Clause 13

A charge against an officer of or above the rank of colonel may be dealt with summarily by a Senior Disciplinary Committee appointed by the Chairman of the Armed Forces Council for that purpose.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a Senior Disciplinary Committee shall have the power to deal with a charge against an officer of the rank of lieutenant-colonel in any case referred to it by the Armed Forces Council under section 75(4)(a)(i).(3) The Senior Disciplinary Committee shall consist of not less than 3 members of the Armed Forces Council or any other uneven number, the majority of whom shall be members of the Singapore Armed Forces.(4) The members of the Senior Disciplinary Committee shall be of or above the rank of the accused or shall each be holding an appointment of or above that held by the accused. The seniority of such appointments shall be determined by the Chairman of the Armed Forces Council.(5) The Senior Disciplinary Committee may —

dismiss the charge if it is of the opinion that the charge ought not to be proceeded with; or

deal with the case summarily and upon conviction of the accused, impose any one or all of the following punishments:

forfeiture of seniority of rank and forfeiture of all or part of service for purposes of promotion;

a fine not exceeding a sum of $1,500; or

reprimand.(6) In addition to or in lieu of any other punishment, the Senior Disciplinary Committee may order that the accused shall suffer any deduction from his ordinary pay authorised by this Act.(7) Where the Senior Disciplinary Committee considers under this section that the accused should be tried by a subordinate military court, it shall refer the charge to the person appointed under section 82(5)(a).(8) Where the Senior Disciplinary Committee has proceeded to deal with a case summarily under this section and is satisfied on the evidence as to the guilt of the accused, it shall, before proceeding to conviction and punishment other than a reprimand, afford the accused an opportunity of electing to be tried by a subordinate military court and if the accused so elects, the Senior Disciplinary Committee shall refer the charge to the person appointed under section 82(5)(a) who shall direct that a charge be submitted to the convening authority.(9) Every decision of the Senior Disciplinary Committee shall be in accordance with the opinion of the majority of the members dealing with the case.”.