No. S 256
Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Tentera) —
(the Public Administration Medal —
Military) Rules 1981
It is hereby notified for general information that the President having been pleased to approve the institution of a medal to be styled the Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Tentera) or “the Public Administration Medal (Military)” hereby makes the following Rules:—
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Tentera) — (the Public Administration Medal — Military) Rules 1981 and shall come into operation on the 7th day of August, 1981.
2.  In these Rules, “member of the Singapore Armed Forces” means any person who is rendering —
(a)full-time service in the Singapore Armed Forces whether regular, mobilized or national service;
(b)voluntary service in the division of the Singapore Armed Forces known as the People’s Defence Forces; or
(c)reserve service in the Singapore Armed Forces.
3.—(1)  The Medal may be awarded to any member of the Singapore Armed Forces who has distinguished himself through meritorious service in military command or staff work.
(2)  There shall be 3 grades of the Medal as follows:—
(a)the Public Administration Medal (Gold) (Military);
(b)the Public Administration Medal (Silver) (Military); and
(c)the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) (Military).
4.  The Medal shall be brass-based, 45 millimetres in length, 40 millimetres in width and 3 millimetres in thickness. The Medal shall be of a star-studded white enamel surrounding an oval-shaped medallion with a three-dimensional tri-service design centrally located on it. The medallion is supported by laurels. All the metallic portions and the stars surrounding the Medal will be in gold, silver or bronze, as the case may be.
5.  The name of the recipient and the date of the award shall be inscribed on the back of the Medal.
5A.—(1)  Where a member of the Singapore Armed Forces who has previously been awarded the Medal performs any special act or service for which he deserves to be awarded a Medal of the same grade, but not of a higher grade, as that which he has been awarded, he may be awarded a Bar to a Medal of that grade.
(2)  A member of the Singapore Armed Forces shall not be awarded more than one Bar to a Medal of each grade.
(3)  The Bar to the Medal shall —
(a)be cupronickel-based and shall be 33 millimetres in length and 10 millimetres in width;
(b)have a laureated border and shall be in gold, silver or bronze, depending on the grade of the Medal; and
(c)be attached to the ribbon by which the Medal is suspended.
[S 337/1997 wef 11/07/1997]
6.  Nominations for the award may be submitted to the Armed Forces Council which shall process them and make recommendations to the Cabinet for approval.
7.  The names of the persons to whom the Medal or a Bar thereto is awarded shall be published in the Gazette and a register of such names shall be kept in the office of the Minister of Defence.
[S 337/1997 wef 11/07/1997]
8.—(1)  If a person to whom the Medal or a Bar thereto has been awarded under these Rules is convicted of a criminal offence or is dismissed or discharged from the Singapore Armed Forces for disciplinary reasons, or for inefficiency, the President may, on the advice of the Cabinet, order the forfeiture of the Medal or Bar.
[S 337/1997 wef 11/07/1997]
(2)  An award so forfeited may be restored by the President at his discretion.
(3)  [Deleted by S 213/2005 wef 04/04/2005]
9.—(1)  Where a Medal or a Bar thereto has been lost or destroyed and it is desired to replace it, a statutory declaration by the person to whom the Medal belonged stating the circumstances under which the loss or destruction occurred, his rank, name and the unit to which he belongs shall be forwarded to the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence through the usual channel of correspondence in the case of a serving officer, and direct to the Permanent Secretary (Defence) in the case of a person who has retired.
[S 337/1997 wef 11/07/1997]
(2)  If the explanation as to the loss or destruction of the Medal or Bar is considered satisfactory, the Medal or Bar shall be replaced on payment being made by the recipient to cover the cost thereof.
[S 337/1997 wef 11/07/1997]
10.  The Medal shall be of the design set out in the Schedule to these Rules.
Made this 31st day of July, 1981.
By Command,
A. SANKARAN
Acting Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.
[Mindef 4-4/26-9-6; AG/SL/40/80]