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BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE UNIFORM ACT 1919 - SECT 1

Prohibition against improper use of uniform.

1.(1) If any person, not being entitled to wear the British mercantile marine
uniform, wears that uniform or any part thereof, or any dress having the
appearance or bearing any of the distinctive marks of that uniform, he shall
be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not
exceeding five pounds, or, if he wears it in such a manner or under such
circumstances as to be likely to bring contempt on the uniform, to a fine not
exceeding ten pounds or to imprisonment ... for a term not exceeding one
month:

Provided that this section shall not prevent any person from wearing any
uniform or dress in the course or for the purposes of a stage play or
representation, or a music-hall or circus performance if the uniform is not
worn in such a manner or under such circumstances as to bring it into
contempt.

(2) If any person entitled to wear the British mercantile marine uniform when
aboard a ship in port or on shore appears dressed partly in uniform and partly
not in uniform under such circumstances as to be likely to bring contempt on
the uniform, or, being entitled to wear the uniform appropriate to a
particular rank or position, wears the uniform appropriate to some higher rank
or position, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding
five pounds.

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