Singapore legislation
Section 26
Section 26
Loss of or damage to arms, equipment, etc., to be made good by order of court or by composition
(1)
Any member of the Corps who pawns, sells, loses by neglect, makes away with or wilfully or negligently damages any arms, ammunition, accoutrement, uniform or other article supplied to him, or any vehicle or property committed to his charge shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, and shall, in addition be liable to pay the value of that article or property.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), the value of that article or property shall be ascertained in a summary manner by the same court by which the person was convicted, where it shall be recoverable as a fine.
(3)
The Commandant may in minor cases compound such offences.