Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Rules 2006

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No. S 252
Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and
Good Conduct Medal Rules 2006
The President is pleased to approve the institution of a medal to be styled “The Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal” and a medal to be styled “The Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (20 Years) Medal”, the award of which shall be governed by the following Rules:
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation and commencement
1.  These Rules may be cited as the Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Rules 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2006.
Definitions
2.  In these Rules ––
“10 Years Medal” means the Medal referred to in rule 3(1);
“20 Years Medal” means the Medal referred to in rule 8(1);
“Service Chief” means the Chief of Air Force, the Chief of Army or the Chief of Navy;
“serviceman” means a uniformed member of the Singapore Armed Forces.
PART II
10 YEARS MEDAL
Designation of 10 Years Medal
3.—(1)  A medal to be designated and styled the Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal may be awarded to any serviceman in regular service who has completed 10 years of continuous service in recognition of his long service and good conduct in the Singapore Armed Forces.
(2)  The period of full-time national service completed by the serviceman shall be included in the computation of continuous service.
(3)  A Clasp may be awarded to a recipient of the 10 Years Medal on his completing a further 5 years of continuous service in the Singapore Armed Forces. For each Clasp so awarded, a small gold star shall be added to the ribbon when worn alone.
Description of 10 Years Medal
4.—(1)  The 10 Years Medal shall be hexagonal in shape and gold in colour. On the obverse side, it shall have the Singapore Armed Forces Crest. The reverse side shall bear the inscription “LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL”.
(2)  The Clasp for the 10 Years Medal shall be a bar which is gold in colour and 35 millimetres in length and 10 millimetres in width, and engraved with the words “FIFTEEN YEARS”.
Design of 10 Years Medal
5.  The 10 Years Medal shall be of the design set out in the First Schedule.
Name to be inscribed on 10 Years Medal
6.  The name of the person to whom the 10 Years Medal is awarded shall be inscribed on the back of the Medal.
Wearing of 10 Years Medal
7.  The 10 Years Medal shall be worn on the left side of the outer garment suspended by a brown ribbon 35 millimetres in width and 50 millimetres in length. The ribbon shall have in the centre 3 white stripes 3 millimetres in width each.
 
Made this 17th day of April 2006.
By Command,
LAU WAH MING
Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.
[MINDEF 4-4/26-9-6/ML; AG/LEG/SL/74/2002/1 Vol. 2]

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