Clause 63

The confirming authority may, when confirming the sentence of any court-nartoial, mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded, or commute such punishment for any less punishment or punishments to which the offender might have been sentenced by the said court-martoial, or if such punishment is death awarded for the offence of murder then for such less punishment as in this Act mentioned, or, if such punishment is cashiering awarded for an offence under section 21, then for dismissal from the Singapore armed forces or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned. The confirming authority may also suspend for such time as seems expedient the execution of a sentence.

When a sentence passed by a court-martial has been confirmed, the President shall have power to mitigate or remit the punishment thereby awarded, or to commute such punishment for any less punishment or punishments to which the offender might have been sentenced by the said court-martial, or, if such punishment is death, awarded for the offence of murder then for such less punishment as in this Act mentioned or, if such punishment is cashiering awarded for an offence under section 21, then for dismissal from the Singapore armed forces or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned.

An authority having power under this section to mitigate, remit, or commute any punishment may, if it seems fit, do all or any of those things in respect of a person subject to such punishment.

The provisions of this Act with respect to an original sentence of imprisonment or detention shall apply to a sentence of imprisonment or detention imposed by way of commutation.