Singapore legislation

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the National Service Ordinance, 1952 (Malaysian Ord. 37 of 1952) (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Ordinance”) is hereby amended —

(a)

by inserting immediately before the definition of “civil defence force” in subsection (1) thereof the following new definition: —“Armed Forces” means any force constituted under the provisions of the Singapore Army Act, 1965 (Act 13 of 1965), and includes the Peoples Defence Force constituted under the provisions of the Peoples Defence Force Act, 1965 (Act 23 Of 1965);

(b)

by inserting immediately after the words “police forces” appearing in the third line of the definition of “national service” in subsection (1) thereof the expression “, service in the vigilante corps”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “and of any proclamation made thereunder” appearing in subsection (2) thereof.

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