Singapore legislation
Clause 27
Clause 27
District courtmartial
(1)
The General Officer Commanding is hereby empowered to convene a district court-martial in accordance with the provisions of the Army Act for the trial of offences under section 25.
(2)
The procedure governing the trial of any offence by a district court-martial under the provisions of this section shall, so far as possible, and to the extent that it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or of any rules made thereunder be in accordance with the rules of procedure from time to time in force for trials by district courts-martial under the provisions of the Army Act.
(3)
A district court-martial shall have power to inflict all or any of the following punishments: —
imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, except in the case of a warrant officer;
fine not exceeding two hundred dollars;
dismissal of a volunteer from the Force;
in the case of warrant and non-commissioned officers, forfeiture of seniority and reduction in rank in addition to any other punishment allowed by this Act:Provided that a sentence of imprisonment may be awarded only in the case of an offence committed under paragraphs (a), ( b), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of subsection (1) and paragraphs (c), (e), ( g) and (h) of subsection (2) of section 25.
(4)
A warrant officer who is a volunteer if sentenced to reduction of rank shall be entitled to be released from his engagement to serve as a member of the Force.
(5)
A non-commissioned officer who is sentenced to imprisonment shall be reduced to the ranks.
(6)
Any police officer shall have power to arrest and bring before a Commanding Officer and to detain until the conclusion of the case any soldier accused of committing an offence under section 25.
(7)
A district court-martial convened under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed not to be a court-martial under the Army Act.
(8)
The amount of any fine imposed under this section may be recovered in the manner provided by sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (b) of section 267 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 132).
(9)
The provisions of section 265 of the Criminal Procedure Code shall apply to any sentence of imprisonment under this section.