Central Provident Fund (Nominations) (Amendment) Rules 2012

No. S 46

Central Provident Fund Act

(CHAPTER 36)

Central Provident Fund
(Nominations) (Amendment)
Rules 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 25(1) and (5)(b) and 77(2)(ea) and (k) of the Central Provident Fund Act, the Central Provident Fund Board hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Central Provident Fund (Nominations) (Amendment) Rules 2012 and shall come into operation on 6th February 2012.

New rule 1A

2. The Central Provident Fund (Nominations) Rules (R 1) (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 1, the following rule:

“Forms

1A.—(1) The forms to be used for the purposes of these Rules are those set out at the Board’s Internet website at http://www.cpf.gov.sg, and any reference in these Rules to a numbered form shall be construed as a reference to the current version of the form bearing the corresponding number which is displayed at that website.

(2) All forms used for the purposes of these Rules shall be completed in the English language and in accordance with such directions as may be specified in the form or by the Board.

(3) The Board may refuse to accept any form that is not completed in accordance with paragraph (2).”.

Amendment of rule 2

3. Rule 2 of the principal Rules is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) Subject to these Rules, a member may —

(a)

by executing a memorandum in Form A, 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A or 6A(1), nominate any person to receive —

(i)	any portion of the amount payable on the member’s death out of the Fund in accordance with section 25(1)(a)(i) of the Act; or
(ii)	any portion of any shares designated under section 26(1) of the Act;

(b)

by executing a memorandum in Form 6A(2), nominate any person to receive —

(i)

any portion of the amount payable on the member’s death out of the Fund —

(A)	in accordance with section 25(1)(a)(i) of the Act; or
(B)	if, at the time the Board is satisfied that the memorandum is duly executed, that person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, in accordance with section 25(1)(a)(ii) of the Act; or

(ii)

any portion of any shares designated under section 26(1) of the Act; or

(c)

by executing a memorandum in Form 6A(3), nominate any person to receive —

(i)

any portion of the amount payable on the member’s death out of the Fund —

(A)	in accordance with section 25(1)(a)(i) of the Act;
(B)	if, at the time the Board is satisfied that the memorandum is duly executed, that person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, in accordance with section 25(1)(a)(ii) of the Act; or
(C)	if, at the time the Board is satisfied that the memorandum is duly executed, each of the member and that person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, and a certification under section 25(1C) of the Act has been issued in respect of that person and remains in force, in accordance with section 25(1)(a)(iii) of the Act; or

(ii)

any portion of any shares designated under section 26(1) of the Act.”.

Amendment of rule 3

4. Rule 3(3) of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “set out in the Schedule” in sub‑paragraph (a)(i); and

(b)

by deleting sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of sub-paragraph (b) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:

“(i)	be in Form 6A(1) or 6A(2), and be supplemented with Form C; or
(ii)	be in Form 6A(3).”.

Amendment of rule 8

5. Rule 8(1) of the principal Rules is amended by deleting the words “set out in the Schedule” in sub-paragraph (a).

Deletion of Schedule

6. The Schedule to the principal Rules is deleted.

[G.N. Nos. S 591/2000; S 495/2006; S 714/2007; S 177/2009; S 122/2010; S 814/2010]

Made this 1st day of February 2012.

KOH YONG GUAN

Chairman,
Central Provident Fund Board,
Singapore.

[MMS 7/68 V56; AG/LLRD/SL/36/2010/7 Vol. 2]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 78(2) of the Central Provident Fund Act).

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