Singapore legislation
Regulation 11
of Home Affairs Uniformed Services (INVEST Plan) Regulations
Regulation 11
Grounds for retirement
Subregulation 1
A member shall be required or permitted to retire on the following grounds:
he has attained his retirement age;
in the case of a police officer who is below the rank of assistant superintendent or a prison officer who is below the rank of superintendent, he has attained the age of 45 years;
on a certificate from the head of his department and on medical evidence to the satisfaction of the relevant appointing authority that the member is incapable, by reason of infirmity of mind or body, of discharging his duties and that such infirmity is likely to be permanent; (d)abolition of his office;
if his retirement appears to be desirable in the public interest;
for the purpose of facilitating improvement in the organisation of the department to which the member belongs by which greater efficiency or economy may be effected;
in the case of a female officer appointed to the public service on or after 1st July 1956, on or after attaining the age of 50 years;
in special circumstances not falling within paragraphs (a) to (g), on or after the member completing 15 years of service as a uniformed service officer.
Subregulation 1A
Where a member’s service has been terminated on the ground that, having regard to his performance, such termination is desirable in the public interest, the member shall be deemed to have been required to retire from service on the ground specified in paragraph (1)(e).
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) and (g), “member” means —
a person with any previous pensionable service immediately prior to his conversion to the INVEST Plan; or
a senior police officer who is appointed on or after 1st October 2001.