Pingat Jasa Perwira (Tentera) (Singapore Armed Forces Medal for Distinguished Act) (Amendment) Rules 2026

These Rules are the Pingat Jasa Perwira (Tentera) (Singapore Armed Forces Medal for Distinguished Act) (Amendment) Rules 2026 and come into operation on 1 October 2026.

In the Pingat Jasa Perwira (Tentera) (Singapore Armed Forces Medal for Distinguished Act) Rules 1997 (G.N. No. S 336/1997) (called in these Rules the principal Rules), replace rule 2 with —“Definitions

2. In these Rules —“Armed Forces Council” means the Armed Forces Council established under section 8 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972;“member of the Singapore Armed Forces” means any person who is rendering —

full‑time service in the Singapore Armed Forces whether regular, mobilised or national service;

voluntary service in the Singapore Armed Forces; or

operationally ready national service in the Singapore Armed Forces.”.

In the principal Rules, in rule 4(1) —

replace “any person” with “any member of the Singapore Armed Forces”; and

after “hazardous circumstances”, insert “in the course of duty”.

In the principal Rules, in rule 5(2), replace “gold‑plated tri‑service design” with “bronze‑plated quadri‑service design, with a shield emblazoned with a crescent moon and 5 stars in the centre,”.

In the principal Rules, in rule 6(2), after “by”, insert “a grey stripe,”.

In the principal Rules, replace the Schedule with —“THE SCHEDULERule 5(4)ObverseReverse”.