No. S 427
Singapore Police Service Long Service and
Good Conduct Medal Rules 2007
The President is pleased to approve the institution of a medal to be styled “The Singapore Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal” and a medal to be styled “The Singapore Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct (30 Years) Medal”, the award of which shall be governed by the following Rules:
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Singapore Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Rules 2007 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on 8th August 2007.
Definitions
2.—(1)  In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —
“10 Years Medal” means the Medal referred to in rule 3;
“30 Years Medal” means the Medal referred to in rule 8;
“Clasp” means the Clasp referred to in rule 4(2);
“eligible person” means any person who is or was —
(a)a police officer of the Singapore Police Force established under Part II of the Police Force Act (Cap. 235);
(b)a special police officer of the Special Constabulary constituted under Part VIII of the Police Force Act;
(c)a prison officer of the Singapore Prison Service appointed under Part IV of the Prisons Act (Cap. 247);
(d)an officer of the Central Narcotics Bureau appointed under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 185);
(e)a member of the Vigilante Corps established by the Vigilante Corps Act (Cap. 343); or
(f)a person liable for reserve service under the Enlistment Act (Cap. 93), and is or was rendering his reserve service in the Singapore Police Force, the Special Constabulary or the Vigilante Corps;
“qualifying service” means the total of the following periods (less any period or periods that are deducted under rule 4(3) or 9(2)):
(a)full-time service in the Singapore Police Service;
(b)full-time service in the Singapore Armed Forces or the Singapore Civil Defence Force rendered immediately prior to the person’s absorption (without break in service) as an officer in the Singapore Police Service;
(c)part-time service in the Special Constabulary or the Singapore Civil Defence Force; or
(d)reserve service in the Singapore Police Force, the Singapore Armed Forces, the Special Constabulary, the Vigilante Corps or the Singapore Civil Defence Force, provided no account shall be taken of any period during which he was exempted from such reserve service;
“service” means full-time service, reserve service, regular service, mobilised service, national service or voluntary service;
“Singapore Armed Forces” means the force raised and maintained in accordance with the Singapore Armed Forces Act (Cap. 295);
“Singapore Civil Defence Force” means the force raised and maintained in accordance with the Civil Defence Act (Cap. 42);
“Singapore Police Service” means service in any of the following:
(a)the Singapore Police Force;
(b)the Singapore Prison Service;
(c)the Central Narcotics Bureau;
(d)the Special Constabulary;
(e)the Vigilante Corps.
(2)  Any reference in these Rules to a period of reserve service rendered by a person shall include a reference to the period in which such person was liable for reserve services.
Made this 8th day of August 2007.
By Command,
LAU WAH MING
Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.
[MHA 71/3/01 Vol. 15; AG/LEG/SL/74/2002/1 Vol. 3]