Offences by Persons Not Subject to Naval Law in Relation to Courts-martial and Disciplinary Courts.

Every person not subject to naval law, who,--

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(a) being duly summoned or ordered to attend as a witness before a court-martial or disciplinary court fails to attend without due cause, or

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(b) refuses to take an oath or make an affirmation legally required by a court-martial or disciplinary court to be taken or made, or

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(c) being sworn or affirmed, refuses to answer any questions put by or before a court-martial or disciplinary court, which he is in law bound to answer, or

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(d) refuses to produce or deliver up a document in his power which the court-martial or disciplinary court may legally demand, or

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(e) is guilty of contempt of court-martial or disciplinary court,

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shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.

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