Singapore legislation

Regulation 11

of Singapore Armed Forces (Subordinate Military Courts) Regulations 2004

Regulation 11

Pre-trial administration

Subregulation 1

When a judge court martial has been constituted to try the accused, the registrar for subordinate military courts shall —

(a)

send the original of each charge-sheet relating to the accused and the convening order in respect of the judge court martial to the president of the judge court martial;

(b)

send a copy of each such charge-sheet and the convening order to the commanding officer of the accused; and

(c)

send a copy of the convening order to the Director, Legal Services of the Singapore Armed Forces.

Subregulation 2

When a panel court martial has been constituted to try the accused, the registrar for subordinate military courts shall —

(a)

send the original of each charge-sheet relating to the accused and the convening order in respect of the panel court martial to the president of the panel court martial;

(b)

send a copy of each such charge-sheet and the convening order —

(i)

to each of the other members of the panel court martial;

(ii)

to any judge advocate who has been appointed to officiate in the trial; and

(iii)

to the commanding officer of the accused; and

(c)

send a copy of the convening order to the Director, Legal Services of the Singapore Armed Forces.

Subregulation 3

When a field general court martial has been convened to try the accused, the serviceman appointed under section 83(6) of the Act to perform the functions of the registrar of the field general court martial shall —

(a)

send the original of each charge-sheet relating to the accused and the convening order in respect of the panel court martial to the president of the field general court martial;

(b)

send a copy of each such charge-sheet and the convening order —

(i)

to each of the other members of the field general court martial;

(ii)

to any judge advocate who has been appointed to officiate in the trial; and

(iii)

to the commanding officer of the accused; and

(c)

send a copy of the convening order to the Director, Legal Services of the Singapore Armed Forces.

Subregulation 4

Where a court has been constituted or convened to try the accused in respect of any charge, any person in possession of the investigation material relating to the charge shall, at the request of the prosecutor, send the investigation material to the prosecutor.

Subregulation 5

Where a general court martial has been constituted to try the accused in respect of any charge —

(a)

the prosecutor and the accused may, before trial, apply to a judge court martial for directions for the conduct of the trial by giving written notice of the application to the registrar for subordinate military courts; and

(b)

any president of a judge court martial may —

(i)

hear and determine any such application;

(ii)

adjourn any such application for hearing before the general court martial constituted to try the accused; or

(iii)

give directions for the conduct of the trial, whether or not any such application has been made.

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