Clause 26
Amendment of section 178
of Singapore Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 26
Section 178 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsections:“(1) An officer appointed as an investigating officer under section 177(a) may only conduct an investigation where there is reason to believe that a military offence specified in the Schedule has been committed.
(1A)
A warrant officer appointed as an investigating officer under section 177(a) may only conduct an investigation where there is reason to believe that a military offence specified in the Schedule has been committed by a soldier who is below the rank of warrant officer.”.