No. S 40
Central Provident Fund Act 1953
Central Provident Fund
(Long Service Awards) (Amendment)
Notification 2024
In exercise of the powers conferred by the definition of “wages” in section 2(1) of the Central Provident Fund Act 1953, the Minister for Manpower makes the following Notification:
Citation and commencement
1.  This Notification is the Central Provident Fund (Long Service Awards) (Amendment) Notification 2024 and comes into operation on 31 January 2024.
Amendment of paragraph 2
2.  In the Central Provident Fund (Long Service Awards) Notification (N 11), in paragraph 2(1), replace the definition of “long service award” with —
“ “long service award” means any award in money granted to an employee by his employer in recognition of every continuous period of not less than 5 years of service with his employer or as may be recognised by his employer in accordance with sub‑paragraph (3) to be service with his employer, but does not include —
(a)any award granted under regulation 9(1) of the Education Service Incentive Payment (CONNECT Plan) Regulations (Rg 1); or
(b)any payment made upon the completion of a period of service by a serviceman or employee, that is authorised by the Armed Forces Council by General Order pursuant to section 208 of the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972;”.
[G.N. No. S 608/2003]
Made on 23 January 2024.
NG CHEE KHERN
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.
[Plg&Pol/CPFPol/Legis/CPFSL/2024; AG/LEGIS/SL/36/2020/54 Vol. 1]