Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Pioneer Generation and Merdeka Generation Funds (Appeals Panel) Regulations 2015
Regulation 3
Matters to be considered in determining a Pioneer or Merdeka Generation Senior
For the purposes of section 13(1) of the Act, the Panel is to have regard to, and give such weight as the Panel considers appropriate to, all of the following matters:
the circumstances under which the individual became a citizen of Singapore —
after 31 December 1986, for the purposes of section 13(1)(a) of the Act; or
after 31 December 1996, for the purposes of section 13(1)(b) of the Act;
the period the individual has been resident in Singapore;
whether the individual has any ties with Singapore, when these ties started and whether these ties are stronger with Singapore than those with any other country or territory;
the contributions the individual made to the development of Singapore, including (but not limited to) whether the individual made significant social, economic, defence, professional or cultural contribution to the development of Singapore as a nation.