Singapore legislation

Clause 14

of Singapore Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill

Clause 14

Amendment of section 73

Section 73 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Where an accused is convicted by a disciplinary officer or a Senior Disciplinary Committee, the disciplinary officer or Senior Disciplinary Committee may, in addition to any other punishment but subject to subsection (2), order the accused to pay compensation to the party who suffered damage or loss by reason of the offence.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “a senior disciplinary officer or a superior commander” in the third and fourth lines of subsection (2) and substituting the following words“a senior disciplinary officer, a superior commander, the Chief of Defence Force or a Senior Disciplinary Committee”.