Singapore legislation
Clause 73
Clause 73
Power to quash finding of disciplinary officer
(1)
The Armed Forces Council may, upon the advice of the person appointed under paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 80 of this Act —
quash any finding, sentence, order of dismissal of a charge or award of compensation of a disciplinary officer;
substitute any new finding for any finding of guilty made by a disciplinary officer that is illegal or cannot be supported by the evidence if the new finding could validly have been made by the disciplinary officer on the charge and if it appears that the disciplinary officer was satisfied of the facts establishing the offence specified or involved in the new finding;
substitute another punishment or a lesser punishment where the sentence of a disciplinary officer is invalid or unduly excessive but so that the punishment substituted shall not in any event be greater or more severe than that awarded by the disciplinary officer.
(2)
Any substituted finding or sentence under subsection (1) of this section shall be treated for all purposes as a finding or sentence of the disciplinary officer.
(3)
When servicemen are serving outside Singapore the powers under subsection (1) of this section shall be exercised by an officer appointed by the Armed Forces Council.