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Regulation 16

of Singapore Armed Forces (Subordinate Military Courts) Regulations 2004

Regulation 16

Swearing of field general court martial and judge advocate

Amended byS 263/2023 wef 31/12/2021

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 263/2023 wef 31/12/2021

Immediately after regulation 14 has been complied with —

(a)

where the court is a field general court martial, an oath or affirmation in the appropriate form in the Third Schedule shall be administered to the president and each member of the court in accordance with section 87(3) of the Act; and

(b)

where there is a judge advocate, an oath or affirmation in the appropriate form in the Third Schedule shall be administered by the president of the court to the judge advocate.

Subregulation 2

A field general court martial may be sworn or affirmed at one time to try any number of accused then present before it, whether they are to be tried jointly or separately.

Subregulation 3

A judge advocate officiating in more than one trial before a court may be sworn or affirmed at one time in the presence of any number of accused whose trials he is officiating in, whether they are to be tried jointly or separately.