Clause 136

A person shall not in pursuance of this Act be tried or punished for any offence triable by court-martial committed more than three years before the date at which his trial begins, except in the case of the offence of mutiny, desertion or fraudulent enlistment; but this section shall not affect the jurisdiction of a civil court in the case of any offence triable by such court, as well as by court-martial; and where a soldier has served continuously in an exemplary manner for not less than three years as a soldier of the Singapore armed forces he shall not be tried for any such offence of desertion (other than desertion on active service), or of fraudulent enlistment, as was committed before the commencement of such three years, but where such offence was fraudulent enlistment all service prior to such enlistment shall be forfeited:Provided that a soldier who has fraudulently enlisted during a period of re-engagement shall only forfeit the service rendered during such re-engagement; and that the Army Board may by general or special regulation provide for the restoration of all or any part of the service forfeited under this section to any soldier who may perform good and faithful service or may otherwise be deemed by the Army Board to merit such restoration of service.