LawgistThe Air Force Act
51Escape from custody
Any person subject to this Act who, being in lawful custody, escapes or attempts to escape, shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
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OFFENCES
- 34 Offences in relation to the enemy and punishable with death
- 35 Offences in relation to the enemy and not punishable with death
- 36 Offences punishable more severely on active service than at other times
- 37 Mutiny
- 38 Desertion and aiding desertion
- 39 Absence without leave
- 40 Striking or threatening superior officer
- 41 Disobedience to superior officer
- 42 Insubordination and obstruction
- 43 Fraudulent enrolment
- 44 False answers on enrolment
- 45 Unbecoming conduc
- 46 Certain forms of disgraceful conduct
- 47 III-treating a subordinat
- 48 Intoxication
- 49 Permitting escape of person in custody
- 50 Irregularity in connection with arrest or confinement
- 51 Escape from custody
- 52 Offences to respect of property
- 53 Extortion and corruption
- 54 Making away with equipmen
- 55 Injury to property
- 56 False accusation
- 57 Falsifying official documents and false declaration
- 58 Signing in blank and failure to report
- 59 Offences relating to courts-martial
- 60 False evidenc
- 61 Unlawful detention of pay
- 62 Offences in relation to aircraft and flyin
- 63 Other offences relating to aircraft and flying
- 64 Disobedience of lawful command of captain of aircraft
- 65 Violation of good order and air force discipline
- 66 Miscellaneous offences
- 67 Attempt
- 68 Abetment of offences that have been committed
- 69 Abetment of offences punishable with death and not committed
- 70 Abetment of offences punishable with imprisonment and not committed
- 71 Civil offence
- 72 Civil offences not triable by court-martial
