No. S 531
Central Provident Fund Act
(CHAPTER 36)
Central Provident Fund
(Public Sector Employees)
(Amendment) Regulations 2016
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 77(1)(q) of the Central Provident Fund Act, the Minister for Manpower, after consulting with the Central Provident Fund Board, makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Central Provident Fund (Public Sector Employees) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 and come into operation on 1 November 2016.
Amendment of First Schedule
2.  The First Schedule to the Central Provident Fund (Public Sector Employees) Regulations 2011 (G.N. No. S 106/2011) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “this Schedule” in paragraph 1 and substituting the words “this Schedule and paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the First Schedule to the Act”;
(b)by deleting the words “paragraphs 6, 7 and 9 to 14” in paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 and substituting in each case the words “paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the First Schedule to the Act and paragraphs 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14”;
(c)by deleting the words “paragraphs 7 and 9 to 14” in paragraph 6 and substituting the words “paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the First Schedule to the Act and paragraphs 7, 12, 13 and 14”;
(d)by deleting the words “paragraphs 9 to 14” in paragraph 7 and substituting the words “paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the First Schedule to the Act and paragraphs 12, 13 and 14”;
(e)by deleting paragraphs 9, 10 and 11;
(f)by deleting the words “paragraphs 9, 10 and 11” in paragraph 12 and substituting the words “paragraphs 2 and 3 of the First Schedule to the Act”;
(g)by deleting the words “paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12” in paragraph 13(5) and substituting the words “paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the First Schedule to the Act and paragraph 12”;
(h)by deleting sub-paragraphs (da) and (j) of paragraph 14; and
(i)by inserting, immediately after paragraph 14, the following paragraph:
15.  For the purposes of determining the contributions on the additional wages of an employee payable for any period before 1 January 2016, this Schedule as in force during that period is to be used and applied despite any amendment made after that time.”.
Amendment of Second Schedule
3.  The Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the words “Subject to this Schedule” in paragraph 1, the words “and paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the First Schedule to the Act”;
(b)by deleting the words “paragraphs 6, 7 and 9 to 14” in paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 and substituting in each case the words “paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the First Schedule to the Act and paragraphs 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14”;
(c)by deleting the words “paragraphs 7 and 9 to 14” in paragraph 6 and substituting the words “paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the First Schedule to the Act and paragraphs 7, 12, 13 and 14”;
(d)by deleting the words “paragraphs 9 to 14” in paragraph 7 and substituting the words “paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the First Schedule to the Act and paragraphs 12, 13 and 14”;
(e)by deleting paragraphs 9, 10 and 11;
(f)by deleting the words “paragraphs 9, 10 and 11” in paragraph 12 and substituting the words “paragraphs 2 and 3 of the First Schedule to the Act”;
(g)by deleting the words “and paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 shall not apply to restrict or prohibit the payment of such additional contributions” in paragraph 13(5);
(h)by deleting sub-paragraphs (da) and (g) of paragraph 14; and
(i)by inserting, immediately after paragraph 14, the following paragraph:
15.  For the purposes of determining the contributions on the additional wages of an employee payable for any period before 1 January 2016, this Schedule as in force during that period is to be used and applied despite any amendment made after that time.”.
Amendment of Third Schedule
4.  The Third Schedule to principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the words “Subject to this Schedule” in paragraph 1, the words “and paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of the First Schedule to the Act”;
(b)by deleting paragraphs 2, 3 and 4;
(c)by deleting the words “paragraphs 2, 3 and 4” in paragraph 5 and substituting the words “paragraphs 2 and 3 of the First Schedule to the Act”;
(d)by deleting the words “and paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall not apply to restrict or prohibit the payment of such additional contributions” in paragraph 6(5);
(e)by deleting sub-paragraphs (da) and (f) of paragraph 7; and
(f)by inserting, immediately after paragraph 7, the following paragraph:
8.  For the purposes of determining the contributions on the additional wages of an employee payable for any period before 1 January 2016, this Schedule as in force during that period is to be used and applied despite any amendment made after that time.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 368/2011; S 506/2011; S 440/2012; S 841/2013; S 861/2014; S 753/2015]
Made on 27 October 2016.
AUBECK KAM
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.
[MMS 7/68 V58; AG/LEGIS/SL/36/2015/22 Vol. 2]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 78(2) of the Central Provident Fund Act).