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145 Forfeiture of pay for absence from duty.F8U.K.

(1)The pay of an officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman of the regular air force may be forfeited:—

(a)for any day of absence in such circumstances as to constitute an offence under section thirty-seven or thirty-eight of this Act or, if [F1the Defence Council] or an officer authorised by them so direct, of other absence without leave;

(b)for any day of imprisonment, [F2or detention] awarded under this Act, [F3the M1Naval Discipline Act 1957] or the M2Army Act 1955, by a court-martial or commanding officer, or of imprisonment, F4 . . . detention in a [F5youth custody centre] or detention of any other description to which he is liable in consequence of

[F6(i)an order or sentence of a civil court;

(ii)a revocation of a licence under section 62 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967; or

(iii)an order of recall under section 23 of the Prison Act (Northern Ireland) 1953.]

(c)where he is found guilty (whether by court-martial, the appropriate superior authority or his commanding officer) of an offence under this Act, [F3the M3Naval Discipline Act 1957] or the M4Army Act 1955, for any day (whether before or after he is found guilty) on which he is in hospital on account of sickness or injury certified by the proper medical officer to have been occasioned by the offence.

(2)The pay of an officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman of the regular air force may be forfeited for any day of absence by reason of his having been made a prisoner of war if [F1the Defence Council] or an officer authorised by them are satisfied—

(a)that he was made a prisoner of war through . . . F7wilful neglect of his duty; or

(b)that having been made a prisoner of war he failed to take any reasonable steps available to him to rejoin Her Majesty’s service; or

(c)that having been made a prisoner of war he served with or aided the enemy in the prosecution of hostilities or measures calculated to influence morale or in any other manner whatsoever not authorised by international usage,

and nothing in paragraph (a) of the last foregoing subsection shall apply to absence by reason of having been made a prisoner of war.

(3)Regulations or orders of [F1the Defence Council] may make provision as to the computation of time for the purposes of this section and in particular as to the counting or disregarding of parts of days.

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F1Words substituted by S.I. 1964/488, Sch. 1 Pt. I

F3Words substituted by virtue of Naval Discipline Act 1957 (c. 53), s. 137(2)

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C1Certain functions of Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland now exercisable by Department of Finance for Northern Ireland; S.R. & O. (N.I.) 1973/504, art. 5(d)

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F8Act: the provisions of the 1955 Acts providing for findings of courts-martial to be subject to confirmation and to revision at the direction of the confirming officer cease to have effect (1.4.1997 subject to art. 3 of the commencing S.I.) by virtue of 1996 c. 46, s. 15; S.I. 1997/304, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 2

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