80A. General courts martial panel

Terms defined in s 2

• convening authority

  convening authority

  Defined · s 2

  “convening authority” means —(a)in the case of a general court martial — the officer of or above the rank of major, or the senior military expert of or above the rank of ME5, appointed by the Armed Forces Council for the purpose of being the convening authority for general courts martial; or(b)in the case of a field general court martial — a commander mentioned in section 83(1);

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• general courts martial panel

  general courts martial panel

  Defined · s 2

  “general courts martial panel” means the panel appointed by the convening authority under section 80A;

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• officer

  officer

  Defined · s 2

  “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officer in the Singapore Armed Forces and includes any person commissioned as an officer under any written law that is repealed by this Act;

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