| 4B.—(1) The birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2A) or (4) for the purposes of these Regulations shall be determined or re-determined, as the case may be, in accordance with this regulation. [S 550/2008 wef 31/10/2008] [S 594/2012 wef 05/12/2012] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] (2) In determining or re-determining the birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2A) or (4) at the relevant time —| (a) | any step-child of his mother or adoptive parent, as the case may be, shall be disregarded; | | (b) | where the sole adopter of the child is a man (but not a widower), any other child of the man, being a child who is —| (i) | his natural child; or | | (ii) | an adopted child who is not solely adopted by him, |
[S 407/2016 wef 01/09/2016] | | (c) | any other child of his mother or adoptive parent, as the case may be, being a child who is not a citizen of Singapore at the relevant time shall be disregarded; | | (d) | any other child of his mother or adoptive parent, as the case may be, being a child who has been adopted by another person (other than the spouse of the mother or adoptive parent) at the relevant time, shall be disregarded; [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (e) | any other child of his mother or adoptive parent, as the case may be, who is deceased at the relevant time shall be taken into account; and [S 594/2012 wef 05/12/2012] [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (f) | where the child whose birth order is being determined or re‑determined is born on or after 13 July 2015 (called A), every stillborn child of A’s mother or adoptive parent (as the case may be) must be reckoned if the mother or natural father of that stillborn child was a citizen of Singapore at the time of the stillbirth. [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] |
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| (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(e), where the mother or adoptive parent of a child whose birth order is being determined or re-determined under this regulation has had 4 or more other children before the relevant time but fewer than 4 of those children are living at the relevant time, the child shall, if the child is born before 1 January 2015, be treated as if he is a fourth child for the purposes of these Regulations. [S 407/2016 wef 01/01/2015] |
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| (3B) [Deleted by S 407/2016 wef 13/07/2015] |
(4) The determination of the birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2A) at the relevant time shall be based on the chronological order of —| (a) | his date of birth; | | (b) | the date of birth of every other natural child of his mother, being a child who is a citizen of Singapore at the relevant time; [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (c) | where his mother has any adopted child, the date of adoption of that adopted child or the date on which that adopted child became a citizen of Singapore, whichever is the later; and [S 594/2012 wef 05/12/2012] [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (d) | where the child is born on or after 13 July 2015 (called C), the date of birth of every stillborn child of C’s mother where the mother or natural father of that stillborn child was a citizen of Singapore at the time of the stillbirth. [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] |
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(5) The determination of the birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(4) at the relevant time shall be based on the chronological order of —| (a) | the date of adoption of the child or the date on which the child becomes a citizen of Singapore, whichever is the later; | | (b) | the date of birth of every other natural child of his adoptive parent, being a child who is a citizen of Singapore at the relevant time; [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (c) | where his adoptive parent has any other adopted child, the date of adoption of that other adopted child or the date on which that other adopted child became a citizen of Singapore, whichever is the later; and [S 594/2012 wef 05/12/2012] [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (d) | where the child is born, and adopted, on or after 13 July 2015 (called D), the date of birth of every stillborn child of D’s adoptive parent where the mother or natural father of that stillborn child was a citizen of Singapore at the time of the stillbirth. [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] |
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(6) Where after a child becomes a member of the Scheme, any of the following events occurs, the birth order of the child for the purposes of these Regulations shall be re-determined in accordance with paragraphs (7) to (11) where applicable:| (a) | any other child of his mother or adoptive parent, as the case may be, who was not a citizen of Singapore at the relevant time, becomes a citizen of Singapore; | | (b) | the child is adopted by another person (not being his mother or his step-father); | | (c) | before 1 September 2016, his mother or, in the case of an adopted child, his adoptive mother dies. [S 407/2016 wef 01/09/2016] |
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(7) Where the event referred to in paragraph (6)(a) occurs in relation to a child referred to in regulation 4A(2A), the birth order of the child shall be re-determined based on the chronological order of —| (a) | his date of birth; | | (b) | the date of birth of every other natural child of his mother, being a child who is a citizen of Singapore at the time the event occurs; [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (c) | where his mother has any adopted child, the date of adoption of that adopted child or the date on which that adopted child became a citizen of Singapore, whichever is the later; and [S 594/2012 wef 05/12/2012] [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (d) | where the child is born on or after 13 July 2015 (called E), the date of birth of every stillborn child of E’s mother where the mother or natural father of that stillborn child was a citizen of Singapore at the time of the stillbirth. [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] |
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(8) Where the event referred to in paragraph (6)(a) occurs in relation to a child referred to in regulation 4A(4), the birth order of the child shall be re-determined based on the chronological order of —| (a) | the date of adoption of the child or the date on which the child became a citizen of Singapore, whichever is the later; | | (b) | the date of birth of every natural child of his adoptive parent, being a child who is a citizen of Singapore at the time the event occurs; [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (c) | where his adoptive parent has any other adopted child, the date of adoption of that other adopted child or the date on which that other adopted child became a citizen of Singapore, whichever is the later; and [S 594/2012 wef 05/12/2012] [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (d) | where the child is born, and adopted, on or after 13 July 2015 (called F), the date of birth of every stillborn child of F’s adoptive parent where the mother or natural father of that stillborn child was a citizen of Singapore at the time of the stillbirth. [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] |
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(9) Where the event referred to in paragraph (6)(b) occurs in relation to a child referred to in regulation 4A(2A) or (4), the birth order of the child shall be re-determined based on the chronological order of —| (a) | the date of adoption of the child; | | (b) | the date of birth of every natural child of his adoptive parent, being a child who is a citizen of Singapore at the time the event occurs; [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (c) | where his adoptive parent has any other adopted child, the date of adoption of that other adopted child or the date on which that other adopted child became a citizen of Singapore, whichever is the later; and [S 594/2012 wef 05/12/2012] [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (d) | where the child is born, or is born and is adopted, as the case may be, on or after 13 July 2015 (called G), the date of birth of every stillborn child of G’s adoptive parent where the mother or natural father of that stillborn child was a citizen of Singapore at the time of the stillbirth. [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] |
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(10) Where the event referred to in paragraph (6)(c) occurs in relation to a child referred to in regulation 4A(2A), the birth order of the child shall be re-determined based on the chronological order of —| (a) | his date of birth; | | (b) | the date of birth of every other natural child of his father, being a child who is a citizen of Singapore at the time the event occurs; [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (c) | where his father has any adopted child, the date of adoption of that adopted child or the date on which that adopted child became a citizen of Singapore, whichever is the later; [S 594/2012 wef 05/12/2012] [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (d) | where the child is born on or after 13 July 2015 (called H), the date of birth of every natural child (called J) of H’s father where J is deceased when the event occurs and J was a citizen of Singapore at death; and [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] | | (e) | where the child is born on or after 13 July 2015 (called H), the date of birth of every natural child of H’s father that is stillborn where the father or mother of that stillborn child was a citizen of Singapore at the time of the stillbirth. [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] |
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(11) Where the event referred to in paragraph (6)(c) occurs in relation to a child referred to in regulation 4A(4), the birth order of the child shall be re-determined based on the chronological order of —| (a) | the date of adoption of the child or the date on which the child became a citizen of Singapore, whichever is the later; | | (b) | the date of birth of every natural child of his adoptive father, being a child who is a citizen of Singapore at the time the event occurs; [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (c) | where his adoptive father has any other adopted child, the date of adoption of that other adopted child or the date on which that other adopted child became a citizen of Singapore, whichever is the later; [S 603/2004 wef 01/10/2004] [S 594/2012 wef 05/12/2012] [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] | | (d) | where the child is born, and adopted, on or after 13 July 2015 (called K), the date of birth of every natural child (called L) of K’s adoptive father where L is deceased when the event occurs and L was a citizen of Singapore at death; and [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] | | (e) | where the child is born, and adopted, on or after 13 July 2015 (called K), the date of birth of every natural child of K’s adoptive father that is stillborn, where the father or mother of that stillborn child was a citizen of Singapore at the time of the stillbirth. [S 430/2015 wef 13/07/2015] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] |
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(12) Despite paragraphs (2) to (11), where —| (a) | the respective relevant times that apply to 2 or more children of a mother or an adoptive parent (whichever is applicable) are the same; and | | (b) | the provisions for determination or re-determination of birth order under paragraphs (2) to (11) result in those children having the same birth order, |
| the birth order of each of those children is to be determined or re-determined based on the chronological order of — |
| (c) | the date of birth of each child; and | | (d) | if the date of birth mentioned in sub-paragraph (c) is the same for any of those children, the time of birth of each of those children. [S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021] |
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(13) In this regulation, “stillborn child” has the meaning given by —| (a) | section 2(1) of the Act as in force immediately before 29 May 2022, if the date of birth of the child is before that date; or | | (b) | section 2(1) of the Act as in force on or after 29 May 2022, if the date of birth of the child is on or after that date. [S 421/2022 wef 29/05/2022] |
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