Clause 107

A person shall not in pursuance of this Act be tried or punished for any offence triable under this Act committed more than three years before the date at which his trial begins, except in the case of the offence of mutiny or desertion; but this section shall not affect the jurisdiction of a civil court in the case of any offence triable by such court.

Where a serviceman has served continuously in an exemplary manner for not less than three years in the Singapore Armed Forces he shall not be tried for the offence of desertion (other than desertion on active service), if that offence was committed before the commencement of the three years referred to in subsection (1) of this section.