Defence Act 1954
Punishment for pretending to be a deserter or an absentee.
253.—Any person who falsely represents himself to any military or civil authority to be a deserter or an absentee shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding F395[200] pounds or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months or to both such fine and imprisonment.
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Amendments:
F395
Substituted (24.06.1987) by Defence (Amendment) Act 1987 (8/1987), s. 2, item 14, commenced on enactment, subject to transitional provision in s. 16. A fine of £200 converted (1.01.1999) to €253.95. This translates into a Class E fine not exceeding €500 as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3, 8(3) and table ref. no. 3, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.