Section 143 Failure to attend or comply.C1
United Kingdom
Any member of the Ulster Defence Regiment who—
when required by or in pursuance of regulations making any such provision as is mentioned in section 44 above to attend at any place fails without reasonable excuse to attend in accordance with the requirement, or
fails without reasonable excuse to comply with orders or regulations under this Part of this Act.
shall, whether otherwise subject to military law or not, be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction by court-martial to a fine not exceeding F2£50.
That offence shall, for all purposes of and incidental to the trial of the offender, including the summary disposal of the case otherwise than by court-martial, be deemed to be an offence under the Army Act 1955.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Ss. 141-144 repealed (28.3.2009 for specified purposes, 31.10.2009 in so far as not already in force) by Armed Forces Act 2006 (c. 52), s. 383(2), Sch. 14 para. 20, Sch. 17; S.I. 2009/812, art. 3(a)(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2009/1059); S.I. 2009/1167, art. 4
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Figure substituted by Armed Forces Act 1981 (c. 55, SIF 7:1), s. 12
Modifications
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Ss. 140-144 applied (with modifications) (1.7.1992) by Army Act 1992 (c. 39), ss. 3(2), 5
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act (except ss. 48, 55, 130 to 138, 140, 151, 156, 157 and 158) repealed (1.4.1997 except so far as relating to certain provisions as to which the repeal is prosp.) by 1996 c. 14, ss. 131(2), 132(4), Sch. 11 (with s. 72(5)); S.I. 1997/305, art. 2