Clause 10

without orders from his superior officer leaves the ranks in order to secure prisoners or horses, or on pretence of taking wounded men to the rear;

without orders from his superior officer wilfully destroys or damages any property;

is taken prisoner, by want of due precaution, or through disobedience of orders, or wilful neglect of duty, or having been taken prisoner fails to rejoin the Singapore armed forces when able to rejoin the same;

without due authority either holds correspondence with, or gives intelligence to, or sends a flag of truce to the enemy;

by word of mouth, or in writing, or by signals, or otherwise spreads reports calculated to create unnecessary alarm or despondency;

in action, or previously to going into action, uses words calculated to create alarm or despondency; or

misbehaves or induces others to misbehave before the enemy in such manner as to show cowardice,shall be liable on conviction by court-martial to suffer imprisonment, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.