Home Affairs Uniformed Services Superannuation Bill

Bill No. 31/2001

Read the first time on 25th July 2001.

An Act to establish a new occupational superannuation scheme known as the INVEST Plan for officers in the uniformed services under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the INVEST Fund for the purpose of that Plan and for matters connected therewith, and to make a consequential amendment to the Pension Fund Act (Chapter 224A of the 1996 Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Home Affairs Uniformed Services Superannuation Act 2001 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“award officer” means any person appointed as an award officer under section 21(1);

“Board” means the Board of Trustees appointed under section 19 for the administration and management of the INVEST Fund;

“civil defence officer” means any public officer appointed to the permanent establishment in the Civil Defence Service but excludes any auxiliary member of the Civil Defence Force and any civil defence officer who is a national serviceman;

“Fund” means the INVEST Fund established under Part III;

“intelligence officer” means any public officer appointed to the permanent establishment in any scheme of service designated by the Minister;

“INVEST Plan” means the INVEST Plan established by regulations made under Part II;

“junior police officer” means a police officer who is below the rank of inspector;

“member” means a member of the INVEST Plan;

“narcotics officer” means any public officer appointed to the permanent establishment in the Narcotics Service;

“national serviceman” has the same meaning as in the Enlistment Act (Cap. 93);

“police officer” means any public officer appointed to the permanent establishment in the Police (Senior) Service or the Police (Junior) Service but excludes any auxiliary police officer, any member of the Special Constabulary constituted under Part VIII of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235) and any police officer who is a national serviceman;

“prison officer” means any public officer appointed to the permanent establishment in the Prisons Service;

“senior police officer” means any police officer other than a junior police officer;

“service” means regular service (whether part-time or full-time) as a uniformed service officer;

“trustee” means a member of the Board appointed under section 19;

“uniformed service officer” means any civil defence officer, intelligence officer, narcotics officer, police officer or prison officer.

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