Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Singapore Armed Forces (Leave) Regulations

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 256/2006 wef 01/11/2004S 256/2006 wef 01/11/2004S 256/2006 wef 01/11/2004S 256/2006 wef 01/11/2004S 256/2006 wef 01/11/2004

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“confinement” means the delivery of a child;“deferred leave” means any vacation leave which is recorded as deferred leave under the Singapore Army (Leave) Regulations 1971 (S 133/71);“dentist” means a person registered as a dentist under the Dentists Act (Cap. 76) and has a valid practising certificate issued under that Act;“Director of Manpower” includes any officer duly authorised by the Director of Manpower to act on his behalf;“general orders” includes orders of the Armed Forces Council, General Orders of the Ministry of Defence, standing orders, routine orders and other general orders published in writing in accordance with military usage;“medical certificate” means a document issued by a medical practitioner or a dentist certifying that a serviceman is unfit to discharge his duties;“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174) and has a valid practising certificate issued under that Act;“service”, for the purpose of calculating leave eligibility under these Regulations, means service with the Singapore Armed Forces and includes —

(a)

all periods of leave, except no pay leave and no pay study leave, granted to a serviceman;

(b)

any service with the Singapore Military Forces;

(c)

any service with the Malaysian Armed Forces immediately preceding 9th August 1965; and

(d)

any service in the Government or any statutory board where the service has been converted on a one for one basis to pensionable service for the purposes of the Singapore Armed Forces (Pensions) Regulations (Rg 9),but excludes —

(i)

periods of absence without leave, desertion, imprisonment or detention of any other description by order of a civil or military court or any public authority; and

(ii)

periods of previous services of a re-employed Singapore Armed Forces pensioner or serviceman;“serviceman” means a member of the Singapore Armed Forces and includes a servicewoman;“week” means a continuous period of 7 days.

Definition

“confinement” means the delivery of a child;

Definition

“deferred leave” means any vacation leave which is recorded as deferred leave under the Singapore Army (Leave) Regulations 1971 (S 133/71);

Definition

“dentist” means a person registered as a dentist under the Dentists Act (Cap. 76) and has a valid practising certificate issued under that Act;

Amended byS 256/2006 wef 01/11/2004

Definition

“Director of Manpower” includes any officer duly authorised by the Director of Manpower to act on his behalf;

Definition

“general orders” includes orders of the Armed Forces Council, General Orders of the Ministry of Defence, standing orders, routine orders and other general orders published in writing in accordance with military usage;

Definition

“medical certificate” means a document issued by a medical practitioner or a dentist certifying that a serviceman is unfit to discharge his duties;

Amended byS 256/2006 wef 01/11/2004

Definition

“medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner registered under the Medical Registration Act (Cap. 174) and has a valid practising certificate issued under that Act;

Amended byS 256/2006 wef 01/11/2004

Definition

“service”, for the purpose of calculating leave eligibility under these Regulations, means service with the Singapore Armed Forces and includes —

(a)

all periods of leave, except no pay leave and no pay study leave, granted to a serviceman;

(b)

any service with the Singapore Military Forces;

(c)

any service with the Malaysian Armed Forces immediately preceding 9th August 1965; and

(d)

(i)

periods of absence without leave, desertion, imprisonment or detention of any other description by order of a civil or military court or any public authority; and

(ii)

periods of previous services of a re-employed Singapore Armed Forces pensioner or serviceman;

Amended byS 256/2006 wef 01/11/2004

Definition

“serviceman” means a member of the Singapore Armed Forces and includes a servicewoman;

Definition

“week” means a continuous period of 7 days.

Amended byS 256/2006 wef 01/11/2004

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