No. S 372
Central Provident Fund Act
(Chapter 36)
Central Provident Fund (Education Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 23 of the Central Provident Fund Act, the Minister for Manpower hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Central Provident Fund (Education Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2006.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  Regulation 2 of the Central Provident Fund (Education Scheme) Regulations (Rg 18) is amended by deleting the definition of “incapacitated” and substituting the following definition:
“ “incapacitated” means physically or mentally incapacitated —
(a)from ever continuing in any employment; or
(b)in such other manner as the Minister may approve,
and “incapacity” shall be construed accordingly;”.
Amendment of regulation 5
3.  Regulation 5(3) of the Central Provident Fund (Education Scheme) Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting sub-paragraph (ii) of sub-paragraph (c) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(ii)the Board is satisfied that the member is entitled to withdraw the sum standing to his credit in the Fund under section 15(2), (3) or (4) or 27 (2) of the Act and has complied with the requirements for such withdrawal; and”; and
(b)by deleting sub-paragraph (d) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(d)where the money was withdrawn under these Regulations by the member for a course of study pursued by him, if the Board is satisfied that the member has withdrawn the sum standing to his credit in the Fund under section 15(2), (3) or (4) or 27 (2) of the Act and has complied with the requirements for such withdrawal.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 199/98; S561/99; S 244/2000; S 124/2002; S 221/2004]

Made this 20th day of June 2006.

LEO YIP
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.
[MMS 2.2/80 V11; AG/LEG/SL/36/2005/30 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 78(2) of the Central Provident Fund Act).
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