s 9 Service not counting for pension, etc.
9. A pension, gratuity or other allowance must not be granted under this Act to any officer —(a) in respect of any service while on probation or agreement, unless without break of service he or she is confirmed in a pensionable office in Singapore or in an office in other public service which is at the time of confirmation pensionable in accordance with any law or regulation in force in such service, except that any interruption in service caused by temporary suspension of employment not arising from misconduct or voluntary resignation must be disregarded for the purposes of this paragraph; (b) in respect of any service as a pupil, apprentice or volunteer, during which he or she is undergoing whole time training and for which he or she is not remunerated or receives only a subsistence allowance or a special apprentice pay and the President may, by notification in the Gazette, declare what service is to be service as a pupil, apprentice or volunteer for the purposes of this paragraph; (c) in respect of any service, while below the age of 18 years, except that this paragraph does not apply to any officer or other person in the public service in Singapore on 1 July 1956 to whom, under any repealed Ordinance, a pension, gratuity or other allowance may be granted in respect of service while below the age of 18 years; or (d) in respect of any service, including service deemed under any written law for the time being in force to be service with the Government for the purposes of this Act, during which the officer was —(i) a member of any fund mentioned in the Second Schedule, except upon the condition that there must be first paid to the Government the total amount paid by the Government to that fund excluding the amount paid on account of the officer if he or she is on the pensionable establishment with respect to the service or an equivalent amount if he or she is not on the pensionable establishment with respect to such service, together with the interest, if any, thereon; or (ii) eligible for any benefits on retirement under the Singapore City Council Superannuation Fund for Subordinate Employees Rules 1954 except upon the condition that he or she has to first relinquish all rights to the benefits under those Rules.