Singapore legislation

Clause 20

of Singapore Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill

Clause 20

Amendment of section 121

Section 121 of the principal Act is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “High Court nominated” appearing in the fourth line of subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the words “Supreme Court appointed”;

(b)

by inserting immediately after subsection (2) thereof the following subsection: —“(2A) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, where an appeal is made to the Military Court of Appeal in a case of murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder or an offence under section 121 or 121A of the Penal Code (Cap. 103), the Court shall consist of a president and two other members all of whom shall be Judges of the Supreme Court appointed by the Chief Justice.”; and

(c)

by deleting subsection (9) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(9) An appeal against an acquittal by a subordinate military court or a sentence of a subordinate military court which is manifestly inadequate may be made by the person appointed under paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 80 of this Act.”.