Provisions relating to the armed forces
14.—(1)
Nothing done or omitted to be done by a member of the forces while on duty as such shall subject either him or the Government to liability in tort for causing the death of another person, or for causing personal injury to another person, in so far as the death or personal injury is due to anything suffered by that other person while he is a member of the forces if —
(a)
at the time when the thing is suffered by that other person, he is —
(i)
on duty as a member of the forces; or
(ii)
though not on duty as a member of the forces —
(A)
on any land, premises, ship, aircraft or vehicle for the time being used for the purposes of the forces; or
(B)
on any journey necessary to enable him to report for duty as such or to return home after such duty; and
[Act 45/96 wef 28/12/1996]
(b)
the Minister responsible for finance certifies that his suffering that thing has been or will be treated as attributable to service for the purposes of entitlement to an award under any written law relating to the disablement or death of members of the force of which he is a member:
Provided that this subsection shall not exempt a member of the forces from liability in tort in any case in which the court is satisfied that the act or omission was not connected with the execution of his duties as a member of the forces.
(2)
No proceedings in tort shall lie against the Government for death or personal injury due to anything suffered by a member of the forces if —
(a)
that thing is suffered by him in consequence of the nature or condition of any such land, premises, ship, aircraft or vehicle as aforesaid, or in consequence of the nature or condition of any equipment or supplies used for the purposes of the forces; and
(b)
the Minister responsible for finance certifies as mentioned in subsection (1),
nor shall any act or omission of an officer of the Government subject him to liability in tort for death or personal injury, in so far as the death or personal injury is due to anything suffered by a member of the forces being a thing as to which the conditions aforesaid are satisfied.
(3) The Minister charged with the responsibility for defence or internal security, as the case may be, if satisfied that it is the fact —
(a)
that a person was or was not on any particular occasion on duty as a member of the forces;
(aa)
that a person was or was not on any particular occasion either on any journey necessary to enable him to report for duty as such or to return home after such duty; or
[Act 45/96 wef 28/12/1996]
(b)
that at any particular time any land, premises, ship, aircraft, vehicle, equipment or supplies was or was not, or were or were not, used for the purposes of the forces,
may issue a certificate certifying that to be the fact; and any such certificate shall, for the purposes of this section, be conclusive as to the fact which it certifies.
(4)
No act or omission of a public officer shall subject him to liability in tort for death or personal injury, in so far as the death or personal injury is due to anything suffered by a member of the forces being a thing as to which the conditions mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) are satisfied.
(5) In this section —
“armed forces” means the Singapore Armed Forces raised and maintained under the Singapore Armed Forces Act [Cap. 295];
“forces” includes the armed forces and the police force; and
“police force” means the Singapore Police Force established under the Police Force Act [Cap. 235] and includes any volunteer, auxiliary or special police force attached to, or coming under the jurisdiction of, the Police Force.
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