Trial and punishment of offences where offender ceases to be subject to military law
109.—(1)  Subject to section 111, where an offence under this Act triable by a subordinate military court or by a disciplinary officer has been committed or is reasonably suspected of having been committed by any person while subject to military law then in relation to that offence the person is to be treated for the provisions of this Act relating to arrest, keeping in custody, investigation of offences, trial and punishment by a subordinate military court or by a disciplinary officer (including review) and execution of sentences as continuing to be subject to military law despite ceasing at any time to be subject thereto.
(2)  Without limiting subsection (1) but subject to section 111, where an offence under this Act triable by a subordinate military court or by a disciplinary officer has been committed or is reasonably suspected of having been committed by any person while subject to military law, the subordinate military court or disciplinary officer before which the offence is triable may order that person to report for trial for the offence as if that person continued to be subject to military law despite ceasing at any time to be subject to military law.
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(3)  Any person who fails to comply with any order under subsection (2) —
(a)is deemed to have failed to comply with a lawful order within the meaning of section 17(2); and
(b)shall be liable to be arrested, proceeded against and punished for an offence under section 17(2) as if the person continued to be subject to military law.
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(4)  Where a person subject to military law is sentenced by a subordinate military court to imprisonment, special detention or detention or by a disciplinary officer to detention, this Act applies to the person during the term of his or her sentence, even though the person is discharged or dismissed from the Singapore Armed Forces, or has otherwise ceased to be subject to military law, and the person may be kept, removed, imprisoned, made to undergo special detention or detention, and punished accordingly as if the person continued to be subject to military law.