Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 5
59. Resistance to arrest
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any person subject to military law who, being concerned in any quarrel or disorder —
refuses to obey any officer who orders him into arrest; or
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.
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.
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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Armed Forces
“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
Terms defined in s 2
Armed Forces
Defined · s 2“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
officer
Defined · s 2“officer” means any person commissioned into the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this Act but does not include any person serving under any loan agreement or contract with the Government;
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