Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2013

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 13 Dec 2013

No. S 749

Central Provident Fund Act

(CHAPTER 36)

Central Provident Fund
(Approved Housing Schemes)
(Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2013

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(1) of the Central Provident Fund Act, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Senior Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Manpower, after consulting with the Central Provident Fund Board, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2013 and shall come into operation on 15th December 2013.

New regulation 17A

2. The Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) Regulations (Rg 12) are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 17, the following regulation:

“Application for charge on immovable property to cease to be in force

17A.—(1) For the purposes of sections 21B(11A) and 27F(2)(ii) of the Act, where there is a charge under section 21B(1) of the Act on an HDB flat, the member may apply to the Board for the charge to cease to be in force.

(2) The Board may approve an application under paragraph (1) for the charge to cease to be in force if the Board is satisfied that the member —

(a)	is entitled to withdraw the amount standing to his credit in the Fund under section 15(2)(a), (d), (e), (f) or (g), (3), (4), (7A) or (8) of the Act;
(b)	has complied with the requirements in section 15(2A), (6), (7B) or (8A) of the Act, as the case may be; and
(c)	has complied with such terms and conditions as the Board may impose.”.

Amendment of regulation 19

3. Regulation 19(1) of the Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) Regulations is amended by deleting the words “for the withdrawal of moneys”.

[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]

Made this 11th day of December 2013.

LOH KHUM YEAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[MMC 29/68-07 T1; AG/LLRD/SL/36/2010/42 Vol. 1]

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

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