Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Singapore Armed Forces and Other Matters Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 19

Section 19 of the SAF Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) Every person subject to military law shall be guilty of an offence if the person —

(a)

strikes or otherwise uses violence to, or offers violence to, a person superior in rank or appointment; or

(b)

uses threatening or insubordinate language or gestures to, or behaves with contempt to, a person superior in rank or appointment.(1A) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1)(a) shall be liable on conviction by a subordinate military court to —

(a)

if the offence is committed during active service — imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years or any less punishment authorised by this Act; and

(b)

in any other case — imprisonment for a term not exceeding 4 years or any less punishment authorised by this Act.(1B) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1)(b) shall be liable on conviction by a subordinate military court to —

(a)

if the offence is committed during active service — imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or any less punishment authorised by this Act; and

(b)

in any other case — imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or any less punishment authorised by this Act.”.

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