Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
of Singapore Armed Forces (Military Domain Experts Service) Regulations 2010
Regulation 3
Administration of these Regulations
Subregulation 1
These Regulations shall be administered by Awards Officers appointed under paragraph (2) or such other body or person as the Armed Forces Council may appoint.
Subregulation 2
The Armed Forces Council may appoint one or more Awards Officers to assess, award or review awards and allowances granted or to be granted under these Regulations, and may give such directions as it thinks fit to any such Awards Officer in the discharge of his duties.
Subregulation 3
The Armed Forces Council may, for the purposes of these Regulations, appoint one or more medical boards, either generally or for particular cases, each comprising not less than 2 medical practitioners, one of whom shall be a medical officer of the Singapore Armed Forces.
Subregulation 4
An award granted or made to or in respect of any member under Parts IV and V may, notwithstanding the provisions of these Regulations, be administered by an Awards Officer for the benefit of any person, subject to the directions of the Armed Forces Council, if —
the person has not attained the age of 21 years;
the person is, in the opinion of the Armed Forces Council, incapable of managing his own affairs by reason of mental infirmity; or
in any other case, the Armed Forces Council considers that is in the interests of the person that the award should be so administered.
Subregulation 5
An award which is being administered under this regulation may, as to the whole or such part thereof and at such times as the Armed Forces Council thinks fit, be —
applied for the benefit of the person to or in respect of whom it has been granted or made; or
paid to any person whom the Armed Forces Council considers a fit and appropriate person so to apply the same, and any moneys so paid shall be regarded as applied for the benefit of the person to or in respect of whom it has been granted or made.