Singapore legislation
Regulation 43
of Public Service (Disciplinary Proceedings) Regulations 2023
Regulation 43
Forfeiture of withheld emoluments
Subregulation 1
In a case where a public officer is interdicted and has his or her emoluments withheld under regulation 42, the Commission may order that the withheld emoluments be wholly or partly forfeited if any of the following occurs (whether before, during or after the interdiction):
the officer is convicted of an offence;
the officer is dismissed, demoted or otherwise punished in proceedings under these Regulations;
the officer is retired in the public interest;
the officer is subject to a supervision order or admitted to an approved institution under section 34 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973;
the officer is subject to a supervision order under section 16 of the Intoxicating Substances Act 1987 or admitted to an approved centre under section 17 of that Act;
the officer is subject to an order made under section 8(1)(a) or (b) of the Internal Security Act 1960;
the officer is subject to an order made under section 30(1)(a) or (b) of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act 1955.
Subregulation 2
To avoid doubt, any emoluments of a public officer withheld under regulation 42 must be paid to the public officer if —
there are no longer grounds for withholding those emoluments; and
there are no grounds for forfeiting those emoluments.