Martin B Posted 4 March , 2003 Share Posted 4 March , 2003 Can anyone provide me with the text of Section 9/1 of the Army Act defining the offence of Mutiny ? All help gratefully received .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Sweeney Posted 4 March , 2003 Share Posted 4 March , 2003 Martin, Mutiny and Sedition are defined in Section 7; Disobedience to a superior officer in section 9. Here are both paragraphs for comparison: Section 7(1)states: Causes or conspires with anyother persons to cause any mutiny or sedition in any forces belonging to His Majesty's regular, reserve, or auxilary forces, or Navy; or...... shall on conviction by courts-martial be liable to suffer death or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned Disobedience to a superior officer Section 9(1) states: Disobeys, in such manner as to show a wilful defiance of authority, any lawful command given personally by his superior officer in the execution of his office, whether the same is given orally, or in writing, or by signal, or otherwise, shall on conviction by courts-martial be liable to suffer death or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and..... Joe Sweeney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted 4 March , 2003 Author Share Posted 4 March , 2003 Joe, Many thanks indeed, this is exactly what I wanted. Cheers, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robwilliams Posted 5 March , 2003 Share Posted 5 March , 2003 Martin, Don't know if you need any more but Gerald Oram has written a couple of books on military discipline, one of which was on mutiny and desertion. I have seen them for sale at the PRO. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted 5 March , 2003 Author Share Posted 5 March , 2003 Rob, My interest comes from the discovery that a number of men from the 10th Hussars were tried and convicted on charges of Mutiny whilst in Ireland during the 'emergency' there in 1921. The PRO file contains a cryptic description of the offences and I wanted to put some 'meat on the bones' as it were. Many thanks for your help. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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