5. Regulation 4A of the principal Regulations is amended —(a) | by deleting sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:“(a) | he is a Singapore citizen, or becomes a Singapore citizen —(i) | if the relevant year is 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011, on or before 1st January in the year immediately following the relevant year; or | (ii) | if the relevant year is 2012 or any subsequent year, on or before —(A) | the last day in a relevant quarter, for the purposes only of assessing his eligibility to receive any benefit for that relevant quarter; | (B) | the last day in a quarter referred to in regulation 6A(7D), for the purposes only of assessing his eligibility to receive any benefit for that quarter; or | (C) | 31st December in the relevant year, for any other purpose;”; |
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| (b) | by inserting, immediately after the words “the relevant year” in paragraph (1)(b), the words “or is a specified member”; | (c) | by deleting sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) of paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:“(d) | either of the following applies to him:(i) | he has worked —(A) | as an employee —(AA) | if the relevant year is 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011, for a period of at least —(I) | 3 months in any 6 consecutive months in the relevant year; or | (II) | 6 months in the relevant year; or |
| (AB) | if the relevant year is 2012 or any subsequent year, for a period of at least —(I) | 2 months in any quarter in the relevant year; | (II) | 3 months in any 6 consecutive months in the relevant year; or | (III) | 6 months in the relevant year; and |
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| (B) | as a self-employed person for a period of at least one month in the relevant year; or |
| (ii) | he has worked —(A) | as a self-employed person —(AA) | if the relevant year is 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011, for a period of at least —(I) | 3 months in any 6 consecutive months in the relevant year; or | (II) | 6 months in the relevant year; or |
| (AB) | if the relevant year is 2012 or any subsequent year, for a period of at least —(I) | 2 months in any quarter in the relevant year; | (II) | 3 months in any 6 consecutive months in the relevant year; or | (III) | 6 months in the relevant year; and |
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| (B) | as an employee for a period of at least one month in the relevant year; |
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| (e) | either of the following applies to him:(i) | if the relevant year is 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011, during the period or periods in the relevant year, or (for the purposes only of assessing his eligibility to receive any provisional payment or credit) in the first 6 months of the relevant year, he earned an average monthly income of —(A) | more than $50 but less than $1,500, in any case where the relevant year is 2007, 2008 or 2009; | (B) | more than $50 but not more than $1,700, in any case where the relevant year is 2010; or | (C) | not more than $1,700, in any case where the relevant year is 2011; or |
| (ii) | if the relevant year is 2012 or any subsequent year, during the period or periods in the relevant year —(A) | for the purposes only of assessing his eligibility to receive any benefit for any quarter, he earned as an employee an average monthly wage of more than $50 but not more than $1,700; or | (B) | for any other purpose, he earned an average monthly income of not more than $1,700;”; |
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| (d) | by inserting, immediately after the words “any relevant year” in paragraph (2)(b), the words “from 2007 to 2011”; | (e) | by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (3)(b)(iii); | (f) | by deleting sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (3) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:“(c) | where he has attained 45 years of age but is below 50 years of age on 1st January that year — (i) | an amount equal to 2.83% of the relevant income, subject to a minimum of $17, if that year is 2007, 2008 or 2009; | (ii) | an amount equal to 2.89% of the relevant income, subject to a minimum of $17, if that year is 2010; or | (iii) | an amount equal to 3% of the relevant income, subject to a minimum of $18, if that year is 2011 or any subsequent year; or |
| (d) | where he is 50 years of age or older on 1st January that year — (i) | an amount equal to 2.83% of the relevant income, subject to a minimum of $17, if that year is 2007, 2008 or 2009; | (ii) | an amount equal to 2.89% of the relevant income, subject to a minimum of $17, if that year is 2010; | (iii) | an amount equal to 3% of the relevant income, subject to a minimum of $18, if that year is 2011 or 2012; or | (iv) | an amount equal to 3.17% of the relevant income, subject to a minimum of $19, if that year is 2013 or any subsequent year.”; |
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| (g) | by deleting the words “any relevant year (being 2011 or any subsequent year)” in paragraph (6) and substituting the words “the relevant year 2011”; and | (h) | by inserting, immediately after the words “any provisional payment or credit” wherever they appear in paragraph (8), the words “for any relevant year from 2007 to 2011”. |
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