Singapore legislation

Regulation 4

of Education Service Incentive Payment (CONNECT Plan) Regulations 2002

Regulation 4

Reckoning qualifying service

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of section 3(3) of the Act, the following periods of service falling within the period between 1 January and 15 November (both dates inclusive) in 2002 and every subsequent year, less any period or periods deductible under regulation 5, are to be counted as qualifying service:

(a)

any period of service in the Education Service (whether in a full-time or part-time capacity);

(b)

the whole of any period of teaching service in any aided school (whether in a full-time or part-time capacity);

(c)

any period of service on posting, secondment or loan to any department or Ministry of the Government or to any other body (whether or not on teaching duties) in accordance with prevailing instructions of the Government;

(d)

any period during which a member is on leave with full pay or partial pay;

(e)

any period during which a member is sponsored by the Government for further in-service studies.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of section 3(3) of the Act, any period of service —

(a)

during which a member is on qualifying leave without pay; and

(b)

that falls within —

(i)

the period between 17 August 2008 and 15 November 2008 (both dates inclusive); or

(ii)

the period between 1 January and 15 November (both dates inclusive) in 2009 or any subsequent year,less any period or periods deductible under regulation 5, is also to be counted as qualifying service.

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