TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1950

Air Force Act, 1950 Section 77

Field Punishment

Section Text


(1) Where any person subject to this Act and under the rank of warrant officer commits any offence on active service, shall be lawful, for a Court-martial to award for that offence any such punishment as is prescribed as a field punishment.

(2) Field punishment shall be of the character of personal restraint or of hard labour but shall not be of a nature to cause injury to life or limb and shall not include flogging.