9. Qualifying Service for 30 Years Medal

An eligible person shall qualify for the award of the 30 Years Medal if he has completed at least 30 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

A period shall be treated as continuous and unbroken for the purposes of paragraph (1) notwithstanding —

a break of service of not more than one day for the purpose of awarding a pension or gratuity under the Pensions Regulations set out in the First Schedule to the Pensions Act (Cap. 225);

any period of leave without pay, except that such period of leave shall not be counted as qualifying service;

any period of disruption from full-time service, except that such period of disruption shall not be counted as qualifying service; or

any transfer without any break in service between the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Singapore Police Service, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority and the Singapore Armed Forces.

An eligible person shall qualify for the award of the 30 Years Medal if he has completed at least 30 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

A period shall be treated as continuous and unbroken for the purposes of paragraph (1) notwithstanding —

a break of service of not more than one day for the purpose of awarding a pension or gratuity under the Pensions Regulations set out in the First Schedule to the Pensions Act (Cap. 225);

any period of leave without pay, except that such period of leave shall not be counted as qualifying service;

any period of disruption from full-time service, except that such period of disruption shall not be counted as qualifying service; or

any transfer without any break in service between the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Singapore Police Service, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority and the Singapore Armed Forces.