Clause 6

It shall be lawful for the President of Singapore in accordance with this Act and regulations made thereunder to raise and maintain a force to be known as the “Singapore Armed Forces” which shall be a unified force consisting of military, maritime and air commands and each command shall consist of such number of servicemen as the President of Singapore may from time to time determine.

The servicemen in each command shall be formed into such units, corps, regiments, services or other like bodies and divisions as the President of Singapore may from time to time determine.

The President of Singapore may disband any command, unit, corps, regiment, service or other body or division constituted under subsection (2) of this section 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.

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Singapore Army and the People’s Defence Force and any other force that was raised and maintained under any written law repealed by this Act which were in existence immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Act shall on or after that date be deemed to be included in the Singapore Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act.