Singapore legislation
Section 105A
Section 105A
Minister may send members of Force outside Singapore
(1)
Subject to subsections (3) and (7), the Minister may —
on a request in that behalf being made by, or with the consent of, a government of a territory outside Singapore;
on a request in that behalf being made by a United Nations agency; or
in connection with any agreement or arrangement with a government of a territory outside Singapore,order such number of members of the Force as to the Minister seems expedient to proceed outside Singapore to carry out duties to respond to and deal with a civil defence emergency taking place in such territory.
(2)
In making an order under subsection (1), the Minister must specify the purposes for which the members of the Force are to carry out duties outside Singapore or in any territory outside Singapore.
(3)
The Minister must not make an order under subsection (1) unless the Minister is satisfied that adequate provisions have been or will immediately be made in the territory outside Singapore for the proper carrying out of duties by members of the Force in that territory, which may include provisions —
that all members of the Force serving in that territory under the provisions of this Part must remain under the orders of their own commanding officers; or
that all members of the Force serving in that territory under the provisions of this Part must be conferred with the powers, duties and privileges of members of the equivalent civil defence force in that territory.
(4)
The Commissioner may issue directions of a routine nature for the deployment, command, control and information of members of the Force ordered under subsection (1) to proceed outside Singapore to carry out duties outside Singapore.
(5)
Any direction under subsection (4) must not be inconsistent with subsection (3).
(6)
All members of the Force ordered under subsection (1) to proceed outside Singapore for service must comply with every direction issued under subsection (4).
(7)
To avoid doubt, the Minister may order such number of members of the Force as to the Minister seems expedient to carry out duties in international waters, and this Part applies, with the necessary modifications, to members of the Force serving outside Singapore pursuant to such an order as it applies to members of the Force serving outside Singapore pursuant to an order under subsection (1).
(8)
No volunteer ex‑NSman or auxiliary member shall be liable to serve or proceed on duty outside Singapore unless he or she first consents to such service.