Singapore legislation
Clause 25
Clause 25
Discipline
(1)
A soldier, when on parade or undergoing training or wearing uniform or performing any duty under this Part, shall be deemed to have committed an offence, if, when not subject to the Army Act, he —
strikes, or uses or offers violence to, or uses threatening or insubordinate language to, or behaves with contempt to, his superior officer;
disobeys any standing order of, or lawful command given by, his superior officer;
neglects to obey a general or garrison order made specially applicable to the Force by the General Officer Commanding;
is drunk;
being a warrant officer or non-commissioned officer strikes or ill-treats any person subject to military law or to this Act;
strikes, or uses or offers violence to any person whether subject to military law or not in whose custody he is placed, and whether such person is or is not his superior officer;
resists an escort whose duty it is to arrest him or detain him in military custody;
being under arrest or detention or otherwise in lawful military custody escapes or attempts to escape;
falsely personates any other person at any parade or on any occasion when such other person is required by this Act or by any rule or regulation made thereunder to do any act or attend at any place.
(2)
A soldier, whether he is on parade or not, shall be deemed to have committed an offence, if, when not subject to the Army Act, he —
being a volunteer fails, without sufficient cause, to appear at a place of parade at the time fixed or to attend at any place in his capacity as a member of the Force, when duly required so to attend, or when on parade, without sufficient cause, quits the ranks;
being a national serviceman fails to discharge any duty assigned to him in the course of such training and instructions;
when in charge of any property belonging to the Government, the Force, the Singapore armed forces or a Commonwealth force, makes away with, or is concerned in making away with, or wilfully injures, any such property;
by culpable neglect loses, or causes injury to, any such property as is mentioned in paragraph (c);
knowingly furnishes a false return or report of the number or state of men under his command or charge, or of any money, arms or ammunition, clothing, equipment, stores or other property in his charge;
through design or culpable neglect, omits to make or furnish any return of any matter mentioned in paragraph (e) which it is his duty to make or furnish;
when it is his duty to make a declaration respecting any matter, makes a declaration respecting such matter, which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true;
knowingly makes against any person subject to military law or to this Act, an accusation which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true;
fails, when required so to do, to return in good order equipment, uniform or other articles issued to him;
fails, when required so to do under section 32, to attend before a Commanding Officer;
is guilty of any act, conduct, disorder or neglect to the prejudice of good order and military discipline.