Right of soldier to purchase discharge

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a soldier of the regular force shall be entitled to claim his discharge at any time before the completion of his term of engagement and if he makes such a claim he shall, on payment of such sum and subject to such conditions as may from time to time be prescribed by the Security Services Commission on the advice of the Belize Defence Board by regulations made under this section, be discharged with all convenient speed but until discharged shall remain subject to military law. (2) The provisions of section 20 shall not apply to a soldier discharged under the provisions of this section. (3) A soldier of the regular force shall not be entitled to claim his discharge under sub-section (1), while soldiers of that force are required to continue their regular service under the provisions of section 19.