Section 64: Taking command of armed force

64. Taking command of armed force Ceux qui— Any person who— (a) sans droit ou motif légi- (a) without lawful right or time, auront pris le reason, takes the comcommandement d’un mand of an armed force, corps d’armée, d’une troop, fleet, squadron, troupe, d’une flotte, man of war, fortified d’une escadre, d’un bâ- place, post, port or town; timent de guerre, d’une place forte, d’un poste, d’un port, d’une ville; (b) auront retenu, contre (b) continues to hold any l’ordre du Gouvernement, military command against un commandement mili- the order of the Governtaire quelconque; ou ment; or (c) étant au commandement (c) being a commander d’une armée ou d’une keeps his army or troops troupe rassemblée, après embodied after the disque le licenciement ou la banding or dismissing of séparation en auront été the same has been ordonnés, ordered, shall be punished by penal servitude for life or, where the Court is satisfied that substantial and compelling circumstances exist which justify the imposition of a lesser sentence and has entered those circumstances on the record of the proceedings, for a term not exceeding 60 years. [S. 64 amended by Act 31 of 1995; s. 4 (1) (a) of Act 6 of 2007 w.e.f. 18 June 2007.]