s 20 Terms and conditions of regular service
20.—(1) A person required to report under section 19 shall be liable to render regular service for the period approved by the proper authority and under such terms and conditions as may be provided for from time to time in regulations made under any written law relating to the armed forces. (2) No person shall be liable to render regular service in excess of the period for which he has applied to serve. (3) The proper authority may at any time order the discharge of a person from regular service before the expiry of his period of service for any reason provided for in regulations made under any written law relating to the armed forces. (4) Subject to subsection (5), where a regular serviceman is sentenced by a subordinate military court to a discharge with ignominy or dismissal, he shall be deemed to be discharged from regular service on the occurrence of any of the following events:(a) where no petition of review or appeal has been lodged — the expiration of the time limited for the lodging of such petition; or (b) where a petition of review or appeal has been lodged — the confirmation of the sentence by the reviewing authority or the Military Court of Appeal, as the case may be.[13/2003] (5) The discharge of a regular serviceman under subsection (4) shall take effect from the date of the sentence by reason of which he is discharged or from such other date as may be specified by the subordinate military court.[13/2003] (6) In this section —“Military Court of Appeal” means the Court established under Part 7 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972; “reviewing authority” means the reviewing authority referred to in section 116(1) of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972.[13/2003]