Singapore Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Amendment) Rules 2014

No. S 495

Singapore Police Service
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
(Amendment) Rules 2014

The President hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Singapore Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Amendment) Rules 2014 and shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st July 2014.

Amendment of rule 2

2. Rule 2(1) of the Singapore Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Rules 2007 (G.N. No. S 427/2007) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “30 Years Medal”, the following definition:

“ “35 Years Medal” means the Medal referred to in rule 12A;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “rule 4(2)” in the definition of “Clasp”, the words “or 12B(2)”;

(c)

by deleting the words “or 9(2)” in the definition of “qualifying service” and substituting the words “, 9(2) or 12B(3)”; and

(d)

by deleting the words “or the Singapore Civil Defence Force” in paragraph (b) of the definition of “qualifying service” and substituting the words “, the Singapore Civil Defence Force or the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority”.

Amendment of rule 4

3. Rule 4(3) of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “the Singapore Civil Defence Force” in sub-paragraph (d), the words “, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority”.

Amendment of rule 9

4. Rule 9(2) of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “the Singapore Civil Defence Force” in sub-paragraph (d), the words “, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority”.

New Part IIIA

5. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 12, the following Part:

“PART IIIA

35 YEARS MEDAL

Designation of 35 Years Medal

12A. A medal to be designated and styled the Singapore Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct (35 Years) Medal may be awarded to an eligible person in recognition of his long and exemplary service and good conduct in the Singapore Police Force, subject to the minimum requirement specified in rule 12B.

Qualifying service for 35 Years Medal

12B.—(1) An eligible person shall qualify for the award of the 35 Years Medal if he has completed at least 35 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

(2) A Clasp may be awarded to a recipient of the 35 Years Medal on his completion of at least 40 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

(3) A period shall be treated as continuous and unbroken for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) notwithstanding —

(a)	a break of service of not more than one day for the purpose of awarding a pension or gratuity under the Pensions Regulations set out in the First Schedule to the Pensions Act (Cap. 225);
(b)	any period of leave without pay, except that such period of leave shall not be counted as qualifying service;
(c)	any period of disruption from full-time service, except that such period of disruption shall not be counted as qualifying service; or
(d)	any transfer without any break in service between the Singapore Police Service, the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority and the Singapore Armed Forces.

Description of 35 Years Medal

12C.—(1) The 35 Years Medal shall consist of a circular medal in 925 sterling silver and shall measure 36 mm in width and 3 mm in thickness.

(2) The obverse side of the Medal shall bear the Singapore State Crest encircled with the inscription “POLIS REPABLIK SINGAPURA”.

(3) The reverse side of the Medal shall bear the Singapore Police Crest encircled with the inscription “LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT (35 YEARS)”.

Design of 35 Years Medal

12D. The 35 Years Medal shall be of the design set out in the Third Schedule.

Wearing of 35 Years Medal

12E.—(1) The 35 Years Medal shall be worn by the recipient on the left side of the outer garment suspended by a ribbon 34 mm in width and 50 mm in length.

(2) The ribbon shall have vertical stripes in blue, red and golden yellow.

(3) The centre of the ribbon shall have a blue stripe of 4 mm in width, flanked on each side by a red stripe of 2 mm in width, followed by a golden yellow stripe of 3 mm in width, another red stripe of 2 mm in width, another golden yellow stripe of 3 mm in width, another red stripe of 2 mm in width, and another blue stripe of 3 mm in width.”.

Amendment of rule 13

6. Rule 13 of the principal Rules is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “30 Years Medal”, the words “, 35 Years Medal”.

New Third Schedule

7. The principal Rules are amended by inserting, immediately after the Second Schedule, the following Schedule:

“THIRD SCHEDULE

Rule 12D

The Singapore Police Service
long service and good conduct (35 years) medal

”.

Made this 23rd day of July 2014.

By Command,

TAN KEE YONG

Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.

[MHA 71/3/01 Vol. 17; AG/LLRD/SL/74/2011/1 Vol. 1]

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