Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
of Home Affairs Uniformed Services (INVEST Plan) Regulations
Regulation 10
Retirement age
Subregulation 1
Subject to these Regulations, a member is required to retire from the service on the 57th anniversary of his birth, whether or not he has been confirmed in the rank that he is holding at the time of his retirement.
Subregulation 2
A member may apply to the relevant authority to retire before the anniversary of his birth mentioned in paragraph (1), by specifying in his application the earlier date on which he wishes to retire, subject to the following restrictions:
if the member is a junior officer, the earlier date must be on or after the 50th anniversary of his birth; (b)if the member is a senior officer, the earlier date must be on or after the 55th anniversary of his birth.
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraph (3A), the relevant authority has the discretion whether to permit an application to retire on an earlier date under paragraph (2).
Subregulation 3A
The relevant authority must permit the following applications under paragraph (2): (a)an application by a junior officer who is a member immediately before 1 October 2013 to retire on a date mentioned in paragraph (2)(a); (b)an application by a junior officer (not being a junior officer mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)) who is a member immediately before 1 July 2021 to retire on a date on or after the 55th anniversary of his birth;
an application by a senior officer who is a member immediately before 1 July 2021 to retire on a date on or after the 55th anniversary of his birth;
an application by a junior officer (not being a junior officer mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) or (b)) who is a member immediately before 1 January 2025 to retire on a date on or after the 56th anniversary of his birth;
an application by a senior officer (not being a senior officer mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c)) who is a member immediately before 1 January 2025 to retire on a date on or after the 56th anniversary of his birth.
Subregulation 4
[Deleted by S 1036/2024 wef 01/01/2025]
Subregulation 5
[Deleted by S 1036/2024 wef 01/01/2025]
Subregulation 5A
Every application under paragraph (2) must be made before the date of retirement to be specified in the application.
Subregulation 6
In this regulation —[Deleted by S 442/2021 wef 01/07/2021]
Definition
“relevant authority” means the Minister or any person appointed by the Minister to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the relevant authority under this regulation.