Kenya Defence Forces Act

110. Prize offences by others

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

110. Prize offences by others

(1)A person who is subject to this Act commits an offence if that person—

(a)strikes or otherwise ill-treats any person who is on board an aircraft or ship taken as prize, or who unlawfully takes from any such person anything in the person's possession;

(b)removes out of any aircraft or ship taken as prize, otherwise than for safe keeping or for the necessary use of the Defence Forces, any goods not previously adjudged by a prize court to be lawful prize; or

(c)breaks bulk on board any aircraft or ship taken as prize, or detained in exercise of any belligerent right or under any law, with intent to embezzle or fraudulently misapply anything therein.

(2)A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable, on conviction by a court-martial, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or any lesser punishment provided for by this Act.

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Source: Kenya Law