or negligence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 128D Remission of deductions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 128E Deductions in respect of judgment debts etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 128F Financial penalty enforcement orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 128G Avoidance of assignment of or charge on naval pay and pensions etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Miscellaneous provisions ## 129 Jurisdiction of civil courts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 129A Exclusion of enactments requiring fiat of Attorney General etc. in connection with proceedings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 129B Proof of outcome of civil trial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 129C Evidence of proceedings of court-martial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 129D Forfeiture of service for desertion, and restoration of forfeited service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 129E Provision as to age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 130 Redress of complaints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 130A Indemnity for prison officers etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 131 Ships under convoy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Interpretation ## 132 Definitions of Her Majesty’s ships, forces, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 133 Definitions of officer, rating and superior officer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 134 Definition of active service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 135 General interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Supplemental ## 136 Minor amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 137 Repeals and transitional provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 138 Savings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 139 Short title and commencement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule FIRST: Application of Act to Marine Forces ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule SECOND: Application of Act to attached Military and Air Forces ## 1, 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule THIRD: Persons subject to Act outside the United Kingdom ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule FOURTH: Application of Act to Certain Civilians ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 3B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 4C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule 4A: Powers of Court on trial of Civilian ### General ## 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Absolute and conditional discharge ## 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Community supervision orders ## 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Absolute and conditional discharge and community supervision orders—supplementary ## 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Reception orders and committal into care—general ## 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Committal into care—England and Wales ## 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Committal into care—transfer to Scotland ## 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Committal into care—transfer to Northern Ireland ## 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Custodial orders ## 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Compensation orders ## 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Imposition of fines on and making of compensation orders against parents and guardians ## 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Orders requiring parents or guardians to enter into recognisance ## 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Scale of punishments and orders ## 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Indemnity for persons carrying out orders under Schedule ## 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ### Regulations ## 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule FIFTH Minor Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule SIXTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ## Schedule SEVENTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/5-6/53 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/naval-discipline-act-1957-repealed Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.