Singapore legislation
Clause 80
Clause 80
Judge Advocate-General, judge advocates and legal personnel
(1)
The Armed Forces Council may appoint a suitable person to perform in respect of the Singapore Armed Forces the functions of a Judge Advocate-General and any reference under any written law to the Judge Advocate-General shall be deemed to be references to the person appointed under this subsection.
(2)
The person appointed under subsection (1) of this section shall be either a member of the judicial and legal service of not less than five years service or an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of not less than five years’ standing.
(3)
Rules of procedure may make provision as to the functions to be exercised by the Judge Advocate-General and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing his functions shall include advising the Armed Forces Council on the validity of the findings and sentences of subordinate military courts and on any other matters which may from time to time be referred to him by the Armed Forces Council or the person appointed under paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of this section.
(4)
The Armed Forces Council may appoint advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court to officiate as judge advocates in subordinate military courts and rules of procedure made under this Act may provide for the exercise of their functions at a trial by such courts.
(5)
The Armed Forces Council may appoint —
a qualified person to be responsible for legal matters in the Singapore Armed Forces who shall be called the Head of Legal Services of the Singapore Armed Forces;
military prosecutors who shall wherever practicable be qualified persons; and
a registrar for the Military Court of Appeal or for subordinate military courts.
(6)
The person appointed under paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of this section shall by virtue of his appointment be the chief military prosecutor.