The Mutiny Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict c 10) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and one of a succession of such Mutiny Acts. The preamble to the Act stated that it was necessary to provide "a more speedy punishment than the usual forms often allow" to soldiers who mutinied or stirred up sedition, who deserted, or who were "guilty of crimes and offences to the prejudice of good order and military discipline". It extended to the Channel Islands, and encompassed colonial and foreign troops in British service, though the militia, volunteer and reserve forces were exempt except under special circumstances.