16. Offences by or in relation to sentries, persons on watch, etc.

Every person subject to military law who —

while on guard duty and posted or ordered to patrol, or on watch, or under orders to regulate traffic by land, water or air, sleeps or, without having been regularly relieved, leaves any place where it is his or her duty to be;

strikes or otherwise uses force against a member of the Singapore Armed Forces or of any forces cooperating therewith, who is on guard duty and posted or ordered to patrol, or on watch, or under orders to regulate traffic by land, water or air; or

by the threat of force compels any member mentioned in paragraph (b) to let him or her or any other person pass,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a subordinate military court to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or any less punishment authorised by this Act.