Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 5
123. Inquiries into absence
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where a board of inquiry inquiring into the absence of an officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier reports that he has been absent without leave or other sufficient cause for a period specified in the report, not being less than 21 days, a record of the report shall in accordance with General Orders be entered in the service books.
officer
“officer” means any person commissioned into the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this Act but does not include any person serving under any loan agreement or contract with the Government;
A record entered in pursuance of subsection (1) shall, unless the absentee subsequently surrenders or is arrested, or the report of the board of inquiry is annulled by the Commander or a subsequent board of inquiry, have the same effect as a conviction by court-martial for desertion.
Commander
“Commander” means the officer or other suitable person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 10 to be the Commander of the Armed Forces and the Reserve Regiment;
Provisions with respect to Office of Judge Advocate General
Terms defined in s 2
Commander
Defined · s 2“Commander” means the officer or other suitable person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under section 10 to be the Commander of the Armed Forces and the Reserve Regiment;
commissioned
Defined · s 2“commissioned” means the conferring of the rank of an officer in the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan;
General Orders
Defined · s 2“General Orders” means General Orders of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan made under section 209;
officer
Defined · s 2“officer” means any person commissioned into the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under this Act but does not include any person serving under any loan agreement or contract with the Government;
service
Defined · s 2“service”, when used adjectively, means belonging to or connected with the Armed Forces or the Reserve Regiment or any part of either of such forces;
soldier
Defined · s 2“soldier” means any person other than an officer, enlisted in the Armed Forces under or by virtue of the provision of this Act, but does not, except whereit is expressly provided, include an officer cadet; * Transferred from His Majesty in Council to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan —
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