Singapore legislation
Clause 46
Clause 46
Offences punishable by ordinary law of Singapore
Subject to the provisions of this Act for the purpose of preventing interference with the jurisdiction of the civil courts, every person who, whilst he is subject to military law, shall commit any of the offences in this section mentioned shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against military law, and if charged under this section with any such offence (in this Act referred to as “a civil offence”) shall be liable to be tried by court-martial, and on conviction to be punished as follows: —
if he is convicted of treason, be liable to suffer death, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned;
if he is convicted of murder, be liable to suffer death;
if he is convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder or of any offence under Chapter VI of the Penal Code (Cap. 119) be liable to suffer imprisonment, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned;
if he is convicted of rape, be liable to suffer imprisonment, or such less punishment as is in this Act mentioned; and
if he is convicted of any other offence, which when committed in Singapore is punishable by the law of Singapore, be liable, wheresoever the offence is committed in Singapore or elsewhere, either to suffer such punishment as might be awarded to him in pursuance of this Act in respect of an act to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, or to suffer any punishment assigned for such offence by the law of Singapore:Provided that a person subject to military law shall not be tried by court-martial for treason, murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder or of any offence under Chapter VI of the Penal Code (Cap. 119) or rape, unless such person at the time he committed the offence was on active service, or such place is more than one hundred miles as measured in a straight line from any city or town in which the offender can be tried for such an offence by a competent civil court.