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The Chief of Staff, the Adjutant-General and the Quartermaster-General.
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12.—(1) There shall be—
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(a) a Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces,
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(b) an Adjutant-General of the Defence Forces, and
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(c) a Quartermaster-General of the Defence Forces.
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(2) (a) In this subsection, the expression “principal military office” means any office being that of—
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(i) the Chief of Staff, or
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(ii) the Adjutant-General, or
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(iii) the Quartermaster-General.
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(b) An appointment to a principal military office shall be made by the President.
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(c) Every person appointed to a principal military office shall be an officer of the Permanent Defence Force.
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(d) Every holder of a principal military office shall hold that office for such term (not exceeding five years) as may be specified in the instrument of his appointment but shall be eligible for re-appointment on the expiration of that term.
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(e) Where the holder of a principal military office ceases to be an officer of the Permanent Defence Force, he shall cease to hold that principal military office.
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(f) The President may remove from office the holder of a principal military office.
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