Singapore legislation
Regulation 23
Regulation 23
Death in service
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), where a member enlisted for regular service before 1st April 2010 dies while he is in the regular service of the Singapore Armed Forces, there shall be paid to such of his dependants as the Armed Forces Council may think fit or, if there are no dependants, to his personal representatives —
where the member has completed at least 10 years of reckonable service —
all moneys standing to the credit of the member in his CARE Account and CPF Top-Up Account; or
a sum equal to the annual compensation salary,whichever is the greater; or
where the member has not completed 10 years of reckonable service —
a sum equal to such proportion of the Premium salary for each complete month of service as the Armed Forces Council may determine and all moneys standing to the credit of the member in his CPF Top-Up Account; or
a sum equal to the annual compensation salary,whichever is the greater.
Subregulation 1A
Where a member enlisted for regular service on or after 1st April 2010 dies while he is in the regular service of the Singapore Armed Forces, there shall be paid to such of his dependants as the Armed Forces Council may think fit or, if there are no dependants, to his personal representatives —
a sum equal to such proportion of the Premium salary as the Armed Forces Council may determine and all moneys standing to the credit of the member in his CARE Account and CPF Top-Up Account, if any; or
a sum equal to the annual compensation salary,whichever is the greater.
Subregulation 2
Where a member dies while he is in the regular service of the Singapore Armed Forces, and he was in the pensionable service in the Government immediately prior to his conversion to the Premium Plan on 31st March 2000, there shall be paid to such of his dependants as the Armed Forces Council may think fit or, if there are no dependants, to his personal representatives —
all moneys standing to the credit of the member in his CARE Account and CPF Top-Up Account;
a sum equal to the member’s accrued pension payable to the member under the Singapore Armed Forces (Pensions) Regulations (Rg 9) had he remained on the pensionable service; or
a sum equal to the annual compensation salary,whichever is the greatest.
Subregulation 3
Where the member dies in disgrace, or where the death is attributable to his misconduct or negligence or due to reasons within his own control or resulted from deliberate self-injury or the deliberate aggravation of an accidental injury, the Armed Forces Council may either refuse payment of the amounts specified in paragraph (1) or (2), or authorise payment at such a reduced rate as it may think fit after having regard to all the circumstances of the case, and forfeit the balance.