Singapore Armed Forces (Premium Plan) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

No. S 169

Singapore Armed Forces Act

(Chapter 295)

Singapore Armed Forces (Premium Plan) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 205A of the Singapore Armed Forces Act, the Armed Forces Council hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Singapore Armed Forces (Premium Plan) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall, with the exception of regulations 3 and 6 (b) and (g), be deemed to have come into operation on 1st January 2007.

(2) Regulations 3 and 6 (b) and (g) shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st August 2006.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2(1) of the Singapore Armed Forces (Premium Plan) Regulations (Rg 22) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “member”, the following definitions:

“ “naval diver” means a member serving in the Republic of Singapore Navy who holds the vocation of naval diver;

“ND-CARE benefit” means a naval diver benefit which may be granted to a naval diver under regulation 12 (1)(b)(iii);”.

Amendment of regulation 11

3. Regulation 11 of the principal Regulations is amended ––

(a)

by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (g); and

(b)

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (h) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:

“(i)

if his retirement is considered by the Armed Forces Council to be necessary ––

(i)	due to the abolition of his office; or
(ii)	for the purpose of facilitating improvement in the organisation of the department to which the member belongs by which greater efficiency or economy may be effected.”.

Amendment of regulation 12

4. Regulation 12 (1) of the principal Regulations is amended ––

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (b)(i); and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (ii) of sub-paragraph (b), the following sub-paragraph:

“(iii)

if the member is a naval diver who fulfils the conditions in paragraph 3 of the First Schedule, an ND-CARE benefit up to the age of 45 years at such rate and under such conditions as the Armed Forces Council may, by General Order, determine; and”.

Amendment of regulation 13

5. Regulation 13 of the principal Regulations is amended ––

(a)

by deleting the words “paragraphs (2)” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “paragraphs (1A), (2)”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1), the following paragraph:

“(1A) Where a member retires or is required to retire on either of the grounds specified in regulation 11 (i) on or after 1st January 2007 without having completed 10 years of reckonable service, he may be granted such part of the START benefit referred to in paragraph (1) under such conditions as the Armed Forces Council may, by General Order, impose.”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “paragraph (1)” in paragraph (2), the words “or (1A)”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “reckonable service” in paragraph (3)(a), the words “, except where the member has been granted that part of the START benefit under paragraph (1A)”.

Amendment of regulation 18

6. Regulation 18 of the principal Regulations is amended ––

(a)

by deleting the words “regulation 11” in paragraph (1) and substituting the words “regulation 11 (a) to (h)”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1), the following paragraph:

“(1A) Where a member retires or is required to retire from the Singapore Armed Forces on either of the grounds specified in regulation 11 (i) and has completed not less than 10 years of reckonable service, there shall vest in the member and may be awarded to him, at the option of the member ––

(a)	the entire sum standing to his credit in his CARE Account at the date of his retirement; or
(b)	one month’s last drawn salary, excluding any bonus or allowance, for each year of his reckonable service and a proportionate sum thereof for any complete month, capped at 25 years,

subject to such conditions as the Armed Forces Council may, by General Order, impose.”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (1A), the following paragraph:

“(1B) Except where paragraph (1A) applies, where a naval diver has opted for his CARE Account to vest according to the vesting scale in paragraph 3 of the First Schedule and retires or resigns from the Singapore Armed Forces above the age of 45 years, there shall vest in the naval diver and may be awarded to him ––

(a)	the entire sum standing to his credit in his CARE Account at the age of 45 years, including the ND-CARE benefit; or
(b)	the entire sum standing to his credit in his CARE Account at the date of his retirement or resignation, excluding the ND-CARE benefit received by him,

whichever is the higher, subject to such conditions as the Armed Forces Council may, by General Order, impose.”;

(d)

by deleting the words “paragraph (1)” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “paragraphs (1) and (1B)”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the words “paragraph (1)” in paragraph (2)(b), the words “or (1B)”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the words “paragraph (1)” in paragraph (2)(c), the words “or (1B)”;

(g)

by deleting the words “the ground specified in regulation 11 (c)” in paragraph (3A) and substituting the words “any of the grounds specified in regulation 11(c) or (i)”;

(h)

by deleting the words “paragraphs (1), (2) and (3)” in paragraph (4) and substituting the words “paragraphs (1), (1A), (1B), (2), (3) and (3A)”; and

(i)

by deleting the words “paragraph (1)” in paragraph (7) and substituting the words “paragraph (6)”.

Amendment of First Schedule

7. The First Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended ––

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Vesting for members” in paragraph 1, the words “(other than naval divers under paragraph 3)”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Vesting for members” in paragraph 2, the words “(other than naval divers under paragraph 3)”; and

(c)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph 2, the following paragraph:

“3. Vesting for naval divers who ––

(a)	receive the first contribution to their CARE Account on or after 1st January 2007; or
(b)	opt on or after 1st January 2007 to have their CARE Account vest according to the vesting scale in this paragraph,

and retire or resign from the Singapore Armed Forces, at the age of 45 years or below:

Age of member at date of retirement or resignation (years)

Portion of moneys in a member’s CARE Account (inclusive of ND-CARE benefit) that will vest in him

33 and below

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 377/2003; S 709/2004; S 553/2005]

Made this 2nd day of April 2007.

LAM YI YOUNG

Secretary,
Armed Forces Council,
Singapore.

[MINDEF 4-4/26-3-5/ML; AG/LEG/SL/295/2002/1 Vol. 6]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 207 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act).

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