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Chapter 3
58. For the purposes of calculating under Part IV or this Part any sum equivalent to the lump sum applicable under the Third Schedule to the Work Injury Compensation Act (Cap. 354) as if a member was an employee under that Act —
(a)
“earnings” means any salary paid and includes —
(i)
any overtime payment or other special remuneration for work done, whether by way of bonus, allowance or otherwise, if of a constant character or for work habitually performed; and
(ii)
any reimbursement or pay to which the member is entitled or which is payable to him by his employer under section 24 of the Enlistment Act (Cap. 93),
but does not include —
(A)
any benefit in kind given to a member by the Singapore Armed Forces;
(B)
any travelling allowance;
(C)
the value of any travelling concession;
(D)
any contribution paid by the Singapore Armed Forces towards any pension or provident fund; and
(E)
any sum paid to the member to cover any special expenses incurred by him by reason of the nature of his employment;
(b)
the earnings of a member shall be computed in such a manner as is best calculated to give his true monthly earnings at the date of the injury, subject to the following provisions:
(i)
where the member has been employed in the pensionable or non-pensionable service at the time of the injury for a continuous period of more than a month immediately preceding the injury, his monthly earnings shall be the average amount of his earnings during the continuous period of not more than 12 months immediately preceding the injury;
(ii)
where the member has been employed in the pensionable or non-pensionable service at the time of the injury for a continuous period of a month immediately preceding the injury or shorter, his monthly earnings shall be the actual earnings he would have received for the whole month immediately preceding the injury;
(iii)
where the earnings of a member determined in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b)(i) or (ii) are less than —
(A)
$120 a month in the case of a member who is 18 years of age and above;
(B)
$105 a month in the case of a member who is below 18 years of age but is 16 years of age and above; or
(C)
$90 a month in the case of a member below 16 years of age,
then in any such case, the monthly earnings of a member who is 18 years of age and above shall be deemed to be $120, the monthly earnings of a member below 18 years of age but who is 16 years of age and above shall be deemed to be $105, and the monthly earnings of a member below 16 years of age shall be deemed to be $90, respectively.
59.
—(1) Where a member dies in disgrace or where a member’s death is attributable to his misconduct or negligence or due to reasons within his control or resulted from a deliberate self-injury or the deliberate aggravation of an accidental injury, the Armed Forces Council may refuse to make an award or to pay compensation under Part IV or this Part or may authorise payment of an award or compensation at such a reduced rate or of such a lesser sum as it thinks fit in the circumstances of the case.
(2) Where the injuries that were received in and which were attributable to service have been caused by or contributed to by gross negligence or misconduct of the deceased member, the Armed Forces Council may withhold, cancel or reduce any award or compensation which may be or has been made under Part IV or this Part.
(3) The Armed Forces Council may withhold or reduce an award or compensation which may be or has been made under this Part in respect of the disablement of a member whose service is terminated voluntarily or where the disablement is partly or wholly attributable to the default or negligence of the member or is due to reasons within his control.