Singapore legislation

Clause 11

of Singapore Army Bill

Clause 11

Offences punishable more severely on active service than at other times

(1)

Every person subject to military law who with intent to assist the enemy —

(a)

makes known the parole, watchword or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it; or

(b)

gives a parole, watchword or countersign different from what he received,shall, on conviction by court-martial —

(i)

if he commits any such offence on active service, be liable to suffer death, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and

(ii)

if he commits any such offence not on active service be liable if an officer, to be cashiered, or to suffer such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned, and if a soldier, to suffer imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

(2)

Every person subject to military law who —

(a)

leaves his commanding officer to go in search of plunder;

(b)

forces a safeguard;

(c)

forces or strikes a sentinel;

(d)

breaks into any house or other place in search of plunder;

(e)

being a soldier acting as sentinel sleeps or is drunk on his post;

(f)

without orders from his superior officer, leaves his guard, piquet, patrol or post;

(g)

by discharging firearms, drawing swords, beating drums, making signals, using words, or by any means whatever, intentionally occasions false alarms in action, on the march, in the field, or elsewhere; or

(h)

being a soldier acting as sentinel, leaves his post before he is regularly relieved,shall, on conviction by court-martial —

(i)

if he commits any such offence on active service, be liable to suffer imprisonment, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and

(ii)

if he commits any such offence not on active service, be liable, if an officer, to be cashiered, or to suffer such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned, and if a soldier, to suffer imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

(3)

Every person subject to military law who —

(a)

by discharging firearms, drawing swords, beating drums, making signals, using words, or by any means whatever, negligently occasions false alarms in action, on the march, in the field, or elsewhere;

(b)

makes known the parole, watchword or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it or, without good and sufficient cause, gives a parole, watchword or countersign different from what he received;

(c)

impedes the provost marshal or any assistant provost marshal or any officer or non-commissioned officer or other person legally exercising authority under or on behalf of the provost marshal, or, when called on, refuses to assist in the execution of his duty the provost marshal, assistant provost marshal, or any such officer, non-commissioned officer or other person;

(d)

commits violence to any person bringing provisions or supplies to the forces, whether the Singapore armed forces or forces co-operating therewith, or commits any offence against the property or person of any inhabitant of or resident in the country in which he is serving; or

(e)

irregularly detains or appropriates to his own corps, battalion or detachment any provisions or supplies proceeding to the forces as aforesaid, contrary to any orders issued in that respect,shall be liable on conviction by court-martial if an officer, to be cashiered, or to suffer such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned, and if a soldier, to suffer imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

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