Singapore legislation
Regulation 42
Regulation 42
Award payable where special police officer dies of injury received in and which is attributable to service
Subregulation 1
Where a special police officer dies on or after 1 January 2023 as a result of an injury received in and which is attributable to service, the Approving Authority may pay to the special police officer’s dependants or personal representatives (if he or she has no dependants) an award of a sum to be determined by the Approving Authority.
Subregulation 2
If the injury was received by the special police officer in the course of operations or training, the Approving Authority may (in addition to the total sum under paragraph (1)) pay a special award of a sum to be determined by the Approving Authority.
Subregulation 3
If the special police officer was injured under exceptional circumstances or was rendering service beyond the call of duty, the Approving Authority may (in addition to the total sum under paragraph (1) and, where applicable, the special award under paragraph (2)) pay an additional award of a sum to be determined having regard to the principles on which a claim for damages would be determined in a civil court.
Subregulation 4
Where a special police officer’s death ––
is caused as a result of the aggravation by service of an adverse medical condition that ––
existed in him or her before service; or
had arisen during but that was not attributable to service; and
occurred within 7 years of the aggravation of such a medical condition,the award payable to the special police officer’s dependants or personal representatives (as the case may be) may be equal to half of the award payable under paragraph (1) and half of any award payable under paragraph (2) or (3), had his or her death occurred as a result of an injury received in and which is attributable to service.