Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Prevention of Corruption (Occupational Superannuation Scheme) Regulations 2003
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —[Deleted by S 792/2021 wef 01/11/2021][Deleted by S 607/2023 wef 01/09/2023][Deleted by S 607/2023 wef 01/09/2023](2) For the purposes of these Regulations, any reference to the gross salary of any member of the 2001 Scheme shall be the monthly gross salary last drawn by the member at the material time.(3) In these Regulations, a reference to the Work Injury Compensation Act is a reference to —
in relation to an injury received before 1 September 2020 — the Work Injury Compensation Act (Cap. 354) as in force before that date; and
in relation to an injury received on or after 1 September 2020 — the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019.
Definition
“2001 Scheme” means the Occupational Superannuation Scheme established for CPIB officers appointed on or after 1 November 2001 but before 1 September 2023 in accordance with these Regulations;
Definition
“2023 Scheme” means the Occupational Superannuation Scheme established for CPIB officers appointed on or after 1 September 2023 in accordance with these Regulations;
Definition
“Award Appeal Authority” means the Minister or any other person appointed by the Minister under regulation 3(1)(b) to hear and determine any appeal in respect of any award of benefits made by any award officer;
Definition
“award officer” means an award officer appointed by the Minister under regulation 3(1)(a);
Definition
“Board” means the Board of Trustees appointed under section 19 of the Home Affairs Uniformed Services Superannuation Act 2001;
Definition
“Central Provident Fund” or “CPF” means the Central Provident Fund established under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953;
Definition
“child” includes —
a posthumous child; (b)a step-child or an illegitimate child born before the date of the injury and wholly or mainly dependent upon the deceased officer for support; and (c)an adopted child, adopted in accordance with any statutory provision before the date of injury, and dependent as aforesaid.
Definition
“CPIB officer” means a junior officer or a senior officer;
Definition
“compulsory retirement age”, in relation to a member of the 2001 Scheme or 2023 Scheme, means the compulsory retirement age of that member determined in accordance with regulation 10;
Definition
“eligible junior officer” means a junior officer who is a member of the 2001 Scheme on 30 April 2019;
Definition
“eligible senior officer” means a senior officer who is, on 30 April 2019, a member of the 2001 Scheme and whose amount standing to his credit in his Retention Account has not fully vested in him;
Definition
“eligible transferred junior officer” means a junior officer who —
transferred from the service to another scheme of service in the public service before 1 May 2019; and
rejoins the service on transfer without break from the public service on or after 1 May 2019;
Definition
“eligible transferred senior officer” means a senior officer who —
transferred from the service to another scheme of service in the public service before 1 May 2019 where the amount standing to his credit in his Retention Account has not fully vested in him; and
rejoins the service on transfer without break from the public service on or after 1 May 2019;
Definition
“emoluments” in relation to a member of the 2001 Scheme or 2023 Scheme, means the member’s monthly basic salary plus the monthly variable component;
Definition
“former member of the 2001 Scheme” means an individual who —
before 1 May 2019, transfers from the service to another scheme of service in the public service; or
on or after 1 May 2019, transfers from the service to the Administrative Service,and who, immediately before the transfer, is a member of the 2001 Scheme;
Definition
“gross salary”, in relation to a member of the 2001 Scheme, means the basic salary, monthly variable component, non-pensionable component and non-pensionable variable payments only of the member’s total monthly salary;
Definition
“junior officer” means an officer appointed under the Corrupt Practices Investigation Service (Junior) Scheme of Service;
Definition
“member of the 2001 Scheme” means —
any CPIB officer appointed on or after 1 November 2001 who has not exercised the option to convert to the 2023 Scheme in accordance with regulation 38; or
any CPIB officer appointed before 1 November 2001 who —
exercised the option to convert to the 2001 Scheme under regulation 33; but(ii)has not exercised the option to convert to the 2023 Scheme in accordance with regulation 38;
Definition
“member of the 2023 Scheme” means —
any CPIB officer appointed on or after 1 September 2023;
any CPIB officer appointed on or after 1 November 2001 but before 1 September 2023 and who has exercised the option to convert to the 2023 Scheme in accordance with regulation 38; or
any CPIB officer appointed before 1 November 2001 who has exercised the option to convert to the 2023 Scheme under regulation 38, regardless of whether the CPIB officer had exercised the option to convert to the 2001 Scheme under regulation 33 or not;
Definition
“previous pensionable service”, in relation to a member of the 2001 Scheme or 2023 Scheme, means service in the public service in respect of which a pension, gratuity or other allowance would have been payable to the member under the Pensions Act 1956 had he not converted to be such member;
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“Provisional Account” means the Provisional Account of the INVEST Fund maintained by the Board in accordance with the Home Affairs Uniformed Services (INVEST Fund) Regulations (Rg 1);
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“reckonable service” has the meaning assigned to it in Part III;
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“Retention Account”, in relation to a member of the 2001 Scheme who is an eligible junior officer, eligible senior officer, eligible transferred junior officer or eligible transferred senior officer, means the Retention Account in the INVEST Fund maintained by the Board in respect of that member in accordance with the Home Affairs Uniformed Services (INVEST Fund) Regulations;
Definition
“Retirement Account”, in relation to a member of the 2001 Scheme, means the Retirement Account in the INVEST Fund maintained by the Board in respect of that member in accordance with the Home Affairs Uniformed Services (INVEST Fund) Regulations;
Definition
“senior officer” means an officer appointed under the Corrupt Practices Investigation Service (Senior) Scheme of Service.