Section 83: Offences in relation to requisitioning of vehicles

(1) A person subject to service law under this Act who-
(a) knowing that no requisitioning order is in force under this Act authorising him to give directions, or for the provision of any vehicle, or that he is otherwise not authorised to give those directions, gives directions for the provision of the vehicle or orders or procures another person to give those directions; or
(b) in purported exercise of a power conferred by a requisitioning order under this Act, takes or orders or procures any other person to take possession of a vehicle, knowing that no requisitioning order is in force under this Act under which the taking possession of the vehicle could be authorised, or the taking possession thereof is otherwise not authorised under the requisitioning order; or
(c) takes or agrees to take, or demands from a person any money or thing as consideration for directions, or any particular direction, for the provision of a vehicle not being given or for possession of a vehicle not being taken, or not being retained under a requisitioning order under this Act,
is guilty of an offence under this section and liable, on conviction by a court-martial, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or any less punishment provided by this Act.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall apply in relation to an aircraft, a ship, vehicle, vessel and stores (within the meaning of this Part of this Act) as they apply in relation to a vehicle under that subsection.
(3) It shall not be an offence under this section or section 82 of this Act, if a billeting requisition is authorised in an emergency by an appropriate superior authority as contained in Part XIX of this Act.