Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) (Exemption from Prohibition against Dealing) (No. 5) Order 2012

No. S 480

Terrorism
(Suppression of Financing) Act

(CHAPTER 325)

Terrorism
(Suppression of Financing)
(Exemption from Prohibition against Dealing)
(No. 5) Order 2012

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(1) of the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act, the Minister for Home Affairs hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) (Exemption from Prohibition against Dealing) (No. 5) Order 2012 and shall come into operation on 26th September 2012.

Definition

2. In this Order, “specified person” means any person in Singapore who is defined in regulations made under the United Nations Act (Cap. 339) to be a terrorist and who —

(a)	is detained under an order made under section 8(1)(a) or (2) of the Internal Security Act (Cap. 143);
(b)	is placed under a restriction order made under section 8(1)(b) of the Internal Security Act;
(c)	was the subject of an order made under section 8(1)(a) of the Internal Security Act that has been suspended by the Minister under section 10 of that Act; or
(d)	was the subject of a restriction order made under section 8(1)(b) of the Internal Security Act that has since lapsed.

Exemption of Central Provident Fund Board

3. The Central Provident Fund Board is hereby exempted from the application of section 6 of the Act in respect of —

(a)	the payment in cash by the Board to any nominee of a specified person of such amount of Workfare Special Bonus (being part of the “Grow & Share” package announced by the Government in February 2011) which the specified person is eligible to receive in respect of work done by the specified person for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, subject to the condition that such cash payment is deposited in the bank account of the nominee as designated in the notice of exemption issued to the specified person and his nominee in respect of the cash payment;
(b)	the payment in cash by the Board to any nominee of a specified person of such amount of the Growth Dividend (being part of the “Grow & Share” package announced by the Government in February 2011) which the specified person is eligible to receive, subject to the condition that such cash payment is deposited in the bank account of the nominee as designated in the notice of exemption issued to the specified person and his nominee in respect of the cash payment; and
(c)	the credit of a relevant contribution of such amount and to such account of a specified person (who is a self-employed person) in the Central Provident Fund in accordance with the scheme under the Workfare Special Bonus and the CPF Medisave Top-Up Scheme (both schemes being part of the “Grow & Share” package announced by the Government in February 2011).

Exemption of nominee of specified person

4. The nominee of a specified person mentioned in paragraph 3(a) and (b) is also exempted from the application of section 6 of the Act in respect of —

(a)	any withdrawal by the nominee from the bank account so designated in the notice of exemption; and
(b)	the use by the nominee of the sums withdrawn therefrom,

subject to the following conditions:

(i)	except with the prior approval of an officer authorised by the Minister, the sums withdrawn shall only be used to pay for food, clothing, medicines, medical treatment, insurance premiums and such other provisions as are necessary for satisfying the basic domestic needs of the nominee and his family; and
(ii)	no sum so withdrawn may be transferred to any other bank account of the nominee or specified person or any other person.

Made this 21st day of September 2012.

TAN TEE HOW

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs,
Singapore.

[MHA 112/2/0106; AG/LLRD/SL/325/2010/1 Vol. 1]

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