Permitting escape of person in custody

Section 49 of the Air Force Act, 1950 deals with permitting escape of person in custody. Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,-- (a) when in command of a guard, piquet, patrol or post, releases without proper authority, whether wilfully or without reasonable excuse, any person committed to his charge or refuses to receive any prisoner The Act came into force on 22 Jul 1950.

Any person subject to this Act who commits any of the following offences, that is to say,--

(a) when in command of a guard, piquet, patrol or post, releases without proper authority, whether wilfully or without reasonable excuse, any person committed to his charge or refuses to receive any prisoner or person so committed ; or

(b) wilfully or without reasonable excuse allows to escape any person who is committed to his charge or whom it is his duty to keep on guard;

shall, on conviction by court-martial, be liable, if he has acted, willfully, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and if he has not acted willfully, to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

Section 49, The Air Force Act, 1950 (Act 45 of 1950).