(vii) Prize offences
53. Prize offences by commanding officers. Every person subject to this Ordinance who being
in command of any of the naval ships, naval vessels or aircraft,__
(a) having taken any ship, vessel or aircraft as price, fails to send to a High Court or to some
other prize court having jurisdiction in the case, all the ship papers or aircraft papers, as
the case may be, found on board ;
(b) unlawfully makes any agreement for ransoming of any ship, vessel, aircraft or goods taken
as prize ; or
(c) in pursuance of any such agreement as aforesaid, or otherwise by collusion, restores or
abandons any ship, vessels, aircraft or goods taken as prize ;
shall be liable to suffer long imprisonment 1[and shall also be liable to fine].
54. Other prize offences. Every person subject to this Ordinance who___
(a) strikes or otherwise illtreats any person who is on board a ship, vessel or aircraft when
taken as prize, or unlawfully takes from any such person anything in his possession ;
(b) removes out of any ship, vessel or aircraft taken as prize (otherwise than as safe keeping
or for necessary use and service of any of the forces) any goods not previously adjudged
by a prize court to be lawful prize ; or
(c) breaks bulk on board any ship, vessel or aircraft taken as prize, or detained in exercise of
any belligerent right or under any enactment, with intent to commit breach of trust or
dishonestly misappropriates anything therein,
shall be liable to suffer long imprisonment 1[and shall also be liable to fine].
(viii) Other offences in respect of Ships and Aircraft
55. Inaccurate certification. Every person subject to this Ordinance who makes or signs,
without having ensured its accuracy, a certificate relating to any matter effecting the sea going or
fighting efficiency of any of the naval ships or naval vessels, or any certificate relating to any of the
Government’s aircraft or aircraft material, shall be liable to suffer short imprisonment.
56. Improper carriage of goods. Every person subject to this Ordi nance who, being in command
of any of the naval ships, naval vessels or aircraft without lawful authority__
1 Added by Act 9 of 05, ss. 23.
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