Armed Forces Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:47 pm on 31 October 2006.

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Photo of Lord Drayson Lord Drayson Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Defence Procurement), Ministry of Defence, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement) 3:47, 31 October 2006

moved Amendment No. 11:

Page 4, line 17, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert-

"(1) A person subject to service law commits an offence if he takes part in a mutiny.

(2) For the purposes of this section a person subject to service law takes part in a mutiny if-

(a) in concert with at least one other person subject to service law, he- (i) acts with the intention of overthrowing or resisting authority; or (ii) disobeys authority in such circumstances as to subvert discipline; (b) he agrees with at least one other person subject to service law to overthrow or resist authority; or (c) he agrees with at least one other person subject to service law to disobey authority, and the agreed disobedience would be such as to subvert discipline."