Central Provident Fund (Lifelong Income Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

No. S 594

Central Provident Fund Act

(CHAPTER 36)

Central Provident Fund
(Lifelong Income Scheme)
(Amendment) Regulations 2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 27Q of the Central Provident Fund Act, the Minister for Manpower makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations are the Central Provident Fund (Lifelong Income Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into operation on 1 October 2018.

Amendment of regulation 2

2. Regulation 2 of the Central Provident Fund (Lifelong Income Scheme) Regulations 2009 (G.N. No. S 393/2009) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the definitions of “assessment date” and “excluded member”, the following definitions:

“ “Board’s website” means the Board’s website at http://www.cpf.gov.sg;

“closing time”, in relation to a working day, means —

(a)	if the working day is the eve of New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year or Christmas Day — 12 noon; or
(b)	in any other case — 5 p.m.;”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the definitions of “order of court” and “spouse”, the following definitions:

“ “permitted person” means —

(a)	for any application under section 27P(1)(b) of the Act — the spouse of a relevant member;
(b)	for any order of court — a relevant member or the spouse of a relevant member; or
(c)	any other person whom the Board permits to serve the application or order of court, as the case may be;

“relevant document” means —

(a)	any application under section 27P(1)(b) of the Act; or
(b)	any order of court;”.

Amendment of regulation 6

3. Regulation 6(5C) of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “until”, the words “the month in which”.

Amendment of regulation 8

4. Regulation 8(1) of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “relevant age” in sub‑paragraph (a)(i), the words “mentioned in regulation 6(5A)”.

Deletion and substitution of regulations 12 and 13

5. Regulations 12 and 13 of the principal Regulations are deleted and the following regulations substituted therefor:

“Form of relevant document, etc.

12.—(1) Every relevant document (other than an order of court) must be in the form required by the Board.

(2) Every relevant document must be supported by any information, evidence or document that the Board requires to give effect to the relevant document, that is submitted within the time required by the Board.

Service of relevant documents

13.—(1) A relevant document is served on the Board only if —

(a)	the requirements of regulation 12 are satisfied; and
(b)	the relevant document is served by a permitted person in accordance with this regulation.

(2) A relevant document must be served —

(a)	by sending an electronic communication of the relevant document using an electronic online system designated by the Board for the service of that relevant document (called in this regulation the designated electronic online system), in accordance with any terms and conditions specified on the Board’s website; or
(b)	where the designated electronic online system is not in operation, or a permitted person is unable to use that system for any other reason, by leaving the relevant document at the office of the Board’s Retirement Withdrawals Department at 238A Thomson Road, #16‑00 Tower A Novena Square, Singapore 307684.

(3) Service under paragraph (2) takes effect —

(a)	in a case of any service under paragraph (2)(a) — on the working day that the relevant document is capable of being retrieved, by an officer or employee of the Board using the designated electronic online system, before the closing time; and
(b)	in a case of any service under paragraph (2)(b) — on the working day that the relevant document is received, by an officer or employee of the Board at the office mentioned in that paragraph, before the closing time.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 816/2010; S 43/2012; S 542/2012; S 688/2012; S 476/2013; S 32/2015; S 235/2015; S 788/2015; S 188/2016; S 726/2016; S 164/2017; S 583/2017; S 722/2017]

Made on 26 September 2018.

AUBECK KAM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[Plg&Pol/CPFPol/Legis/CPFSL/2018; AG/LEGIS/SL/36/2015/6 Vol. 2]

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

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