in any book or record, or by making any document containing a false statement, or by
omitting to make a true entry or document containing a true statement ;
shall, on conviction by court‑martial, be liable to suffer short imprisonment.
58. Signing in blank and failure to report.‑Any person subject to this Act who commits any of
the following offences, that is to say :___
(a) when signing any document relating to pay, arms, ammunition, equipment, clothing,
supplies or stores, or any property of the Government fraudulently leaves in blank any
material part for which his signature is a voucher ; or
(b) refuses or by culpable neglect omits to make or send a report or return which it is his duty
to make or send ;
shall, on conviction by court‑martial, be liable to suffer short imprisonment.
59. Offences relating to courts‑martial. Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the
following offences, that is to say :___
(a) being duly summoned or ordered to attend as a witness before a court‑martial wilfully or
without reasonable excuse, makes default in attend ing ; or
(b) refuses to take an oath or make an affirmation legally required by a court‑martial to be
taken or made ; or
(c) refuses to produce or deliver any document in his power or control legally required by a
courtmartial to be produced or delivered by him; or
(d) refuses when a witness to answer any question which he is by law bound to answer; or
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