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Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Organisation of Singapore Armed Forces

8. Establishment of Armed Forces Council

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2022.

(1)

For the purposes of the administration of matters relating to the Singapore Armed Forces under this Act, an Armed Forces Council is established consisting of —

(a)

one or more Ministers charged with the responsibility for defence and any other Minister who has been assigned to assist them;

(b)

the Permanent Secretary, or all the Permanent Secretaries (if there is more than one), of the Ministry of Defence;

(c)

the Chief of Defence Force;

(d)

the Chief of Army;

(e)

the Chief of Air Force;

(f)

the Chief of Navy; (fa)the Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service; and

(g)

not more than 4 other members as the President may appoint if the President, acting in his or her discretion, concurs with the advice of the Prime Minister.

(2)

The Minister charged with the responsibility for defence or, if there is more than one, the principal Minister is the Chairperson of the Armed Forces Council.

(3)

The appointments mentioned in subsection (1)(g) may not be revoked unless the President, acting in his or her discretion, concurs with the advice of the Prime Minister.

(4)

Any appointment or revocation made by the President under this section must be published in the Gazette.