Regulation 38

where the special police officer’s death occurred during his or her service, throughout the period of 6 months ending with the special police officer’s death;

in any other case, throughout the period beginning 6 months prior to the end of the special police officer’s service and ending with the special police officer’s death; or

throughout the period determined by the Approving Authority in the exceptional circumstances of a case;“disablement” means physical or mental injury or damage, or loss of physical or mental capacity;[Deleted by S 1045/2022 wef 01/01/2023]“injury received in and which is attributable to service” includes the following:

any injury received in consequence of some act lawfully performed in the discharge of a special police officer’s duty;

any injury received while a special police officer travels to report for duty or to return home after duty;“medical professional” means a person who —

is a registered medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act 1997 or exempt from registration under that Act; or

is a registered dentist under the Dental Registration Act 1999;“non-attributable medical condition” means an adverse medical condition that —

existed in a special police officer before service; or

arose during but which was not attributable to service;“overseas medical professional” means any medical practitioner or dentist registered to practise under the law of a jurisdiction other than Singapore;“service end date” means —

in the case of an operationally ready national serviceman — the date immediately after the last date of the period that the operationally ready national serviceman was liable to perform national service during which he sustained the injury mentioned in regulation 52A(1)(a) or 52B(1)(a), as the case may be; or (b)in the case of a volunteer or volunteer ex-NSman — the date immediately after the last date of the period that the volunteer was liable to perform voluntary service during which he or she sustained the injury mentioned in regulation 52A(1)(a) or 52B(1)(a), as the case may be.