Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Organisation of Singapore Armed Forces
7. Establishment and organisation of Singapore Armed Forces
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It is lawful for the President in accordance with this Act and any regulations made under this Act to raise and maintain a force to be known as the Singapore Armed Forces which is a unified force consisting of army, air force, navy, and digital and intelligence service commands and each command consisting of as many servicemen as the President may from time to time determine.
Singapore Armed Forces
“Singapore Armed Forces” means the Singapore Armed Forces raised and maintained under section 7;
The servicemen in each command must be formed into such units, corps, regiments, services or other like bodies and divisions as the President may from time to time determine.
The President may disband any command, unit, corps, regiment, service or other like body or division constituted under subsection (2) in whole or in part or amalgamate any such command, unit, corps, regiment, service or other body or division or alter the name or title thereof.
unit
“unit” means a battalion or its equivalent in the navy and air force or any equivalent body of servicemen.
The Singapore Army and the People’s Defence Force and any other force that was raised and maintained under any written law repealed by this Act which were in existence immediately before 15 June 1972 shall, on or after that date, be deemed to be included in the Singapore Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act.