Royal Brunei Armed Forces Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part 5
82. Confession of desertion by warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or soldier
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
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.
General Orders
“General Orders” means General Orders of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan made under section 209;
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.
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;
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.
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
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;
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;
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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