Enlistment (Advisory Boards) Regulations - Singapore Statutes Online

Enlistment Act

(CHAPTER 93, Section 33(2))

Enlistment (Advisory Boards) Regulations

Rg 2

G.N. No. S 165/1971

REVISED EDITION 1999

(1st April 1999)

[18th June 1971]

Citation and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Enlistment (Advisory Boards) Regulations.

(2) These Regulations shall apply to advisory boards set up by the Minister for the purpose of facilitating administration of the Act.

Definition

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, “member” includes the chairman of an advisory board.

Appointment of secretaries

3. The Director of Manpower shall appoint such number of secretaries for the purpose of carrying out the administrative duties connected with advisory boards.

Convening of advisory board

4.—(1) An advisory board shall be convened by the secretary thereof on behalf of the proper authority as often as may be necessary.

(2) There shall be at least one sitting of an advisory board a week.

(3) An advisory board shall be convened by the secretary thereof within 2 weeks from the date of any application referred to in regulation 6.

Applications under regulation 6

5.—(1) When an advisory board is convened to deal with the applications referred to in regulation 6(a), (b) or (c), its chairman shall be a civilian.

(2) When an advisory board is convened to deal with the applications referred to in regulation 6(d), (e) or (f), its chairman shall be a member of the Singapore Armed Forces.

Applications referred by proper authority

6. Without limiting the generality of the powers under regulation 37(2) of the Enlistment Regulations (Rg 1), the proper authority may refer to an advisory board through the secretary thereof the following applications:

(a)	by a person for the postponement of the date of enlistment in full-time service on grounds of social hardship or business disruption;
(b)	by a person for the exemption from enlistment in full-time or operationally ready national service on grounds other than medical grounds;
(c)	by a person in operationally ready national service under section 14(1)(b) of the Act for the postponement of or exemption from such operationally ready national service on grounds of business disruption or of a course of study in any institution of higher learning;
(d)	by an employer of a person in operationally ready national service under section 14(1)(b) of the Act for the postponement of or exemption from the liability of such a person to render such operationally ready national service on grounds of business disruption;
(e)	by a person in full-time service for the postponement of or exemption from full-time service on grounds of social hardship or business disruption; and
(f)	by a person in regular service for release from such service before the end of his term of service.

Investigation

7. Where a matter is to be referred to an advisory board, the secretary thereof, wherever he considers it necessary, shall cause an investigation to be carried out at the end of which he shall compile a report.

Submission of documents, etc.

8. Except in cases of extreme urgency, the secretary of an advisory board shall, at least 7 days before a sitting of the advisory board, forward to the chairman all the relevant materials, documents and other evidence in respect of each application or matter.

Deliberations of advisory board

9.—(1) In its deliberations on any application or matter, the advisory board shall consider all the relevant materials, documents and other evidence including any investigation report in respect of the application or matter.

(2) Where an advisory board considers that the evidence in respect of an application or matter is insufficient, it may request the secretary to conduct further investigations.

(3) Where an advisory board considers it necessary, it may request the attendance of any person, including an applicant whose knowledge or opinion may assist the board.

(4) In the deliberations on an application for postponement of or exemption from any liability under the Act referred to it, the advisory board shall take into consideration regulation 23 of the Enlistment Regulations (Rg 1).

Record

10.—(1) At the end of the deliberations on any application or matter, the members of an advisory board shall give their opinions or recommendations together with the reasons therefor and these shall be recorded by the chairman or any person acting on his behalf.

(2) The chairman shall forward the record through the secretary to the proper authority.

Deliberations in camera

11.—(1) The deliberations of an advisory board shall be in camera.

(2) A decision whether or not to refer any application or matter to an advisory board or the opinions or recommendations of an advisory board shall not be disclosed to any person unless the proper authority otherwise directs.

Remuneration

12. A member of an advisory board who is not a public officer or a member of the Singapore Armed Forces shall be remunerated at the rate of $25 for each day on which the board sits.

[G.N. No. S 165/71]

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