Section 120: Field punishment

(1) In relation to an offence committed by a soldier, rating or aircraftman on active service, the scale of punishments set out in subsection (1) of section 119 of this Act shall have effect as if after paragraph (d) thereof there were inserted the following paragraph-
"(dd) field punishment for a period not exceeding ninety days",
and subsection (5) of section 119 shall apply to field punishment as it applies to imprisonment.
(2) Field punishment shall consist of such duties or drills, in addition to those which the offender might be required to perform if he were not undergoing punishment, and such loss of privileges, as may be provided by or under rules made under this Part of this Act and may include confinement in such place and manner as may be so provided and such personal restraint as may be necessary to prevent the escape of the offender and as may be so provided.