Central Provident Fund (Government Employees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004

No. S 798

Central Provident Fund Act

(Chapter 36)

Central Provident Fund (Government Employees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004

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, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Central Provident Fund (Government Employees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2005.

Amendment of First Schedule

2. The First Schedule to the Central Provident Fund (Government Employees) Regulations (Rg 23, 2004 Ed.) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraphs 1 to 6 and substituting the following paragraphs:

“1. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the pensionable employee’s wages are as follows:

2. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the pensionable employee’s wages during the first year after the pensionable employee becomes a permanent resident are as follows:

3. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the pensionable employee’s wages during the second year after the pensionable employee becomes a permanent resident are as follows:

4. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the pensionable Mindef (DXO) employee’s wages are as follows:

5. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the pensionable Mindef (DXO) employee’s wages during the first year after the pensionable employee becomes a permanent resident are as follows:

6. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the pensionable Mindef (DXO) employee’s wages during the second year after the pensionable employee becomes a permanent resident are as follows:

”.

(b)

by deleting “$93,500” wherever it appears in paragraphs 8 and 9 and substituting in each case “$85,000”;

(c)

by deleting “$5,500” in paragraph 10A and substituting “$5,000”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately before the words “55, 60 or 65 years of age” wherever they appear in paragraph 12(a), “50,”; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately before the words “fifty-fifth, sixtieth or sixty-fifth anniversary” in paragraph 12(a), the word “fiftieth,”.

Amendment of Second Schedule

3. The Second Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraphs 1 to 6 and substituting the following paragraphs:

“1. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the non-pensionable employee’s wages are as follows:

2. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the non-pensionable employee’s wages during the first year after the non-pensionable employee becomes a permanent resident are as follows:

3. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the non-pensionable employee’s wages during the second year after the non-pensionable employee becomes a permanent resident are as follows:

4. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the non-pensionable Mindef (DXO) employee’s wages are as follows:

5. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the non-pensionable Mindef (DXO) employee’s wages during the first year after the non-pensionable employee becomes a permanent resident are as follows:

6. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the non-pensionable Mindef (DXO) employee’s wages during the second year after the non-pensionable employee becomes a permanent resident are as follows:

”.

(b)

by deleting “$93,500” wherever it appears in paragraphs 8 and 9 and substituting in each case “$85,000”;

(c)

by deleting “$5,500” in paragraph 10A and substituting “$5,000”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately before the words “55, 60 or 65 years of age” wherever they appear in paragraph 12(a), “50,”; and

(e)

by inserting, immediately before the words “fifty-fifth, sixtieth or sixty-fifth anniversary” in paragraph 12(a), the word “fiftieth,”.

Amendment of Third Schedule

4. The Third Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph 1 and substituting the following paragraph:

“1. Subject to this Schedule, with effect from 1st January 2005, the contributions payable by the employer and the amount recoverable from the employee’s wages are as follows:

”.

(b)

by deleting “$93,500” wherever it appears in paragraphs 2 and 3 and substituting in each case “$85,000”;

(c)

by deleting “$5,500” in paragraph 4A and substituting “$5,000”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately before the words “55, 60 or 65 years of age” wherever they appear in paragraph 6(a), “50,”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately before the words “fifty-fifth, sixtieth or sixty-fifth anniversary” in paragraph 6(a), “fiftieth,”.

Made this 28th day of December 2004.

YONG YING-I

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[MMS 9/73 V39; AG/LEG/SL/36/2002/3 Vol. 6]

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

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