Singapore legislation
Section 12
Section 12
Application to visiting forces of law relating to Singapore forces
(1)
Where under any written law a power is exercisable by any authority or person —
as respects any of the Singapore forces or their members or service courts or other persons in any way connected therewith; or
as respects any property used or to be used for the purposes of any of the Singapore forces, or for taking possession of any property to be so used, or for acquiring (whether by agreement or compulsorily) any property so used or to be so used,the President may by order make provision for securing that subject to any conditions specified by the order the power shall be exercisable by that authority or person in the case of any visiting force to which the order applies to any extent to which it would be exercisable if the visiting force were a part of any of the Singapore forces.
(2)
The President may by order made as respects any visiting force for the purpose of implementing any treaty, agreement or arrangement between Singapore and the country to which such force belongs —
exempt that force or members or service courts or other persons (including any authorised service organisation) in any way connected therewith or property used or to be used for those purposes from the operation of any written law specified in the order; and
confer on that force or any such members, courts, persons or property any other power, privilege or immunity which would be enjoyed or would be capable of being conferred on the force, members, courts, persons or property if the force were part of any of the Singapore forces.
(3)
Where by any written law the doing of anything is prohibited, restricted or required in relation to —
any of the Singapore forces or their members or service courts or other persons in any way connected therewith; or
any property used or to be used for the purposes of any of the Singapore forces,the President may by order make provisions for securing that the prohibition, restriction or requirement shall have effect in the case of any visiting force to which the order applies to any extent to which it so would have effect if the visiting force were a part of any of the Singapore forces.
(4)
An order under this section —
may contain such incidental, consequential and supplementary provisions as appear to the President expedient for the purposes of the order, including provisions for applying, modifying, adapting or suspending any written law; and
may make financial provision in respect of the exercise of any power, or the discharge of any duty, conferred or imposed by the order.
(5)
In this section, “property” includes both movable and immovable property.
(6)
Subsections (1) and (3) apply whether the power in question is exercisable, or the prohibition, restriction or requirement in question is imposed, by provision expressly relating to the Singapore forces or by more general provision.