Clause 93

Save as otherwise provided by this Act every soldier of the Singapore armed forces, upon the completion of the term of his original enlistment, or of the period of his re-engagement, shall be discharged with all convenient speed, but until so discharged shall be subject to this Act as a soldier of the Singapore armed forces.

Where a soldier of the Singapore armed forces is, when entitled to be discharged, serving beyond the seas, he shall, if he so requires, be sent to Singapore, and in such case shall, with all convenient speed, be sent there free of expense, and on his arrival be discharged:Provided that the competent military authority may, with the consent of the soldier, delay his discharge, so however that he be discharged within six months from his arrival.

If such soldier is permitted, at his request, to stay at the place where he is serving, he shall not afterwards have any claim to be sent at the public expense to Singapore or elsewhere.

Every soldier of the Singapore armed forces upon the completion of the period of his service, if shorter than the term of his original enlistment, shall be transferred to the reserve, but until so transferred shall be subject to this Act as a soldier of the Singapore armed forces.

Where a soldier of the Singapore armed forces, when entitled to be transferred to the reserve, is serving beyond the seas, he shall be sent to Singapore free of expense with all convenient speed, and on his arrival shall be transferred to the reserve:Provided that the competent military authority may, with the consent of the soldier, delay his transfer to the reserve, so however that he be transferred to it within six months from his arrival.

A soldier of the Singapore armed forces who is discharged on the completion of the term of his original enlistment or his re-engagement, as mentioned in subsection (2), or is transferred to the reserve, shall be entitled to be conveyed free of cost from the place in Singapore where he is discharged or transferred to the place in which he appears from his attestation paper to have been attested, or to any place at which he may at the time of his discharge or transfer decide to take up his residence, and to which he can be conveyed without greater cost:Provided that in the case of transfer to the reserve he shall not be entitled to be so conveyed to any place out of Singapore.