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Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Trial by Subordinate Military Courts

98. Military documents as evidence

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2009.

(1)

Any document, purporting to be signed by an officer, a warrant officer or a military expert of or above the rank of ME3 in the course of duty and containing particulars regarding the following matters is prima facie evidence of those particulars:

(a)

service in the Singapore Armed Forces, including dates of enlistment and discharge;

(b)

absence from service in the Singapore Armed Forces, with or without leave;

(c)

offences of which a person has been convicted by a subordinate military court or where there is an appeal, by the Military Court of Appeal, or by a disciplinary officer or the Armed Forces Council;

(d)

units to which a person was posted or attached;

(e)

personal particulars relating to service or employment in the Singapore Armed Forces including rank, assignment, training and vocation;

(f)

the monetary value of any Singapore Armed Forces property;

(g)

the usage or wearing of military decorations, medals, ribbons or badges;

(h)

matters relating to custody, including time, date and place;

(i)

the service of a summons or convening order.

(2)

A copy of general orders or of any official publication, document, certificate or form certified by the Armed Forces Council as general orders, official publication, document, certificate or form for the purpose of this section, is conclusive evidence of its contents.

(3)

Any document purporting to be a document under subsection (1) or (2) is presumed to be such a document.

Terms defined in this Act

Armed Forces Council
Defined · s 2
“Armed Forces Council” means the Armed Forces Council established under section 8;
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disciplinary officer
Defined · s 2
“disciplinary officer” means a junior disciplinary officer, a senior disciplinary officer and a superior commander each being qualified to be such or being designated as such pursuant to the provisions of Part 4 and includes a Service Chief and the Chief of Defence Force;
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general orders
Defined · s 2
“general orders” includes orders of the Armed Forces Council, General Orders of the Ministry of Defence, standing orders, routine orders and other general orders published in writing in accordance with military usage;
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military court
Defined · s 182A
“military court” means a general court martial or the Military Court of Appeal.
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Military Court of Appeal
Defined · s 2
“Military Court of Appeal” means the Court established under Part 7;
Open s 2
military expert
Defined · s 2
“military expert” means a serviceman in the military domain experts service;
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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;
Open s 2
Singapore Armed Forces
Defined · s 2
“Singapore Armed Forces” means the Singapore Armed Forces raised and maintained under section 7;
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Singapore Armed Forces property
Defined · s 2
“Singapore Armed Forces property” includes property in the possession, control or occupancy of the Singapore Armed Forces;
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warrant officer
Defined · s 2
“warrant officer” means a person appointed by the Armed Forces Council or the proper authority to hold the rank of warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces.
Open s 2