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Long Title

Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II ORGANISATION OF SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES

Part III MILITARY OFFENCES

Part IV SUMMARY TRIAL BY DISCIPLINARY OFFICERS

Part V TRIAL BY SUBORDINATE MILITARY COURTS

Supplementary provisions as to trial

Review of findings and sentences of subordinate military courts

Part VI PUNISHMENTS OF MILITARY OFFENCES AND EXECUTION OF SENTENCES

Punishments

Execution of sentences

Part VII MILITARY COURT OF APPEAL

General provisions

Powers of Military Court of Appeal

Supplementary provisions

Part VIII ARRESTS, SEARCHES AND INVESTIGATIONS

Arrests

Searches

INVESTIGATIONS

Part IX BAIL AND BONDS

Part X BOARDS OF INQUIRY

Part XI PAY

Part XII EMERGENCY POWERS

Part XIII MISCELLANEOUS

THE SCHEDULE Specified Offences

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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On 23/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 23/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 23/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 30/12/2000.
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Mutiny
15.
—(1)  Every person subject to military law who —
(a)
takes part in a mutiny involving the use of violence or the threat of the use of violence, or having as its object or one of its objects the refusal or avoidance of any duty or service against, or in connection with operations against, the enemy, or the impeding of the performance of any such duty or service; or
(b)
incites any person subject to military law to take part in such a mutiny, whether actual or intended,
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a subordinate military court to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or any less punishment authorised by this Act; and if the offence is committed in the face of the enemy or involves the use of violence he shall be punished with death.
(2)  Every person subject to military law who, in a case not falling within subsection (1), takes part in a mutiny, or incites any person subject to military law to take part in a mutiny, whether actual or intended, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a subordinate military court to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or any less punishment authorised by this Act.
(3)  For the purposes of this section, “mutiny” means a combination of 2 or more persons subject to military law —
(a)
to overthrow or resist lawful authority in the Singapore Armed Forces or any forces co-operating therewith or any part of those forces;
(b)
to disobey lawful authority in such circumstances as to make the disobedience subversive of discipline or with the object of avoiding any duty or service against the enemy or in connection with operations against the enemy; or
(c)
to impede the performance of any duty or service in the Singapore Armed Forces or in any forces co-operating therewith or any part of those forces.