Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Singapore Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “captain” in the definition of “commander” in subsection (1), the words “or a senior military expert”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “major” in paragraph (a) of the definition of “convening authority” in subsection (1), the words “, or the senior military expert of or above the rank of ME5,”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “military documents” in subsection (1), the following definition:“ “military expert” means a serviceman in the military domain experts service;”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “regular serviceman” in subsection (1), the following definition:“ “senior military expert” means a military expert of or above the rank of ME4;”;

(e)

by deleting the definition of “serviceman” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:“ “serviceman” means an officer, a soldier, a military expert or a non-uniformed serviceman of the Singapore Armed Forces, and includes a servicewoman;”;

(f)

by deleting the definition of “soldier” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:“ “soldier” means any person, other than an officer, a senior military expert or a non-uniformed serviceman, who is a member of the Singapore Armed Forces, and includes any such person who is a servicewoman;”; and

(g)

by deleting the words “to “an officer” or” in subsection (2)(d).

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