People’s Defence Force Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II ORGANIZATION
3 Establishment of the Force
4 Force to be raised and maintained at the expense of Singapore
5 Composition of Force
6 Force to consist of corps, etc., established by the President
7 Officers’ commissions
8 Eligibility for enrolment
9 Medical examination
10 Persons subject to the provisions of this Act
11 Oaths
12 Command
13 Application of Army Act to the Force
14 Service
15 Dismissal
Part III COLOUR TRAINING SERVICE
16 Nature of colour training service
17 Period of service
18 Limits of service
19 Pay and allowances
20 Pensions
21 Release from service
22 Periods of continuous training to be full-time service
23 Command
24 Application of Army Act to members training with the Singapore armed forces
25 Discipline
26 Commanding officer may inflict fine
27 District courtmartial
28 Constitution of district court-martial
29 Violent behaviour on parade
30 Damage to military equipment
31 Commanding officer and General Officer Commanding and courts for certain purposes
32 Attendance before a commanding officer
33 Power to make rules
34 Power to make regulations
35 Failure to attend training
Part IV RESERVE SERVICE
36 Constitution of Reserve
37 Composition of the Reserve
38 Reserve service
39 Reserve duty
40 Reserve liability
41 Period of reserve service
42 Release from reserve service
43 Power to make rules
44 Failure to report name, address and occupation
45 Penalty
Part V MOBILIZED SERVICE
46 Proclamation of a state of emergency
47 Mobilization
48 Nature and limits of mobilized service
49 Pay and allowances
50 Pensions
51 Application of Army Act to mobilized members and followers of the Force
52 Command
53 Attachment to the Singapore armed forces
54 Power to make rules and regulations
Part VI MISCELLANEOUS
55 University Training Corps
56 Cadet Corps
57 Obstructing the Force, and aiding or inducing member of the Force to dereliction of duty
58 Fines Fund
59 Exemption from certain civil liabilities
60 Benevolent Fund
61 Rules
62 Territorial Army Ordinance 1958, to cease to apply
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money