Singapore Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Rules 2007

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires —

Any reference in these Rules to a period of reserve service rendered by a person shall include a reference to the period in which such person was liable for reserve services.

An eligible person shall qualify for the award of the 10 Years Medal if he has completed at least 10 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

A Clasp may be awarded to a recipient of the 10 Years Medal on his completion of at least 15 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service and a second Clasp on his completion of at least 20 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

A period shall be treated as continuous and unbroken for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) notwithstanding —

The 10 Years Medal shall consist of a hexagonal medal in 925 sterling silver and shall measure 36 mm in width and 3 mm in thickness.

The obverse side of the Medal —

The reverse side of the Medal —

The 10 Years Medal shall be worn by the recipient on the left side of the outer garment suspended by a ribbon 33 mm in width and 50 mm in length.

The ribbon shall have vertical stripes in blue, golden yellow and white.

The centre of the ribbon shall have a blue strip of 5 mm in width, flanked on each side by a white stripe of 3 mm in width, followed by another blue stripe of 3 mm in width, a golden yellow stripe of 3 mm in width and a blue stripe of 5 mm in width.

An eligible person shall qualify for the award of the 30 Years Medal if he has completed at least 30 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

A period shall be treated as continuous and unbroken for the purposes of paragraph (1) notwithstanding —

The 30 Years Medal shall consist of a jagged edge round medal in 925 sterling silver and shall measure 36 mm in width and 3 mm in thickness.

The obverse side of the Medal shall bear the Singapore State Crest encircled by the inscription “POLIS REPABLIK SINGAPURA”.

The reverse side of the Medal shall bear the Singapore Police crest encircled by the inscription “LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT (30 YEARS)”.

The 30 Years Medal shall be worn by the recipient on the left side of the outer garment suspended by a ribbon 34 mm in width and 50 mm in length.

The ribbon shall have vertical stripes in blue and red.

The centre of the ribbon shall have a blue strip of 6 mm in width, flanked on each side by a red stripe of 10 mm in width and followed by another blue stripe of 4 mm in width.

An eligible person shall qualify for the award of the 35 Years Medal if he has completed at least 35 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

A Clasp may be awarded to a recipient of the 35 Years Medal on his completion of at least 40 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service.

A period shall be treated as continuous and unbroken for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) notwithstanding —

The 35 Years Medal shall consist of a circular medal in 925 sterling silver and shall measure 36 mm in width and 3 mm in thickness.

The obverse side of the Medal shall bear the Singapore State Crest encircled with the inscription “POLIS REPABLIK SINGAPURA”.

The reverse side of the Medal shall bear the Singapore Police Crest encircled with the inscription “LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT (35 YEARS)”.

The 35 Years Medal shall be worn by the recipient on the left side of the outer garment suspended by a ribbon 34 mm in width and 50 mm in length.

The ribbon shall have vertical stripes in blue, red and golden yellow.

The centre of the ribbon shall have a blue stripe of 4 mm in width, flanked on each side by a red stripe of 2 mm in width, followed by a golden yellow stripe of 3 mm in width, another red stripe of 2 mm in width, another golden yellow stripe of 3 mm in width, another red stripe of 2 mm in width, and another blue stripe of 3 mm in width.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs may forfeit any Medal or Clasp awarded to any person under these Rules if the person —

Any Medal or Clasp forfeited may be restored by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs at his discretion.

A notice of the forfeiture or restoration of any Medal or Clasp shall be published in the Gazette.

The loss or destruction of the Medal or Clasp shall, if the replacement is desired, be reported by the recipient to the Commissioner of Police, the Director of Central Narcotics Bureau or the Director of Prisons, as the case may be, who may, if the relevant recommending authority is satisfied that the circumstances in which the loss or destruction occurred are such as to justify replacement, approve the replacement subject to payment made by the recipient to cover the cost of replacement thereof.

No such report shall be made until 6 months after the recipient first becomes aware of the alleged loss or destruction.

The Singapore Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Rules 1994 (G.N. No. S 123/94) are revoked.

Any person who has been awarded a Singapore Police Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and any Clasp under the revoked Rules and a medal under the provisions of —