Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Singapore Armed Forces (Subordinate Military Courts) Regulations 2004
Regulation 9
Duties of convening authority for general courts martial
Subregulation 1
The convening authority for general courts martial shall —
constitute each judge court martial or panel court martial from the members of the general courts martial panel in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3);
where none of the members of a panel court martial is a qualified person, designate a judge advocate to officiate in any trial before that panel court martial;
upon constituting any judge court martial or panel court martial, issue a convening order in respect of that judge court martial or panel court martial in the appropriate form set out in the Second Schedule; and
in respect of any trial before a judge court martial or panel court martial, take steps to procure the attendance before that judge court martial or panel court martial of —
all witnesses to be called for the prosecution; and
subject to paragraph (4), all witnesses whose attendance the accused has reasonably requested in accordance with regulation 12.
Subregulation 2
The convening authority shall designate by name —
the president of each judge court martial; and
the president and other members of each panel court martial, except any president of a panel court martial who is a Supreme Court Judge appointed under section 81(7) of the Act.
Subregulation 3
The convening authority shall ensure that every person whom he designates to serve in a court under paragraph (2) —
is qualified under section 81(3) to (6) of the Act to serve in that court; and
is not disqualified under section 84 of the Act from serving in that court.
Subregulation 4
The convening authority may require an accused to defray or to undertake to defray, as the convening authority thinks fit, the cost of the attendance of a witness whose attendance the accused has requested in accordance with regulation 12, and if the accused refuses to defray or to undertake to defray, as the case may be, such cost, the convening authority shall not be obliged to take any further steps to procure the attendance of that witness.
Subregulation 5
Where the convening authority has authorised the registrar for subordinate military courts or any other person to perform the duties imposed on the convening authority under this regulation, the registrar or person shall —
be entitled to perform those duties for and on behalf of the convening authority; and
forward to the convening authority a copy of the convening order referred to in paragraph (1)(c).