Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (The Distinguished Service Order) Rules 1996

No. S 329

The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang
(The Distinguished Service Order) Rules 1996

The President is pleased to approve the institution of an Order to be styled the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang or the Distinguished Service Order, the award of which shall be governed by the following Rules:

1. These Rules may be cited as the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (The Distinguished Service Order) Rules 1996 and shall come into operation on 2nd August 1996.

2. The Order shall be designated and styled the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang or the Distinguished Service Order.

3.—(1) The Order may be awarded to any person who has performed within Singapore any act or series of acts constituting distinguished conduct.

(2) In special circumstances, the Order may be awarded to any person who has performed outside Singapore an act or series of acts constituting distinguished conduct.

4. The Badge of the Distinguished Service Order shall consist, on the obverse side, of a bronze enamelled circle depressed inwards on 4 opposite points with the words “DARJAH UTAMA BAKTI CEMERLANG” in letters of gold inscribed thereon. A wreath in green enamel shall surround the circle. In the centre of the circle there shall be a red shield on a white enamelled background bearing a crescent and 5 stars with a scroll below carrying the inscription “MAJULAH SINGAPURA”. The reverse side of the Badge shall bear the State Arms.

5. The Badge shall be of the design as set out in the Schedule.

6. The Badge of the Distinguished Service Order shall be worn as a neck decoration pendant from a ribbon which shall consist of a red centre band flanked on each side by a white stripe with a narrow red stripe followed by a red band and a white band, in that order.

7.—(1) Where any act deserving of the award of the Order is performed by a person to whom the Order has already been awarded, the act may be recognised by the award of a Bar to the Badge.

(2) The Bar shall be of silver and shall be attached to the ribbon by which the Badge is suspended.

(3) There shall be no limit to the number of Bars that may be awarded to any holder of the Order.

(4) For each Bar awarded, a small silver star may be added to the ribbon when worn alone.

8. The names of the persons to whom the Order 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 Prime Minister.

9. The President may cancel and annul the award of the Order or any Bar to any person if the person is convicted of a criminal offence or is found guilty of misconduct or disloyalty to Singapore.

10.—(1) The Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (The Distinguished Service Order) Rules 1968 (G.N. No. S 235/68) (hereafter referred to as the revoked Rules) are revoked.

(2) Any person to whom the Distinguished Service Order and any Bar thereto have been awarded under the revoked Rules is deemed to have been awarded the Order and Bar under these Rules.

Made this 29th day of July 1996.

By Command,

WONG CHOOI SEN

Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.

[PM 061/59/Pt. D/Vol. 5; AG/LEG/SL/74/96/1]

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