Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Punishments of Military Offences and Execution of Sentences
125. Mode of executing sentence of caning
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This section applies to a sentence of caning awarded under section 112(1) or in respect of an offence specified in section 118(16) or 119.
The caning awarded at any one trial must not exceed 24 strokes in the case of a person who is 16 years of age or older or 10 strokes in the case of a person below 16 years of age.
Caning must be inflicted on such part of the person as the Minister may direct.
The rattan must not exceed 6.35 millimetres in diameter.
In no case may caning be inflicted upon any person under this section until a medical certificate has been issued by a medical officer to the effect that the person is in a fit condition of health to undergo the punishment.
officer
“officer” means a person appointed by the President of Singapore or the proper authority to hold the rank of officer in the Singapore Armed Forces and includes any person commissioned as an officer under any written law that is repealed by this Act;
A person on whom caning is to be inflicted must wear such protective clothing as may be prescribed.