4. Qualifying Service for Medal

An eligible person shall qualify for the award of the Medal if he has completed at least 5 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

A period shall be treated as continuous for the purposes of paragraph (1) notwithstanding —

a break in service of not more than one day for the purpose of awarding a pension or gratuity under the Pensions Regulations set out in the First Schedule to the Pensions Act (Cap. 225);

any period of leave without pay, except that such period of leave shall not be counted towards the minimum requirement;

any period of disruption from full-time or part-time service, except that such period of disruption shall not be counted towards the minimum requirement; or

any transfer without any break in service between the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, the Singapore Armed Forces, the Singapore Civil Defence Force or the Singapore Police Service.

An eligible person shall qualify for the award of the Medal if he has completed at least 5 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

A period shall be treated as continuous for the purposes of paragraph (1) notwithstanding —

a break in service of not more than one day for the purpose of awarding a pension or gratuity under the Pensions Regulations set out in the First Schedule to the Pensions Act (Cap. 225);

any period of leave without pay, except that such period of leave shall not be counted towards the minimum requirement;

any period of disruption from full-time or part-time service, except that such period of disruption shall not be counted towards the minimum requirement; or

any transfer without any break in service between the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, the Singapore Armed Forces, the Singapore Civil Defence Force or the Singapore Police Service.