Any person who—
| (a) |
shamefully and in the presence of the enemy abandons or casts away any arms, ammunition, equipment or tools; |
| (b) |
behaves before the enemy in such a manner as to show cowardice; |
| (c) |
improperly delays or discourages any action against the enemy; |
| (d) |
improperly does or omits to do anything which results or is calculated to result in the capture by the enemy of any member of the South African Defence Force or of any forces co-operating with the South African Defence Force, or endangers or is calculated to endanger any such member, or which results or is calculated to result in the capture or destruction by the enemy of any aircraft, vessel, arms, ammunition or other war material; |
| (e) |
in action or prior to going into action, acts in a manner or uses words calculated to create alarm or despondency; |
| (f) |
without authority communicates with the enemy or sends a flag or signal of truce to the enemy; |
| (g) |
knowingly harbours or protects an enemy, not being a prisoner of war; or |
| (h) |
is taken prisoner of war through want of precaution, neglect of duty or disobedience to orders, or having been taken prisoner of war fails to rejoin the South African Defence Force when able to do so, |
shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years.
Contingency Fees Act, 1997
