“auxiliary member” and “volunteer ex‑NSman” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Civil Defence Act 1986;
“defined Government employee” means an employee of the Government who is not any of the following:
(a)
a police officer;
(b)
a member of the Civil Defence Force, other than an auxiliary member, a national serviceman or a volunteer ex‑NSman;
(c)
a regular serviceman in the Singapore Armed Forces;
(d)
an employee appointed to the Prisons Service or the Narcotics Service;
(e)
an employee prohibited by an Act (other than the Act) from being a member of a trade union;
“Government‑aided school” means a school that —
(a)
is established by any person other than the Government; and
(b)
is in receipt of any grant‑in‑aid from the Government under the Education (Grant‑in‑Aid) Regulations (Rg 3),
but is neither an independent school nor a specified educational institution;
“independent school” means a school that —
(a)
is conducted by a governing board established by section 3(1) of the School Boards (Incorporation) Act 1990; or
(b)
is set out in Part I of the Schedule to the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations (Rg 1);
“national serviceman” and “regular serviceman” have the meanings given by section 2 of the Enlistment Act 1970;
“police officer” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Police Force Act 2004;
“specified educational institution” means a school that is set out in Part III of the Schedule to the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes (Edusave Pupils Fund) Regulations.