Singapore legislation

Clause 45

of Singapore Armed Forces (Amendment) Bill

Clause 45

New section 205D

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 205C, the following section:“Military domain experts service205D.—

(1)

The Armed Forces Council may, in making any regulations under section 205(j), provide for the rank of a serviceman to be changed upon his transfer from the military domain experts service to any other uniformed service, or vice versa.(2) A change in the rank of a serviceman upon his transfer from the military domain experts service to any other uniformed service, or vice versa, shall not be treated as a reduction in the rank of the serviceman.(3) The Armed Forces Council may, in making any regulations under section 205 or 205A, provide for —

(a)

any regular serviceman who opts to transfer to the military domain experts service to opt for the provident fund scheme applicable to non-pensionable employees of the Government under the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap. 36); and

(b)

the terms and conditions of such option.”.