(b) induces or attempts to induce any member to neglect or to act in conflict with his military duty; or (c) is a party to, aids or abets or incites to the commission of any act whereby— (i) any lawful order given to any member; or (ii) any law relating to the Defence Forces with which it is the duty of any member to comply; may be evaded or infringed; or (d) whether in propagating religious beliefs or otherwise, uses any language or does any act or thing with intent to recommend to, encourage, aid, incite, instigate, suggest to or otherwise cause any member of the Regular Force to refuse or fail to carry out any duties to which such other person is or may become liable in terms of this Act; or (e) supplies or is a party to supplying any member with intoxicating liquor when that member is on military duty and prohibited by or under this Act from receiving or taking intoxicating liquor; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (2) Any person who is not a member and who, whether in propagating religious beliefs or otherwise, uses any language or does any act or thing with intent to recommend to, encourage, aid, incite, instigate, suggest to or otherwise cause any member of the Regular Force to refuse or fail to carry out any duties to which that member is or may become liable in terms of this Act, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level seven or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [Section amended by s. 4 of Act 22/2001] 104 Refusing information or giving false information If information is required from any person in furtherance of the provisions of this Act relating to his liability or the liability of any resident for service or training in a Reserve Force, that person shall, if he fails without just cause, the burden of proof whereof shall lie upon him, to give such information or if he gives false information, be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [Section amended by s. 4 of Act 22/2001] 105 General penalties (1) ... [Subsection repealed by s. 4 of Act 22/2001] (2) When a member of a Reserve Force is charged with having evaded or failed to attend or perform any i nstruction, training, exercise or inspection which it was his duty to attend or perform, the civil court before which he is charged may, on his conviction and on the application of the prescribed authority, commit such member, either in addition to or in lieu of any other penalty, to detention at a prescribed depot, training camp or station for the purpose of undergoing instruction, training or exercise during such detention: Provided that, in the committal of an offender to detention under this subsection, the period of detention shall not necessarily be continuous nor shall it exceed in any one sentence or commitment a total number of days of detention in excess of twice the total number of days on which such member was in default. (3) Any member of a Reserve Force who, having been committed to detention under subsection (2), escapes therefrom or fails to return thereto or fails properly to carry out the instruction, training or exercise given under such detention, shall be guilty of an offence and liable to and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment. [Subsection amended by s. 4 of Act 22/2001] (4) While undergoing a sentence of detention under subsection (2), a member of a Reserve Force shall be subject to such training and disciplinary measures as shall be prescribed. 106 Sale or supply of liquor at mess or canteen (1) In subsection (2)— “liquor” shall have the meaning assigned to it in subsection (1) of section 2 of the Liquor Act [Chapter 14:12]. (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any enactment, liquor may, at any mess or canteen which is conducted under the authority of a Commander, be sold or supplied to any member, whether of the Force co mmanded by the Commander or not. 106A General offence: failure to comply with provisions of Act Any person who (a) fails or neglects to comply with any provision of this Act, other than the First Schedule, with which it is his duty to com ply; or (b) when required in terms of this Act, other than the First Schedule, to do or to abstain from doing anything, makes default in so doing or, as the case may be, does not abstain from doing that thing; shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level four or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

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