Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · s 82

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s 82Confession of desertion by warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier

(1)

Where in accordance with General Orders, a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier signs a written confession that he has been guilty of desertion, his commanding officer may, notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Part, submit the confession for the consideration of the Commander.

(2)

After considering any such confession, the Commander may direct that the offence shall not be tried by court-martial or dealt with summarily, and if such a direction is given, the period of his service as respects which he confesses to have been a deserter shall be forfeited.

(3)

Section 21(2) to (5) apply in relation to the forfeiture of service by virtue of this section but with the substitution of references to the date on which the direction was given for the references in section 21(2) and (3) to the date on which the offender was convicted.