s 104 Proceedings in private
104.—(1) The president of a subordinate military court may where it is expedient in the interests of —(a) the administration of justice; (b) the security of Singapore; (c) public defence or safety; or (d) public morals, order that all or any part of the proceedings before the court must be dealt with in private. [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (2) Upon the making of such order the subordinate military court ceases to be an open court and, with the exception of the accused’s counsel and such other persons as the court may consider to be necessary for the purposes of the proceedings, the public must be excluded therefrom for so long as the court thinks fit. (3) A subordinate military court may exclude a person from any part of the proceedings where the person is obstructing the proceedings of the court. (4) A person must not be present during any deliberation by a panel court martial or a field general court martial without permission from the president of the court.[17/2004] (5) The president of any panel court martial or field general court martial may, on any deliberation amongst the members of the court, cause the courtroom to be cleared of all other persons.[17/2004] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]