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Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Service Medal Rules 1973
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Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Service Medal Rules 1973

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1These Rules may be cited as the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Service Medal Rules, 1973 and shall be deemed to have come into operation o...
2(1) A medal to be known as the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Service Medal (hereinafter in these Rules referred to as the “Medal”) may b...
3The qualifying conditions for the award shall be as follows:—(1)Operational Service:(a)service of ninety-six hours or more in operations ag...
4(1) If the operational qualifying service described in these Rules is brought to an end before the completion of the qualifying period on...
4AThe Armed Forces Council may waive the qualifying conditions for the award in rule 3 where the Council is satisfied that exceptional servic...
5The Medal shall be awarded by the Armed Forces Council.
6The names of the persons to whom the Medal is awarded shall be published in Formation/Unit orders and a register of such names shall be kep...
7Where a Medal or Bar is lost or destroyed and it is desired to replace it, a statutory declaration by the person to whom the Medal or Bar w...
8The Medal shall be of cupronickel one and three-eights inches in diameter consisting of a five-rayed cross with double points, radiating fr...
9The Medal shall be worn on the left side of the outer garment suspended by a purple ribbon one and three-tenths inches in width and two inc...
10The Bar shall be of cupronickel and be one and three-tenths inches in length and one-fourth of an inch in width, with a laureated border an...
11The Medal shall be of the design set out in Schedule A and Schedule B to these Rules.

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