Singapore legislation

Section 12

Fire Service Welfare Fund

There shall be established a fund to be known as the Fire Service Welfare Fund.

The Fire Service Welfare Fund shall consist of —

(a)

all sums forfeited by or fines inflicted on fire officers under powers conferred by this Act or the regulations made thereunder; and

(b)

donations offered to the Fund and accepted by the Director.

The Fire Service Welfare Fund shall be administered by the Director subject to regulations made under section 32, and applied for the purposes of —

(a)

rewarding fire officers for extra or special services rendered by them;

(b)

providing comforts, conveniences or other advantages not chargeable to the public revenue;

(c)

providing assistance in the form of loans or otherwise to needy members of the Fire Service or retired fire officers; and

(d)

such other uses as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 32.