Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
Regulation 2
Definitions
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations —[Deleted by S 162/2008 wef 01/04/2008][Deleted by S 835/2024 wef 01/11/2024][Deleted by S 835/2024 wef 01/11/2024][Deleted by S 162/2008 wef 01/04/2008][Deleted by S239/2012 wef 01/06/2012][Deleted by S 738/2020 wef 01/09/2020][Deleted by S 239/2012 wef 01/06/2012][Deleted by S 835/2024 wef 01/11/2024](1A) For the purposes of these Regulations, an injury is not attributable to service by reason only of the injury having been received while on duty, at a place of duty or on any land, premises, vehicle, ship or aircraft for the time being used by or for the purposes of the Singapore Armed Forces.(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, any reference to the gross salary, SAVER salary or compensation salary of any member shall be the gross salary, SAVER salary or compensation salary, as the case may be, last drawn by the member at the material time.
Definition
“Board” means the Board of Trustees appointed in accordance with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAVER-Premium Fund) Regulations (Rg 18);
Definition
“Category A member” means a member of the SAVER Plan on or after 1 July 2025, who is not a Category B member;
Definition
“Category B member” means a member of the SAVER Plan who is —
an opted Category B member;
a person who enlists on or after 1 July 2025 for regular service as an officer or an officer cadet in the Singapore Armed Forces;
a soldier in the regular service who is appointed on or after 1 July 2025 as an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces;
a soldier who becomes an officer cadet on or after 1 July 2025 while being a member of the Premium Plan; or
a serviceman in the military domain experts service who opts on or after 1 July 2025 to convert to the SAVER Plan under Part VIII;
Definition
“Central Provident Fund” or “CPF” means the Central Provident Fund established under the Central Provident Fund Act 1953;
Definition
“compensation salary”, in relation to a member, means the consolidated salary of the member, whether he is confirmed in any rank that he holds or otherwise, and includes —
for the purposes of Parts V and VI, such reimbursement or pay to which the member is entitled or which is payable to him by his employer under section 24 of the Enlistment Act 1970; and
any other allowance declared by the Armed Forces Council to be a component of the compensation salary, not being an allowance for the performance by a member of duties in a rank higher than his substantive or temporary rank;
Definition
“CPF Top-Up Account”, in relation to a member, means the CPF Top-Up Account in the SAVER-Premium Fund maintained by the Board in respect of the member in accordance with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAVER-Premium Fund) Regulations (Rg 18);
Definition
“dependant”, in relation to a deceased member, means a person receiving regular and substantial support or benefit from the deceased member —
where the member’s death occurred during his service, throughout the period of 6 months ending with the member’s death;
in any other case, throughout the period beginning 6 months prior to the termination of the member’s service and ending with the member’s death; or
throughout such other period as the Armed Forces Council may determine in the exceptional circumstances of any case;
Definition
“disablement” means physical or mental injury or damage or loss of any physical or mental capacity, and “disabled” shall be construed accordingly;
Definition
“gross salary”, in relation to a member, means the consolidated salary of the member, whether he is confirmed in any rank that he holds or otherwise, and includes —
bonuses, including performance bonuses; and
such other allowances as the Armed Forces Council may determine in a General Order, not being an allowance for the performance by a member of duties in a rank higher than his substantive or temporary rank;
Definition
“injury” includes wound or disease;
Definition
“injury received in and which is attributable to service” includes the following:
any injury received in consequence of some act lawfully performed in the discharge of a member’s duties;
any injury received while on a journey necessary to enable a member to report for duty or to return home after duty;
Definition
“member” means a member of the SAVER Plan, being any of the following persons:
any person enlisted for regular service as an officer or an officer cadet in the Singapore Armed Forces on or after 1st January 1998;
any soldier in the regular service who is appointed as an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces on or after 1st January 1998;
(ba)any soldier who becomes an officer cadet on or after 31 March 2000 while being a member of the Premium Plan;
any serviceman to whom Part VII applies, and who opts to join the SAVER Plan under Part VII;
any serviceman in the military domain experts service who opts to convert to the SAVER Plan under Part VIII;
Definition
“no pay maternity leave” means any no pay leave granted by the Director of Manpower under regulation 9 of the Singapore Armed Forces (Leave) Regulations (Rg 12) to a servicewoman who has been in service for at least 90 days before the date of her confinement, in respect of the birth of her child;
Definition
“non-attributable medical condition” means an adverse medical condition that —
existed in a member before service; or
arose during but which was not attributable to service;
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“officer cadet” includes a midshipman;
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“officer cadet training” means such training as is required to be completed before appointment as an officer in the Singapore Armed Forces;
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“opted Category B member” means a member —
who before 1 July 2025 has exercised an option mentioned in regulation 7A for Part IVA to apply to the member instead of Part IV; and
in respect of whom the option has taken effect;
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“pensionable emoluments” shall have the same meaning as in the Singapore Armed Forces (Pensions) Regulations (Rg 9);
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“pensionable service” means service in the Singapore Armed Forces in respect of which a pension, gratuity or other allowance will be paid to a serviceman on his retirement under the Singapore Armed Forces (Pensions) Regulations;
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“Premium Plan” means the Premium Plan established by the Singapore Armed Forces (Premium Plan) Regulations (Rg 22) under section 205A of the Act;
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“reckonable service” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Part III;
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“regular service” means service under section 19 of the Enlistment Act 1970;
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“Retirement Account”, in relation to a member, means the Retirement Account in the SAVER-Premium Fund maintained by the Board in respect of the member in accordance with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAVER-Premium Fund) Regulations (Rg 18);
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“SAVER Account”, in relation to a Category B member, means the SAVER Account in the SAVER-Premium Fund maintained by the Board in respect of the member in accordance with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAVER-Premium Fund) Regulations;
Definition
“SAVER end date” means —
in relation to a Category A member — the date on which the Category A member attains the following age:
where the Category A member enlisted for regular service (whether as a soldier or an officer) in the Singapore Armed Forces before 1 January 1998 — 45 years of age;
where the Category A member enlists for, or is transferred to, regular service as an officer or an officer cadet in the Singapore Armed Forces on or after 1 January 1998 —
42 years of age, if his rank on the date that he attains that age is Senior Lieutenant‑Colonel or below;
44 years of age, if his rank by the date that he attains 42 years of age is Colonel or above;
44 years of age if he is a pilot by vocation, regardless of his rank; or
45 years of age if he falls within such class of officers determined by the Armed Forces Council; or
in relation to a Category B member — the date on which the Category B member attains 44 years of age;
Definition
“SAVER Plan” means the SAVER Plan established by these Regulations under section 205A of the Act;
Definition
“SAVER-Premium Fund” means the Savings and Employee Retirement and Premium Fund established under section 205B of the Act;
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“SAVER salary”, in relation to a member, means the consolidated monthly salary and includes such pay components, bonuses and allowances as the Armed Forces Council may determine in a General Order;
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“Savings Account”, in relation to a member, means the Savings Account in the SAVER-Premium Fund maintained by the Board in respect of the member in accordance with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAVER-Premium Fund) Regulations;
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“Tribunal” means the Awards Appeal Tribunal appointed under regulation 4;
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“vested sum” means —
in relation to a Category A member —
in the case of moneys standing to that member’s credit in his Savings Account — the sum that is vested in that member under regulation 17(1)(a); or
in the case of moneys in that member’s Retirement Account — the sum that is vested in that member under regulation 17(1)(b); or
in relation to a Category B member —
in the case of moneys in that member’s SAVER Account — the sum that is vested in that member under regulation 17AG(1)(a); or
in the case of moneys standing to that member’s credit in his Savings Account (if any) — the sum that is vested in that member under regulation 17AG(1)(b);
Definition
“volunteer” means a volunteer defined as such under the Singapore Armed Forces (Volunteers) Regulations (Rg 7), whilst engaged in colour training service and internal security duties.