Clause 8

Section 16 of the principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Certain persons to remain subject to Act

16. Subject to section 73, a person who has ceased to be a member may, in respect of a service offence committed within 6 months before he ceased to be a member, be dealt with as though he were still a member, if and only if he is charged with the offence not later than 3 years from the date of the commission of the offence.”.