Singapore legislation
Clause 48
Clause 48
Absence without leave
(1)
A person who is absent without leave shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or any other punishment authorised by this Act.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, a person is absent without leave if he —
(a)
without authority leaves his place of duty;
(b)
without authority is absent from his place of duty;
(c)
having been authorised to be absent from his place of duty, fails to return to his place of duty at the expiration of the period for which his absence was authorised; or
(d)
having been notified to report for duty fails to report to his place of duty without lawful excuse.