Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008

No. S 550

Children Development Co-Savings Act

(Chapter 38A)

Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Children Development Co-Savings Act, the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008 and shall come into operation on 31st October 2008.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Children Development Co-Savings Regulations (Rg 2) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “approved medical institution”, the following definition:

“ “birth order”, in relation to a child, means the status of the child as the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or subsequent child of his mother or adoptive parent;”.

Amendment of regulation 4A

3. Regulation 4A of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “Subject to regulation 4B, where” in paragraph (1) and substituting the word “Where”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “1st August 2004” in paragraph (2)(a), the words “, but before 17th August 2008”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:

“(2A) Subject to regulation 4B, where a child who is not adopted is born —

(a)	on or after 17th August 2008; or
(b)	before 17th August 2008, but the estimated delivery date of the child is a date on or after 17th August 2008,

the child shall be eligible to become a member of the Scheme if the following conditions are satisfied:

(i)

he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his birth or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 6 years of his birth;

(ii)

his mother —

(A)	is lawfully married to his natural father at the time he is conceived; or
(B)	becomes lawfully married to his natural father after he is conceived, whether or not such marriage remains subsisting; and

(iii)

he is born alive to his mother.”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “1st August 2004” in paragraph (3), the words “but before 17th August 2008”; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3), the following paragraph:

“(4) Subject to regulation 4B, a child who is born, and adopted, on or after 17th August 2008 shall be eligible to become a member of the Scheme if the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)	he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his adoption or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 6 years of his birth;
(b)	his adoptive parent is a person who is lawfully married, or widowed or divorced, at the time he is adopted; and
(c)	he is below 6 years of age at the time he is adopted.”.

Amendment of regulation 4B

4. Regulation 4B of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(1) The birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2), (2A), (3) or (4) for the purposes of these Regulations shall be determined or re-determined, as the case may be, in accordance with this regulation.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “status of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2) or (3) as the second, third or fourth child” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2), (2A), (3) or (4)”;

(c)

by deleting the word “status” in paragraph (3) and substituting the words “birth order”;

(d)

by deleting the words “status of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2) as the second, third or fourth child of his mother” in paragraph (4) and substituting the words “birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2) or (2A)”;

(e)

by deleting the words “status of a child referred to in regulation 4A(3) as the second, third or fourth child of his adoptive parent” in paragraph (5) and substituting the words “birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(3) or (4)”;

(f)

by deleting the words “status of the child as the second, third or fourth child” in paragraph (6) and substituting the words “birth order of the child”;

(g)

by deleting the words “regulation 4A(2), the status of the child as the second, third or fourth child” in paragraphs (7) and (10) and substituting in each case the words “regulation 4A(2) or (2A), the birth order of the child”;

(h)

by deleting the words “regulation 4A(3), the status of the child as the second, third or fourth child” in paragraphs (8) and (11) and substituting in each case the words “regulation 4A(3) or (4), the birth order of the child”; and

(i)

by deleting the words “regulation 4A(2) or (3), the status of the child as the second, third or fourth child” in paragraph (9) and substituting the words “regulation 4A(2), (2A), (3) or (4), the birth order of the child”.

Amendment of regulation 6

5. Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(3) The aggregate amount of all co-payment contributions made by the Government under paragraph (2) shall not exceed the relevant amount specified in the Schedule corresponding to both the member’s birth order and the time that he becomes a citizen of Singapore.”; and

(b)

by deleting paragraph (5) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(5) Where the birth order of a member of the Scheme is re-determined under regulation 4B(6), any co-payment contribution by the Government which has not been paid in respect of the member shall be varied accordingly based on his re-determined birth order.”.

Amendment of regulation 7

6. Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:

“(b)	being a child referred to in regulation 4A(2) or (3), ceases to be the second, third or fourth child upon the re-determination of his birth order under regulation 4B (6),”; and

(b)

by deleting the word “status” in the regulation heading and substituting the words “birth order”.

Amendment of regulation 10

7. Regulation 10 of the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)	by deleting the words “applicable to the member” in paragraph (2)(a)(i)(A) and substituting the words “specified in the Schedule corresponding to both the member’s birth order and the time he becomes a citizen of Singapore”; and
(b)	by deleting paragraph (6).

New Schedule

8. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 14, the following Schedule:

“THE SCHEDULE

Regulations 6(3) and 10(2)(a)(i)(A)

Maximum Amount of Aggregate of
Co-payment Contributions by Government to
Children Development Account of
Eligible Member of Scheme

First column

Second column Member’s birth order

Time when member becomes citizen of Singapore

1st child

2nd child

3rd or 4th child

5th or subsequent child

At birth or before 1st anniversary of member’s date of birth

$6,000

$12,000

$18,000

On or after 1st anniversary of member’s date of birth but before 2nd anniversary thereof

$5,000

$10,000

$15,000

On or after 2nd anniversary of member’s date of birth but before 3rd anniversary thereof

$4,000

$8,000

$12,000

On or after 3rd anniversary of member’s date of birth but before 4th anniversary thereof

$3,000

$6,000

$9,000

On or after 4th anniversary of member’s date of birth but before 5th anniversary thereof

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

On or after 5th anniversary of member’s date of birth but before 6th anniversary thereof

$1,000

$2,000

$3,000

For the purposes of this Schedule, “child” in the expression “1st child” or “5th or subsequent child” means a child referred to in regulation 4A(2A) or (4).”.

[G. N. Nos. S 603/2004; S 424/2005; S 769/2005; S 179/2007; S 644/2007; S 324/2008]

Made this 29th day of October 2008.

NIAM CHIANG MENG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Community Development,
Youth and Sports,
Singapore.

[MCYS 132-20-36; AG/LEG/SL/38A/2001/1 Vol. 10]

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