Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)

Schedules

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Any person who—

(a)	malingers or feigns or produces disease or infirmity;

(b)	maims or injures himself with the intention of avoiding any service or duty;

(c)	wilfully commits or omits to perform an act, in consequence whereof he becomes or is likely to become unable to perform any service or duty; or

(d)	wilfully maims or injures any other person subject to this Code, whether at the request or with the connivance of such other person or otherwise, thereby rendering such person unfit for service or duty,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years.