Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 9
202. Persons subject to military law: general provisions
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The following persons are subject to military law —
every officer holding a commission granted by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, other than an honorary commission, who is appointed to serve and is for the time being serving in full-time service with the Armed Forces or full-time service with the
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;
Reserve Regiment;
Reserve Regiment
“Reserve Regiment” means the Royal Brunei Malay Reserve Regiment raised and maintained under this Act;
every officer holding such a commission and appointed to serve as aforesaid who for the time being is not employed in any such service as is mentioned in paragraph (a) but is liable (otherwise than in specified circumstances only) to be recalled to such service;
service
“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;
every officer, not subject to military law under paragraph
or (b), being the holder of such a commission as aforesaid, who is appointed to the Reserve Regiment and is for the time being called out on full-time service pursuant to section 25 or is otherwise serving
(whether in pursuance of an application or not) with any body of troops for the time being subject to military law;
every person not otherwise subject to military law who is engaged to serve under a written agreement as a member of the
Armed Forces or the Reserve Regiment by virtue of section 179(1);
Armed Forces
“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
every soldier not otherwise subject to military law;
soldier
“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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every man of the Reserve Regiment when called out on full-time service pursuant to section 25 or when undergoing training whether in pursuance of an obligation or not;
man
“man” includes, in relation to the Reserve Regiment, a non-commissioned officer and a warrant officer;
every person, not otherwise subject to military law, being —
a member of the Armed Forces or the Reserve
Regiment; or
in receipt of a pension in respect of service in the
Armed Forces or the Reserve Regiment or of such service and other service, who is employed in the service of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan in employment of which it is an express condition that while employed therein he is to be subject to military law.
Application of Act to passengers in ships and aircraft of His Majesty the
Terms defined in s 2
aircraft
Defined · s 2“aircraft” means any machine for flying, whether propelled by mechanical means or not, and includes any description of balloon;
Armed Forces
Defined · s 2“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
man
Defined · s 2“man” includes, in relation to the Reserve Regiment, a non-commissioned officer and a warrant officer;
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;
Reserve Regiment
Defined · s 2“Reserve Regiment” means the Royal Brunei Malay Reserve Regiment raised and maintained under this Act;
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 —