Central Provident Fund (Workfare Income Supplement Scheme) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2013

No. S 842

Central Provident Fund Act

(CHAPTER 36)

Central Provident Fund
(Workfare Income Supplement Scheme)
(Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2013

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 57F of the Central Provident Fund Act, Mr Tan Chuan‑Jin, Senior Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Manpower, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Central Provident Fund (Workfare Income Supplement Scheme) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2014.

Amendment of regulation 3

2. Regulation 3(2) of the Central Provident Fund (Workfare Income Supplement Scheme) Regulations (Rg 36, 2013 Ed.) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by deleting the words “the Board waives that requirement in relation to him” and substituting the words “that requirement is waived in relation to him under regulation 4C”.

Amendment of regulation 4

3. Regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “the Board waives that requirement in relation to him” and substituting the words “that requirement is waived in relation to him under regulation 4C”.

Amendment of regulation 4A

4. Regulation 4A(4) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “the Board waives that requirement in relation to him” and substituting the words “that requirement is waived in relation to him under regulation 4C”.

Amendment of regulation 4B

5. Regulation 4B(5) of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the words “the Board waives that requirement in relation to him” and substituting the words “that requirement is waived in relation to him under regulation 4C”.

New regulation 4C

6. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 4B, the following regulation:

“Waiver of requirements

4C.—(1) The Minister charged with the responsibility for social services or the Deputy Secretary to the Ministry of Social and Family Development may waive the requirement to be a specified member under regulation 3(1)(b), 4(1)(b), 4A(1)(b) or 4B(1)(b) in relation to any member.

(2) The Board may waive any other requirement under regulation 3, 4, 4A or 4B in relation to any member.”.

Amendment of Seventh Schedule

7. The Seventh Schedule to the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the word “wage” wherever it appears in the table in paragraph 2C and substituting in each case the word “income”.

Made this 30th day of December 2013.

CHAN HENG KEE

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[MMS 7/68 V57; AG/LLRD/SL/36/2010/12 Vol. 5]

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

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