Regulation 53

a former member (other than an operationally ready national serviceman and a volunteer) who satisfies the conditions specified in paragraph (2); and

an operationally ready national serviceman and a volunteer, each of whom satisfies the conditions specified in paragraph (3).

sustains, on or after 1 September 2020, any injury received in and which is attributable to service; (b)after sustaining the injury mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) —

retires from the Singapore Armed Forces on any of the grounds specified in regulation 22;

resigns from the Singapore Armed Forces; or

is —

discharged on any of the grounds specified in regulation 17 or 18 of the Enlistment Regulations (Rg 1);

discharged with ignominy; or

dismissed as a result of the sentence of a subordinate military court or Military Court of Appeal or a sentence substituted by the Armed Forces Council;

on or after his service end date, is on hospitalisation leave or medical leave due to the injury; and

if, while on the hospitalisation leave or medical leave —

is employed under a contract of service — suffers a loss of earnings under the contract of service as a result of the hospitalisation leave or medical leave, as the case may be; or

is engaged under a contract for services or engaged in any trade, business, profession or vocation — suffers a loss of income derived from the contract for services, trade, business, profession or vocation (as the case may be) as a result of the hospitalisation leave or medical leave, as the case may be.

sustains, on or after 1 September 2020, any injury received in and which is attributable to service while performing national service or volunteer service, as the case may be;

as a result of sustaining the injury mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a), on or after his service end date, is on hospitalisation leave or medical leave due to the injury; and

if, while on the hospitalisation leave or medical leave —

is employed under a contract of service — suffers a loss of earnings under the contract of service as a result of the hospitalisation leave or medical leave, as the case may be;

is engaged under a contract for services or engaged in any trade, business, profession or vocation — suffers a loss of income derived from the contract for services, trade, business, profession or vocation (as the case may be) as a result of the hospitalisation leave or medical leave, as the case may be; or

sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) do not apply, and the operationally ready national serviceman or volunteer has not, within 25 consecutive weeks immediately before sustaining the injury —

been employed under a contract of service;

been engaged under a contract for services; or (C)been engaged in any trade, business, profession or vocation, satisfies the Armed Forces Council as to both the following matters:

he has, before or after sustaining the injury —

due to the injury, he is unable to —

employed under a contract of service; (b)engaged under a contract for services; or

engaged in any trade, business, profession or vocation.

where within one year after the person’s service end date, the person mentioned in paragraph (1) is paid an award in respect of total disability under regulation 40(1), or regulation 41(2)(b) as in force before 1 January 2023, as the case may be — the expiry of one year starting on the person’s service end date;

in any other case — the earlier of the following:

the date on which the award in respect of total disability under regulation 40(1), or regulation 41(2)(b) as in force before 1 January 2023, as the case may be, is paid;

the 720th day starting on the person’s service end date.

an award or compensation in respect of total disability under regulation 40(1), 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 or 49, or regulation 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 or 49 as in force before 1 January 2023, as the case may be; (b)an award or compensation in respect of partial disability under regulation 50, or regulation 50 as in force before 1 January 2023, as the case may be.

where a person mentioned in paragraph (1) is certified by a health professional of an approved medical institution specified in the Second Schedule to be ill enough to need to be hospitalised but the person is not hospitalised for any reason whatsoever, the person is deemed to be hospitalised; and

the person is not taken to be on hospitalisation leave or medical leave on any day when the person takes a rest day or paid leave under the Employment Act 1968 or the Child Development Co‑Savings Act 2001.