Singapore Armed Forces (Volunteer Corps — Ranks, Disciplinary Proceedings and Miscellaneous Powers) Regulations 2015

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1 Citation and commencement

4 Service and deployment

6 Disciplinary proceedings against SAFVC volunteer

7 No summary disposal of charges for offences not specified in Schedule to Act

8 Charges and jurisdiction

9 Powers of SAFVC junior disciplinary officer when dealing with charge

10 Powers of SAFVC senior disciplinary officer when dealing with charge

11 Powers of SAFVC Commander when dealing with charge

12 Restrictions on power to dismiss charge

13 Powers of punishment of SAFVC junior disciplinary officer

14 Powers of punishment of SAFVC senior disciplinary officer

15 Powers of punishment of SAFVC Commander

16 Referral to Director, Legal Services of the Singapore Armed Forces

18 Recovery of compensation

19 Power to quash finding of SAFVC disciplinary officer

20 Inapplicability of law of evidence

21 Right of accused to elect for trial by subordinate military court

22 Time limits for disciplinary proceedings

23 Record of proceedings

24 Meaning of charge

25 Meaning of alternative charge

26 When charge report prepared

27 When charge‑sheet prepared

28 Construction of charge, charge report and charge‑sheet

29 Avoidance of delay by SAFVC disciplinary officers in dealing with charges

31 Hearing of evidence by SAFVC disciplinary officer

32 Investigation before summary dealing by SAFVC disciplinary officer

33 Dismissal of charges by SAFVC disciplinary officer

35 Joint or separate trial

36 Withdrawal of election

37 No withdrawal without permission

38 Charge may be added to

39 Cases not provided for

40 Documents to be forwarded

41 Effects of irregularities in procedure

42 Form of oath and affirmation

44 Record of proceedings of summary trial

45 Time within which to forward record

46 How fine recovered

47 Dealing with 2 or more charges and award of punishment

48 Deductions from pay and write‑off of public property

49 Mode of complaint by SAFVC volunteer

No. S 79

Singapore Armed Forces Act

(CHAPTER 295)

Singapore Armed Forces
(Volunteer Corps — Ranks, Disciplinary
Proceedings and Miscellaneous Powers)
Regulations 2015

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 205 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act, the Armed Forces Council hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Singapore Armed Forces (Volunteer Corps — Ranks, Disciplinary Proceedings and Miscellaneous Powers) Regulations 2015 and come into operation on 14 February 2015.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“accused” means any SAFVC volunteer who has been accused of an offence under the Act;

“disciplinary proceedings” means proceedings for an offence before an SAFVC disciplinary officer under these Regulations;

“SAFVC Commander” means the Commander of the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps;

“SAFVC disciplinary officer” means an SAFVC junior disciplinary officer, an SAFVC senior disciplinary officer or the SAFVC Commander;

“SAFVC junior disciplinary officer” means an officer who is —

(a)	a staff officer in the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Affairs Department; or
(b)	an officer commanding of an SAFVC Basic Training Company;

“SAFVC senior disciplinary officer” means an officer who is a branch head in the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Affairs Department;

“SAFVC volunteer” means a volunteer in the uniformed service of the Singapore Armed Forces known as the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps.

Application

3. These Regulations apply to every volunteer in the uniformed service of the Singapore Armed Forces known as the Singapore Armed Forces Volunteer Corps.

Made on 10 February 2015.

TEO ENG DIH

Secretary,
Armed Forces Council,
Singapore.

[MINDEF U96J/16-2-1-16; AG/LLRD/SL/295/2010/17 Vol. 2]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 207 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act).

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