No. S 266
Central Provident Fund Act 1953
Central Provident Fund
(Approved Housing Schemes)
(Amendment) Regulations 2024
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(1) of the Central Provident Fund Act 1953, the Minister for Manpower, after consulting with the Central Provident Fund Board, makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1)  These Regulations are the Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and, except for regulation 4, come into operation on 1 April 2024.
(2)  Regulation 4 is deemed to have come into operation on 31 December 2021.
Amendment of regulation 11
2.  In the Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) Regulations (Rg 12) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations), in regulation 11(1)(ii), replace “or (c) of the Act” with “of the Act or a former provision”.
Amendment of Schedule
3.  In the principal Regulations, in the Schedule, before item 1, insert —
1A.Regulation 11(1)(ii)
Section 15(2)(b) or (c) of the Act as in force before 1 April 2024
”.
Miscellaneous amendments
4.  In the principal Regulations —
(a)in regulation 2(1), in the definition of “approved developer”, replace “Part IVB of the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129)” with “Part 4B of the Housing and Development Act 1959”;
(b)in regulation 2(1), in the definition of “executive condominium”, replace “(Cap. 99A)” with “1996”;
(c)in the following provisions, replace “Part IVB of the Housing and Development Act” with “Part 4B of the Housing and Development Act 1959”:
Regulation 2(1), definition of “HDB flat”
Regulation 2(1), definition of “house or flat”, paragraph (b);
(d)in the following provisions, replace “Jurong Town Corporation Act (Cap. 150)” with “Jurong Town Corporation Act 1968”:
Regulation 2(1), definition of “Jurong Town Corporation”
Regulation 13(16)(b)
Regulation 14(2)(b)(ii), (10) (definition of “time of the acquisition”, paragraph (b)) and (11)(b)
Regulation 14A(3)(b)(ii)
Regulation 15(1)(i);
(e)in the following provisions, replace “(Cap. 329A)” with “1988”:
Regulation 2(1), definition of “Town Council”
Regulation 14A(9), definition of “improvement contribution”;
(f)in the following provisions, replace “Part IVA of the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129)” with “Part 4A of the Housing and Development Act 1959”:
Regulation 4C(1)(a)(i)
Regulation 5(1)(a)(i);
(g)in the following provisions, replace “Part IVA of the Town Councils Act (Cap. 329A)” with “Part 4A of the Town Councils Act 1988”:
Regulation 4C(1)(a)(ii)
Regulation 5(1)(a)(ii);
(h)in regulation 4D(1)(b), replace “(Cap. 152)” with “1966”;
(i)in regulation 4D(1)(c), after “Land Acquisition Act”, insert “1966”;
(j)in the following provisions, replace “section 27D(1)(iii), 27DA(1)(iii), 27DB(2)(c) or 27F(1)(ii)” with “section 27D(1)(h), 27DA(1)(g), 27DB(2)(c) or 27F(1)(f)”:
Regulation 11(1)(b)
Regulation 13(2)(b)
Regulation 14(2)(a)(ii)
Regulation 14A(2)(b) and (3)(a)(ii)
Regulation 15(1)(b);
(k)in the following provisions, replace “section 27D(1)(i)” wherever it appears with “section 27D(1)(f)”:
Regulation 13(6)(a) and (12), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (a)(ii)
Regulation 14(10), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (a)(ii)
Regulation 14A(5)(c)(i) and (9), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (a)(ii)
Regulation 15(3), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (a)(ii);
(l)in the following provisions, replace “section 27DA(1)(i)” wherever it appears with “section 27DA(1)(e)”:
Regulation 13(6)(b) and (12), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (b)(ii)
Regulation 14(10), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (b)(ii)
Regulation 14A(5)(c)(ii) and (9), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (b)(ii)
Regulation 15(3), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (b)(ii);
(m)in the following provisions, replace “section 27F(1)(i) of the Act” wherever it appears with “section 27F(1)(e) of the Act”:
Regulation 13(6)(c) and (12), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (c)(ii)
Regulation 14(10), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (c)(ii)
Regulation 14A(4)(b) and (9), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (c)(ii)
Regulation 15(3), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (d)(ii);
(n)in the following provisions, replace “section 27F(1)(i)(A), (B) and (C)” with “section 27F(1)(e)(i), (ii) and (iii)”:
Regulation 13(6)(c)
Regulation 14A(5)(c)(iii);
(o)in the following provisions, replace “section 27D(1)(iii)” with “section 27D(1)(h)”:
Regulation 13(12), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (a)
Regulation 14(10), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (a)
Regulation 14A(9), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (a)
Regulation 15(3), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (a);
(p)in the following provisions, replace “section 27DA(1)(iii)” with “section 27DA(1)(g)”:
Regulation 13(12), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (b)
Regulation 14(10), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (b)
Regulation 14A(9), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (b)
Regulation 15(3), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (b);
(q)in the following provisions, replace “section 27F(1)(ii)” wherever it appears with “section 27F(1)(f)”:
Regulation 13(12), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (c)
Regulation 14(10), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (c)
Regulation 14A(4)(b) and (c) and (9), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (c)
Regulation 15(3), definition of “relevant amount”, paragraph (d);
(r)in regulation 13(16)(a), replace “section 50 of the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129)” with “section 56 of the Housing and Development Act 1959”;
(s)in regulation 14(2)(b)(i) and 14A(3)(b)(i), replace “section 56 of the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129)” with “section 63 of the Housing and Development Act 1959”;
(t)in regulation 14(10) (in the definition of “time of the acquisition”, in paragraph (a)) and (11)(a), replace “section 56(3) of the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129)” with “section 63(3) of the Housing and Development Act 1959”;
(u)in regulation 14A(2)(iv) and (7), delete “Cap. 129,”;
(v)in regulation 14A(9), in the definition of “improvement contribution”, replace “(Cap. 129)” with “1959”;
(w)in regulation 14A(9), in the definition of “private lender”, in paragraph (a), replace “(Cap. 19)” with “1970”;
(x)in regulation 14A(9), in the definition of “private lender”, in paragraph (b), replace “(Cap. 108)” with “1967”;
(y)in regulation 14A(9), in the definition of “private lender”, in paragraph (c), replace “(Cap. 142)” with “1966”;
(z)in regulation 14A(9), in the definition of “private lender”, in paragraph (d), after “Banking Act”, insert “1970”;
(za)in regulation 15(1)(i), replace “section 47 of the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129)” with “section 50 of the Housing and Development Act 1959”;
(zb)in regulation 15(1)(i), replace “section 65R of the Housing and Development Act” with “section 92 of the Housing and Development Act 1959”;
(zc)in regulation 16B(5B), replace “27C(1)(v), 27D(1)(v), 27DA(1)(v), 27DB(2)(e), 27E(1)(iv) or 27F(1)(iv)” with “27C(1)(i), 27D(1)(j), 27DA(1)(i), 27DB(2)(e), 27E(1)(h) or 27F(1)(h)”;
(zd)in regulation 17A(1), replace “27F(2)(ii)” with “27F(2)(e)”;
(ze)in regulation 20(1)(a) and (2)(a), replace “(Cap. 117A)” with “1993”; and
(zf)in regulation 20(1)(b), (c) and (d) and (2)(b), (c) and (d), after “Goods and Services Tax Act”, insert “1993”.
[G.N. Nos. S 255/2007; S 507/2007; S 706/2007; S 693/2008; S 189/2009; S 447/2009; S 736/2011; S 522/2012; S 690/2012; S 386/2013; S 480/2013; S 749/2013; S 239/2015; S 654/2016; S 718/2017; S 438/2018; S 599/2018; S 371/2019; S 616/2019; S 364/2020; S 220/2021; S 408/2021; S 1017/2021; S 129/2022]
Made on 28 March 2024.
NG CHEE KHERN
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.
[Plg&Pol/CPFPol/Legis/CPFSL/2024; AG/LEGIS/SL/36/2020/1 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 78(2) of the Central Provident Fund Act 1953).