Clause 2

“Army Act” means the Singapore Army Act, 1965 (Act of 1965);

“Commandant” means the officer appointed to be in executive command of the Force;

“commanding officer” means an officer of not less than field rank for the time being commanding a unit or units of the Force and includes the Commandant;

“Force” means the People’s Defence Force established under this Act;

“member of the Force” means an officer or soldier of the Force;

“national serviceman” means a person who having been directed to present himself for enlistment in the Force under the provisions of any written law for the time being in force relating to national service;

“non-commissioned officer” includes a non-commissioned officer and an acting non-commissioned officer of the Force, or of the Singapore armed forces or of any Commonwealth force who is attached to or doing duty with any part of the Force;

“officer” means an officer of the Force commissioned under section 7 and includes an officer —

“soldier” means a member of the Force other than an officer;

“superior officer”, when used in relation to a soldier of the Force, includes a warrant officer and a non-commissioned officer;

“volunteer” means a member of the Force who is neither a national serviceman nor a member of the Singapore armed forces;

“warrant officer” means a warrant officer appointed under a warrant from the President or of the Singapore armed forces or of any Commonwealth force who is attached to or doing duty with any part of the Force;

“week-end parade” means any parade of not less than four hours and not more than forty-eight hours duration;

“weekly parade” means any parade of less than four hours duration.