Clause 7

The Commissioner may enrol under this section, as a volunteer ex‑NSman, any ex‑NSman who was enlisted as a national serviceman in the Force where —

the Commissioner wants that ex‑NSman to continue to serve in the Force; and

the ex‑NSman is offering his service.(2) The provisions of sections 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 30 of the Enlistment Act (Cap. 93) affecting any person who is liable for operationally ready national service apply (so far as relevant) to a volunteer ex‑NSman enrolled under this section as if the volunteer ex‑NSman were an individual liable for operationally ready national service, with such prescribed exceptions, modifications and adaptations as the differences between an operationally ready national serviceman and a volunteer ex‑NSman require.(3) The provisions of any other existing law that relate to an individual liable for operationally ready national service have effect as if any reference therein to any such individual also includes a reference to any volunteer ex‑NSman, with such prescribed exceptions, modifications and adaptations as the differences between this Part and that existing law require.(4) The Minister may, from time to time, authorise such emoluments to be paid to volunteer ex‑NSmen for their services.(5) In this section, “existing law” means any written law having effect as part of the law of Singapore immediately before the date of commencement of section 7 of the Civil Defence and Other Matters Act 2018.Appointments and promotions9B.—

Subject to section 8, the Minister may do the following:

appoint or promote a member to the rank of lieutenant‑colonel and above;

reduce the rank of a member of the rank of lieutenant‑colonel and above.(2) Subject to section 8, the Commissioner may do the following:

appoint or promote a member to the rank of major and below;

reduce the rank of a member of the rank of major and below.(3) The Commissioner may delegate the power under subsection (2) to any officer of the rank of lieutenant‑colonel and above.”.