Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
Regulation 4
Qualifying service for NPCC Long Service Medal
Subregulation 1
An NPCC officer is eligible for the award of the NPCC Long Service Medal if the NPCC officer has, on or after 1 January 1978, completed at least 10 years of continuous and unbroken qualifying service, and has regular attendance.
Subregulation 2
A Clasp may be awarded to a recipient of the NPCC Long Service Medal on the completion of each further 5‑year period of continuous and unbroken qualifying service subsequent to the date of completion of qualifying service for the NPCC Long Service Medal.
Subregulation 3
The following periods of service are not counted as qualifying service for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2):
the whole period of disruption from service;
the whole period of service with the Singapore Armed Forces, the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the Singapore Police Force or any other service.
Subregulation 4
Qualifying service for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) must be continuous and unbroken but there is no break in service if the service is interrupted for any of the periods mentioned in paragraph (3).
Subregulation 5
Despite paragraphs (3) and (4), in the case of an NPCC officer —
who was previously discharged; and
who subsequent to his or her discharge, was re‑appointed as an NPCC officer,whether that NPCC officer’s period of service before his or her discharge is treated as qualifying service for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2) is subject to the approval of the Commandant of the National Police Cadet Corps.