Singapore legislation

Clause 96

Military documents as evidence

(1)

Any document, purporting to be signed by an officer in the course of his duty and containing particulars regarding the matters enumerated below, shall be prima facie evidence of such particulars —

(a)

service in the Singapore Armed Forces, including dates of enlistment and discharge;

(b)

absence from service in the Singapore Armed Forces, with or without leave;

(c)

offences of which a person has been convicted by a subordinate military court or where there is an appeal, by the Military Court of Appeal, or by a disciplinary officer or the Armed Forces Council;

(d)

units to which a person was posted or attached;

(e)

personal particulars relating to service or employment in the Singapore Armed Forces including rank, assignment, training and vocation;

(f)

the monetary value of any Singapore Armed Forces property;

(g)

the usage or wearing of military decorations, medals, ribbons or badges;

(h)

matters relating to custody, including time, date and place;

(i)

the service of a summons or convening order.

(2)

A copy of general orders or of any official publication, document, certificate or form certified by the Armed Forces Council as general orders, official publication, document, certificate or form for the purpose of this section, shall be conclusive evidence of its contents.

(3)

Any document purporting to be a document under subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be presumed to be such a document.

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