Singapore legislation
Section 13
Section 13
Board of inquiry
(1)
If a Commandant of a Corps has reason to believe that an officer under that Commandant’s executive command has committed a breach of any general or routine order of the Corps or any regulation made under this Act, the Commandant may convene a board of inquiry to investigate and report on the facts relating to the matter and the board of inquiry must, if directed by the Commandant to do so, express its opinion on any question arising out of any matter referred to the board.
(2)
A board of inquiry must consist of —
a Chairperson who —
in an inquiry convened to investigate an officer of the National Police Cadet Corps, is either a police officer not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police or an officer of the National Police Cadet Corps not below the rank of Assistant Superintendent; or
in an inquiry convened to investigate an officer of the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps, is either an officer of the Singapore Civil Defence Force not below the rank of Captain of Civil Defence or an officer of the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps not below the rank of Captain; and
at least 2 other individuals, one of whom must be nominated by a Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education.
(3)
If the board of inquiry is of the opinion that an officer is guilty of a breach of any general or routine order, or any regulation made under this Act, the board must recommend to the Commandant who convened the board which of the following punishments or combination of them should be imposed on the officer:
reprimand;
reduction in rank;
dismissal from the National Police Cadet Corps or the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps, as the case may be.