Singapore Customs Medals Rules 2022 - Singapore Statutes Online

No. S 219

Singapore Customs Medals Rules 2022

The President is pleased to approve the institution of a medal to be styled “The Singapore Customs Long Service (10 Years) Medal”, a medal to be styled “The Singapore Customs Long Service (20 Years) Medal”, a medal to be styled “The Singapore Customs Long Service (30 years) Medal”, a medal to be styled “The Singapore Customs Long Service (40 years) Medal”, a medal to be styled “The Singapore Customs Good Service Medal”, a medal to be styled “The Singapore Customs Medal for Exemplary Service”, a medal to be styled “The Singapore Customs Overseas Service Medal”, and a medal to be styled “The Singapore Customs Medal of Distinction”, the award of which are to be governed by the following Rules:

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules are the Singapore Customs Medals Rules 2022 and come into operation on 1 April 2022.

Definitions

2. In these Rules —

“Director‑General” means the Director‑General of Customs appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1960;

“officer of customs” means an individual who serves in the Singapore Customs as —

(a)	the Director‑General;
(b)	a Deputy Director‑General of Customs or an Assistant Director‑General of Customs appointed under section 4(2) of the Customs Act 1960;
(c)	a senior officer of customs appointed under section 4(4) of that Act; or
(d)	an officer of customs appointed under section 5(2) of that Act.

What is unbroken service and how it is counted

3.—(1) In these Rules, “unbroken service” means, subject to this rule, unbroken service as an officer of customs.

(2) Part‑time service as an officer of customs for a period counts towards unbroken service, but the duration of service for that period is reduced proportionately.

(3) A period of leave without pay —

(a)	is not a break in service; but
(b)	does not count towards the duration of service.

(4) A one‑day break in service for the purpose of awarding a pension or gratuity under the Pensions Regulations set out in the First Schedule to the Pensions Act 1956 —

(a)	is not a break in service; and
(b)	counts towards the duration of service.

(5) Service as a full‑time national serviceman under the Enlistment Act 1970 counts towards unbroken service (even if it is not immediately followed by service as an officer of customs), but only if the service is for a continuous period of at least one year and 10 months.

Made on 17 February 2022.

By Command,

TAN KEE YONG

Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.

[A005.001.0005.V1; AG/LEGIS/SL/74/2020/1 Vol. 1]

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