Singapore legislation

Clause 147

of Singapore Army Bill

Clause 147

Persons subject to military law as officers

The following persons are persons subject to military law as officers, and this Act shall apply accordingly to all the persons so specified —

(a)

officers of the Singapore armed forces and officers not on the active list who are employed on military service under the orders of an officer of the Singapore armed forces, who is subject to military law;

(b)

officers who are members of the permanent staff of any of the auxiliary forces, and are not otherwise subject to military law;

(c)

officers of the volunteer, whenever in actual command of men who are under this Act subject to military law, or when their corps is on actual military service;

(d)

any officer of the volunteer force, whether in receipt of pay or otherwise, during and in respect of the time when with his own consent he is attached to or doing duty with any body of troops for the time being subject to military law, whether of the Singapore armed forces or auxiliary forces, or with his own consent, is ordered on duty by the military authorities;

(e)

every person not otherwise subject to military law who, under the general or special orders of the Army Board accompanies in an official capacity equivalent to that of officer any part of the Singapore armed forces on active service in any place;

(f)

any person, not otherwise subject to military law, accompanying a force on active service, who shall hold from the commanding officer of such force, a pass, revocable at the pleasure of such commanding officer, entitling such person to be treated on the footing of an officer;

(g)

any reserve officer, if an officer holding a commission as officer in the militia at all times, and if not holding such a commission when he is ordered on any duty or service for which, as such reserve officer, he is liable;

(h)

any officer not otherwise subject to military law who under the authority, or with the approval of the Army Board, is employed with his consent outside Singapore either on military service with an armed force or in any other military capacity;

(i)

all officers belonging to a Commonwealth force, when attached to or seconded for service with any part of the Singapore armed forces, reserve or volunteer forces in Singapore.