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Jurisdiction of the
Superior
Court.
British Officer Courts.
Assessor Courts.
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with such officers of the British Navalm Military or Air Forces as may, from time to time, be appointed by or under the said authority to be members of the Court.
(2) The Superior Court may sit as a British Officer Court, in which case it shall consist of a resident and two members so appointed.
(3) The Superior Court may sit as an Assessor Court, in which case it shall consist of a Iresident so appointed assisted by two assessors to be selected by the resident in such manner as may be directed by the Chief Civil Affairs Officer.
5. (1) Subject as hereinafter mentioned, the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction
(a) throughout such areas of the Settlement of
Singapore as are, at the time when the jurisdiction is to be exercised, under the control of arned Forces under the command of the Supreme Allied Commander;
(b) oyer persons charged with offences, committed,
after the establishment of such control, against any iroclamation; and over persons charged with offences committed either before or after the establishment of such control, against any written law of the Straits Settlements or against the laws and usages of war; except persons who are
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(i) members of the British or Allied Forces;
Irovided that any person who is employ ed by, or in the service of, or who is a follower of, or is accompanying the British Forces or any part thereof; may be tried by the Superior Court unless the local military commander, by general or special order, directs that he be tried by Court Martial; and
(ii) persons entitled, if captured, to be treated
as prisoners of war:
irovided that any such person who, prior to his capture, has committed an offence against the laws and usages of war may be tried by the Superior Court.
(2) A British Officer Court shall have jurisdiction to try
(a) persons charged with offences against any of the laws specified in the First Schedule to this Proclamation; and
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(b) persons directed to be tried by such Court pursu-
ant to sub-section (4) of this section.
(3) An Assessor Court shall have jurisdiction to try persons charged with offences against any written law not set out in the said Schedule.
(4) The Legal Officer, or any officer of the Civil Affairs Service appointed either generally or specially for the purpose, may, by writing under his hand, direct that any person charged with an offence
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