Singapore legislation
Clause 85
Clause 85
Mode of enlistment and attestation
(1)
Every person authorised to enlist recruits in the Singapore armed forces (in this Act referred to as “the recruiter”) shall give to every person offering to enlist a notice in the form for the time being authorised by the Army Board, with the approval of the President, stating the general requirements of attestation and the general conditions of the contract to be entered into by the recruit, and directing such person to appear before a magistrate either forthwith or at the time and place thereinmentioned.
(2)
Upon the appearance before a magistrate of a person offering to enlist, the magistrate shall ask him whether he has been served with and understands the notice and whether he assents to be enlisted, and shall not proceed with the enlistment if he considers the recruit under the influence of liquor.
(3)
If the person does not appear before a magistrate, or on appearing does not assent to be enlisted, no further proceedings shall be taken.
(4)
If the person assents to be enlisted —
the magistrate, after cautioning such person that if he makes any false answer to the questions read to him he shall be liable to be punished as provided by this Act, shall read or cause to be read to him the questions set forth in the attestation paper for the time being authorised by the Army Board, with the approval of the President, and shall take care that such person understands each question so read, and after ascertaining that the answer of such person to each question has been duly recorded opposite the same in the attestation paper, shall require him to make and sign the declaration as to the truth of those answers set forth in the said paper, and shall then administer to him the oath of service contained in the said paper;
upon signing the declaration and taking the oath, such person shall be deemed to be enlisted as a soldier of the Singapore armed forces;
the magistrate shall attest by his signature, in the manner required by the said paper, the fulfilment of the requirements as to attesting a recruit, and shall deliver the attestation paper, duly dated to the recruiter;
the officer who finally approves of a recruit for service shall, at his request, furnish him with a certified copy of his attestation paper.
(5)
The date at which the recruit signs the declaration and takes the oath in this section in that behalf mentioned shall be deemed to be the date of the attestation of such recruit.
(6)
The competent military authority, if satisfied that there is any error in the attestation paper of a recruit, may cause the recruit to attend before a magistrate, and that magistrate, if satisfied that such error exists, and is not so material as to render it just that the recruit should be discharged, may amend the error in the attestation paper, and the paper as amended shall thereupon be deemed as valid as if the matter of the amendment had formed part of the original matter of such paper.
(7)
Where the regulations made by the Army Board, with the approval of the President, under this Part require duplicate attestation papers to be signed and attested, this section shall apply to both such duplicates, and in the event of any amendment of an attestation paper the amendment shall be made in both of the duplicate attestation papers.