No. S 1075
Enlistment Act 1970
Enlistment
(Loss of Salaries and Wages —
Reimbursement) (Amendment)
Regulations 2024
In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24 and 37 of the Enlistment Act 1970, the Minister for Defence makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Enlistment (Loss of Salaries and Wages — Reimbursement) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and come into operation on 1 January 2025.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  In the Enlistment (Loss of Salaries and Wages — Reimbursement) Regulations 1978 (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations), in regulation 2 —
(a)in the definition of “designated website”, after “employers”, insert “and platform operators”; and
(b)after the definition of “designated website”, insert —
“ “platform operator”, “platform service” and “platform worker” have the meanings given by section 24(7) of the Act;”.
Amendment of regulation 3
3.  In the principal Regulations, in regulation 3 —
(a)replace paragraph (2) with —
(2)  A section 24(1) claim need not be submitted to the designated authority if —
(a)in the case of a section 24(1) claim relating to civilian remuneration derived from gainful employment with an employer — the designated authority has notified the person or the person’s employer of the amount the designated authority will pay under the section 24(1) claim by the starting date of the person’s service;
(b)in the case of a section 24(1) claim relating to civilian remuneration derived from self‑employment —
(i)the designated authority has notified the person of the amount the designated authority will pay under the section 24(1) claim by the starting date of the person’s service; and
(ii)the person has opted for his civilian remuneration to be calculated in accordance with regulation (4)(1)(a); or
(c)in the case of a section 24(1) claim relating to civilian remuneration derived from the provision of a platform service for a platform operator —
(i)the designated authority has notified the person of the amount the designated authority will pay under the section 24(1) claim by the starting date of the person’s service; and
(ii)the person has opted for his civilian remuneration to be calculated in accordance with regulation 4(1A)(a).”; and
(b)replace paragraph (4) with —
(4)  For the purposes of this regulation and regulation 5 —
“employer” includes an employer of a person who is employed by more than one employer;
“platform operator” includes a platform operator of a person who provides one or more platform services for more than one platform operator.”.
Amendment of regulation 4
4.  In the principal Regulations, in regulation 4 —
(a)in the regulation heading, after “person”, insert “or platform worker”;
(b)after paragraph (1), insert —
(1A)  A platform worker in a section 24(1) claim may opt, through the designated website, for his civilian remuneration to be calculated on the basis of —
(a)the average remuneration derived from the provision of any platform service for any platform operator calculated from the tax assessment issued by the Comptroller of Income Tax in respect of his assessable income from trade for the year in which he performs the service; or
(b)the average remuneration derived from the provision of any platform service for any platform operator during the period of 6 months immediately before the date on which the claim is submitted or the first day of performance of service (whichever is earlier), excluding any period where he is not providing any platform service for any platform operator.”;
(c)in paragraph (2), after “paragraph (1)(a)”, insert “or a platform worker has opted for his civilian remuneration to be calculated on the basis of paragraph (1A)(a)”; and
(d)in paragraph (3), after “self‑employed person”, insert “or platform worker”.
Replacement of regulation 5
5.  In the principal Regulations, replace regulation 5 with —
Information to be provided by employer and platform operator
5.  The following persons must provide any information or documentary evidence relating to the computation of civilian remuneration of a person who is required to or agrees to perform service as the designated authority may require:
(a)where the person is an employee — an employer of the person;
(b)where the person is a platform worker — a platform operator for whom the person provides any platform service.”.
Amendment of regulation 8
6.  In the principal Regulations, in regulation 8(2), after “self‑employed person”, insert “or platform worker”.
Made on 19 December 2024.
MELVYN ONG SU KIAT
Permanent Secretary
(Defence Development),
Ministry of Defence,
Singapore.
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