Singapore legislation
Clause 15
Clause 15
Amendment of section 75
Section 75 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsections (3) and (4) and substituting the following subsections:“(3) In the case where servicemen are serving outside Singapore, the powers under subsection (1) shall be exercised —
in relation to any finding, sentence, order of dismissal of a charge or award of compensation of the Chief of Defence Force, by the Armed Forces Council, except that where the person for the time being holding the appointment of the Chief of Defence Force is the person who made the finding, sentence, order or award, he shall not sit as a member of the Armed Forces Council for the purposes of this paragraph; and
in any other case, by an officer appointed by the Armed Forces Council.(4) Where the Armed Forces Council has in any case quashed the finding, sentence, order of dismissal of a charge or award of compensation of a disciplinary officer under subsection (1)(a), it may —
refer the case to be retried —
where the disciplinary officer is the Chief of Defence Force, by the Chief of Defence Force or, if it is of the opinion that the case should not be retried by the Chief of Defence Force, by a Senior Disciplinary Committee; and
in any other case, by the same or another disciplinary officer; or
if it is of the opinion that the case should be retried by a subordinate military court, refer the charge to the person appointed under section 82(5)(a).”.