8. Designated authorities
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The designated authority for the purposes of a section 24(1) claim and all matters relating to a section 24(1) claim is —
the Singapore Armed Forces Paymaster, in the case of persons serving in the Singapore Armed Forces; (b)the Head of Personnel of the Singapore Police Force under section 14(1)(b) of the Act; or (c)the Head of Manpower of the Singapore Civil Defence Force, in the case of persons serving in the Singapore Civil Defence Force. (2) The designated authority for the purposes of a section 24(1) claim by a self‑employed person or platform worker is the Self‑employed Reimbursement Board, which consists of —
the Comptroller of Income Tax who is the chairperson of the Board; (b)2 officers each to be nominated by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Manpower; and (c)an officer nominated from time to time by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, in the case of persons serving in the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Subregulation 1
The designated authority for the purposes of a section 24(1) claim and all matters relating to a section 24(1) claim is —
the Singapore Armed Forces Paymaster, in the case of persons serving in the Singapore Armed Forces; (b)the Head of Personnel of the Singapore Police Force under section 14(1)(b) of the Act; or (c)the Head of Manpower of the Singapore Civil Defence Force, in the case of persons serving in the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Subregulation 2
The designated authority for the purposes of a section 24(1) claim by a self‑employed person or platform worker is the Self‑employed Reimbursement Board, which consists of —
the Comptroller of Income Tax who is the chairperson of the Board; (b)2 officers each to be nominated by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Manpower; and (c)an officer nominated from time to time by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, in the case of persons serving in the Singapore Civil Defence Force.