Public Trustee (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2013

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 15 Feb 2013

No. S 88

Public Trustee Act

(CHAPTER 260)

Public Trustee
(Fees) (Amendment)
Rules 2013

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 18(1) and 23 of the Public Trustee Act, the Minister for Law hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Public Trustee (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 2013 and shall come into operation on 15th February 2013.

Amendment of rule 4

2. Rule 4 of the Public Trustee (Fees) Rules 2010 (G.N. No. S 248/2010) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “under section 25(2) or (3) of the Central Provident Fund Act (Cap. 36)” in paragraph (1), the words “, out of the Edusave Pupils Fund under section 16 of the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes Act (Cap. 87A) or the Post-Secondary Education Fund under section 16H of the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes Act, or under section 6 of the Child Development Co-Savings Act (Cap. 38A) in respect of the Child Development Co-Savings Scheme”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “under section 25(2) of the Central Provident Fund Act” in paragraph (2), the words “, section 16 or 16H of the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes Act, or section 6 of the Child Development Co-Savings Act”;

(c)

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

“(3) If at any time after the receipt of such amount referred to in paragraph (1), any additional amount is received under section 25(2) or (3) of the Central Provident Fund Act, section 16 or 16H of the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes Act, or section 6 of the Child Development Co-Savings Act, in respect of the death of the same member of the Fund or Scheme, as the case may be, there shall be paid to the Public Trustee in respect of the additional amount a further fee as would raise the total fees to the amount which would have been payable on the aggregate of all amounts received under section 25(2) or (3) of the Central Provident Fund Act, section 16 or 16H of the Education Endowment and Savings Schemes Act, or section 6 of the Child Development Co-Savings Act, in respect of the death of the same member of the Fund or Scheme, as the case may be.”; and

(d)

by deleting the rule heading and substituting the following rule heading:

“Fees charged for administration of CPF moneys, etc.”.

New rule 6A

3. The Public Trustee (Fees) Rules 2010 are amended by inserting, immediately after rule 6, the following rule:

“Fees charged for performance of functions and duties relating to bona vacantia

6A. The fee payable for the examination and assessment of an application to the Minister to disclaim and release the rights of Government to bona vacantia shall be $50 per application.”.

Made this 14th day of February 2013.

BEH SWAN GIN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 32/001/025 Vol. 6; AG/LLRD/SL/260/2010/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 23(2) of the Public Trustee Act).

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