Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 4
30. Offences by men of Reserve Regiment
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Any man of the Reserve Regiment who, when called out for full-time service or for training, fails without reasonable excuse to appear at the time and place at which he was required by the competent authority to attend may, if he is not tried by court-martial or dealt with summarily under the provisions of this Act for an offence arising from such failure, be tried by a civil court for an offence under this subsection and shall, on conviction by such court, be liable to a fine of $10,000 and imprisonment for 2 years.
man
“man” includes, in relation to the Reserve Regiment, a non-commissioned officer and a warrant officer;
Any man of the Reserve Regiment who —
Reserve Regiment
“Reserve Regiment” means the Royal Brunei Malay Reserve Regiment raised and maintained under this Act;
fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any regulations made under this Act; or
uses threatening or insulting language or behaves in an insubordinate manner to any officer or soldier who would be his superior officer if such man were subject to military law, is guilty of an offence and may be tried by court-martial or dealt with summarily as though he were at all material times subject to military law;
and if such man is not so tried or so dealt with, he may be tried by a civil court, and shall on conviction by such court, be liable to a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for one year.
Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Terms defined in s 2
Armed Forces
Defined · s 2“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
civil court
Defined · s 2“civil court” means a court of ordinary criminal jurisdiction in Brunei Darussalam;
competent authority
Defined · s 2“competent authority” means His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or any officer or officers for the time being authorised by His Majesty the Sultan Yang Di-Pertuan to exercise or perform all or any of the powers or duties conferred or imposed upon the competent authority 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 —
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