Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
of Education Service Incentive Payment (CONNECT Plan) Regulations 2002
Regulation 13
Restoration of contributions and awards
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), any contribution or award in respect of a member which has been withheld or reduced under section 8 of the Act or regulation 12 on the ground of —
disciplinary proceedings being pending against the member; or
proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, being pending against the member in respect of an offence for which the member may be sentenced to death or penal servitude or any term of imprisonment, must be restored with retrospective effect without interest if the member is not punished following the disciplinary proceedings, or (as the case may be) is not convicted of the offence by that court.
Subregulation 2
Where a member is punished with any of the following after disciplinary proceedings against the member:
reduced in rank;
stoppage or deferment of increment, a fine or reprimand, or a combination of such penalties;
written warning,a part (but not the whole) of any contribution or award in respect of a member which has been withheld or reduced under section 8 of the Act or regulation 12 may be restored with retrospective effect without interest, being a part determined by the Minister as he or she thinks fit.
Subregulation 3
Any contribution or award which has (in whole or in part) been withheld from or reduced under section 8 of the Act or regulation 12 or paragraph (2) on the ground of the member —
being convicted and sentenced to death or penal servitude or any term of imprisonment, by any court of competent jurisdiction, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, for any crime or offence; or
being dismissed, reduced in rank or retired in the public interest following any disciplinary proceedings, must be restored with retrospective effect without interest if, within 6 months after the contribution or award is withheld or reduced, the conviction is overturned on appeal or the member receives a free pardon after conviction, or (as the case may be) such disciplinary punishment is quashed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Subregulation 4
Any contribution or award which has been withheld or reduced under regulation 12 on the ground of the member being adjudicated a bankrupt must be restored with retrospective effect without interest if no disciplinary proceedings are instituted against the member within a period of 6 months after the contribution or award was withheld or reduced, as the case may be.