Singapore legislation
Clause 13
Clause 13
Determination to be a Pioneer
(1)
For the purpose of determining whether a citizen of Singapore referred to in section 12(2) is a Pioneer for the purposes of this Act, the Pioneer Generation Appeals Panel is to have regard to, and give such weight as the Panel considers appropriate to, all of such matters as are prescribed by regulations.
(2)
A citizen of Singapore referred to in section 12(2) may not be determined to be a Pioneer for the purposes of this Act unless a verification application is made, by or on behalf of the citizen, to the Pioneer Generation Appeals Panel in the prescribed manner.
(3)
A verification application may be made —
by the individual who wants to be determined to be a Pioneer;
with the approval of the individual, by another person on behalf of that individual; or
where the individual is unable, by reason of physical or mental incapacity, to approve a person to make the verification application, by a donee under a lasting power of attorney executed by the individual but only to the extent permitted by the Mental Capacity Act (Cap. 177A).
(4)
However, verification applications must be made no later than the closing date specified by the Minister under subsection (5), and the Pioneer Generation Appeals Panel must reject any verification application made after that date.
(5)
The Minister may specify the closing date for the purposes of subsection (4) by a notification in the Gazette published at least 6 months before the closing date so specified.
(6)
On receiving a verification application under subsection (2) in respect of any individual, the Pioneer Generation Appeals Panel is to determine as soon as practicable whether or not the individual is a Pioneer.
(7)
If the Pioneer Generation Appeals Panel determines that a citizen of Singapore referred to in section 12(2) is a Pioneer for the purposes of this Act, the Panel may, where suitable, state that the citizen of Singapore is a Pioneer with effect from a date before the date of its decision, but not a date that is earlier than when the verification application for that citizen of Singapore was received by the Panel.
(8)
The Pioneer Generation Appeals Panel must give to the person referred to in subsection (3) who made a verification application notice of its decision under this section on the verification application.