Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · s 59

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s 59Resistance to arrest

(1)

Any person subject to military law who, being concerned in any quarrel or disorder —

(a)

refuses to obey any officer who orders him into arrest; or

(b)

strikes or otherwise uses violence to, or offers violence to, any such officer, is guilty of an offence against this section whether or not the officer is his superior officer.

(2)

Any person subject to military law who strikes or otherwise uses violence to, or offers violence to, any person, whether subject to military law or not, whose duty it is to arrest him or in whose custody he is, is guilty of an offence against this Act.

(3)

Any person guilty of an offence against this section shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable to imprisonment for 2 years or any less punishment provided by this Act.

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