Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 5
31. Interpretation of Part 5
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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“military establishment” means a military prison or any other establishment under the control of the competent authority where persons may be required to serve military sentences of imprisonment or detention;
military establishment
“military establishment” means any establishment under the control of the Commander where persons may be required to serve military sentences of detention;
“military person” means separate premises under the control of the competent authority and primarily allocated for persons serving military sentences of imprisonment;
competent authority
“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;
“prescribed” means prescribed by Rules of Procedure.
prescribed
“prescribed” means, except in Parts 5 and 7, prescribed by regulations made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan*;
References to warrant officers do not include references to acting warrant officers.
References to non-commissioned officers include references to acting non-commissioned officers and also to acting warrant officers.
commissioned
“commissioned” means the conferring of the rank of an officer in the Armed Forces by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan;
References to a military sentence of imprisonment are references to a sentence of imprisonment passed by a court-martial.
References to a military sentence of detention are references to a sentence of detention passed by a court-martial or awarded by the offender’s commanding officer.
commanding officer
“commanding officer” has the meaning assigned to it by section 83(1);
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Armed Forces
“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
Misconduct in action and other offences arising out of military 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;
Terms defined in s 2
Armed Forces
Defined · s 2“Armed Forces” means the Royal Brunei Armed Forces raised and maintained under this Act;
commanding officer
Defined · s 2“commanding officer” has the meaning assigned to it by section 83(1);
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;
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;
military establishment
Defined · s 2“military establishment” means any establishment under the control of the Commander where persons may be required to serve military sentences of detention;
prescribed
Defined · s 2“prescribed” means, except in Parts 5 and 7, prescribed by regulations made by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan*;
Rules of Procedure
Defined · s 2“Rules of Procedure” has the meaning assigned to it by section 99;
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;
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