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Dyeing and conversion of uniforms, etc. 
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266.—(1) If any person, except under and in accordance with a permit issued by or on behalf of the Minister, 
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(a) dyes, or receives for the purpose of dyeing, any service textile article or any article which he has reasonable grounds for believing is a service textile article or a converted service textile article, or 
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(b) converts into another article or receives for the purpose of conversion into another article any service textile article, 
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such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding ten pounds. 
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(2) In this section— 
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the expression “service textile article” means any article of a textile nature issued to or for the use of members of the Defence Forces; 
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the expression “converted service textile article” means any service textile article which has been converted into another article. 
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