(1) Any person subject to this Act who is found in a state of intoxication, whether
on duty or not, shall, on conviction by court-martial, if he is an officer, be liable to be cashiered or to
suffer such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned ; and, if he is not an officer, be liable, subject to
the provisions of sub-section (2), to suffer imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or
such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.
(2) Where an offence of being intoxicated is committed by a person other than an officer when not on active service or not on duty, the period of imprisonment awarded shall not exceed six months.
(2) Where an offence of being intoxicated is committed by a person other than an officer when not on active service or not on duty, the period of imprisonment awarded shall not exceed six months.