5. Sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Ordinance are hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Unlawful possession of naval, military, air force or police stores |
16. Any person who knowingly detains, buys, exchanges or receives from any person subject to military law for the Army, Navy or Air Force of Singapore or of any visiting forces lawfully present in Singapore or from any member of the Police Force of Singapore or of the Government of Malaysia lawfully present in Singapore, any arms, ammunition, accoutrements, clothing, regimental or other military, naval, air force or police necessaries or other property belonging to the Government or to the Government of Malaysia or to the Government of any country which has visiting forces lawfully present in Singapore or any medal for good conduct, or for distinguished or other services, or who has in his possession or keeping any such arms, ammunition, accoutrements, clothing, regimental or other military, naval, air force or police necessaries, or other property or medals as above, and does not give a satisfactory account as to how he came by the same, shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month. |
Penalty for taking spirits into barracks or on board men-of-war |
17. Any person who not being amenable to military law for the Army, Navy or Air Force of Singapore or of any visiting forces lawfully present in Singapore, takes or attempts to take into any military barrack, guardroom, or encampment or on board or alongside of any Government ship or into any police barrack, police station or lock-up, any intoxicating liquor, drug or preparation, without the licence in writing of the commanding officer, unless such articles are intended for some person above the rank of non-commissioned officer, shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term which may extend to two months, and such liquor, drug or preparation and the vessels containing the same shall be forfeited. |
Power to arrest and search boats |
18.—(1) Any officer or non-commissioned officer of the Army, Navy or Air Force of Singapore or of any visiting forces lawfully present in Singapore, may with or without warrant arrest any person —(a) | loitering in the vicinity of any barracks or encampment; or | (b) | found in a boat hovering about any Government ship, |
and suspected of committing or attempting to commit an offence under section 17, and such person may be brought before a Magistrate’s Court to be dealt with according to law. |
(2) Any officer or non-commissioned officer of the Army, Navy or Air Force of Singapore or of any visiting forces lawfully present in Singapore may with or without warrant search any boat which is hovering about any Government ship, and which there is reason to suspect is being used for the commission of an offence under section 17. |
(3) In section 17 and this section, “Government ship” means any ship belonging to or in the service of the Government or the Government of Malaysia or the Government of any country which has visiting forces lawfully present in Singapore.”. |
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