“aided school” means a school in receipt of grant-in-aid under the Education (Grant-in-Aid) Regulations (Cap. 87, Rg 3) other than a school that is set out in the Schedule to those Regulations;
“contract service” means —
(a)
in relation to a Defence Executive Officer, SAF regular officer or SAF regular soldier, contract service under the Singapore Armed Forces (Pensions) Regulations (Cap. 295, Rg 9); or
(b)
in relation to a SAF regular military expert, contract service referred to in regulation 35 of the Singapore Armed Forces (Military Domain Experts Service) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 186/2010);
“Defence Executive Officer” means an employee in the DXO Scheme;
“DXO Scheme” means the scheme of service in respect of regular servicemen in the non-uniformed service in the Singapore Armed Forces;
“employee” means —
(a)
an employee of the Government;
(b)
an employee of a statutory body; or
(c)
a person employed in an aided school by the managers of the school,
as the case may be;
“foreign employee” means an employee who is not a citizen of Singapore or permanent resident;
“INVEST Plan” means the INVEST Plan established by the Home Affairs Uniformed Services (INVEST Plan) Regulations (Cap. 126B, Rg 2);
“non-pensionable service” —
(a)
in relation to an employee who is a regular serviceman, means regular service in the Singapore Armed Forces which is neither pensionable service nor contract service; and
(b)
in relation to any other employee, means service other than the pensionable service;
“pensionable service” —
(a)
in relation to an employee who is a regular serviceman, has the meaning given to that expression in the Singapore Armed Forces (Pensions) Regulations (Cap. 295, Rg 9); and
(b)
in relation to any other employee, means service in respect of which a pension, gratuity or other allowance may be payable under the Pensions Act (Cap. 225) to the employee in respect of his period of service;
“permanent resident” means a person who holds a valid entry permit or re-entry permit issued by the Controller of Immigration under the Immigration Act (Cap. 133);
“Premium Plan” means the Premium Plan established by the Singapore Armed Forces (Premium Plan) Regulations (Cap. 295, Rg 22) made under section 205A of the Singapore Armed Forces Act (Cap. 295);
“regular serviceman” means an employee in regular service in the Singapore Armed Forces;
“SAF regular military expert” means a regular serviceman who is a military expert in the Singapore Armed Forces;
“SAF regular officer” means a regular serviceman who is an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces;
“SAF regular soldier” means a regular serviceman other than a Defence Executive Officer, a SAF regular officer or a SAF regular military expert;
“SAVER end date” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAVER Plan) Regulations (Cap. 295, Rg 19);
[S 440/2012 wef 01/09/2012]
“SAVER Plan” means the SAVER Plan established by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAVER Plan) Regulations made under section 205A of the Singapore Armed Forces Act;
[S 440/2012 wef 01/09/2012]
“statutory body” means a body specified under paragraph 6(2) to (70) of the First Schedule to the Act.