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Central Provident Fund Act

(Chapter 36)

Central Provident Fund (Medishield Scheme) Regulations 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 57 of the Central Provident Fund Act, the Minister for Manpower hereby makes the following Regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Central Provident Fund (MediShield Scheme) Regulations 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2005.

Persons not covered under Scheme

3.—(1) Except as expressly provided otherwise in these Regulations, these Regulations shall not apply to —

(a)	any person who has attained the age of 80 years ;
(b)	any person who is neither a citizen nor a permanent resident of Singapore;
(c)	any person who is physically or mentally incapacitated from ever continuing in any employment;
(d)	any person who is of unsound mind;
(e)	any person who is suffering from a terminal illness or disease; and
(f)	any person or class of persons whom the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (1)(a), these Regulations shall apply to an insured person whose policy year under the Scheme had commenced within the 12-month period immediately preceding his attaining 80 years of age, until the end of that policy year.

Made this 29th day of June 2005.

YONG YING-I

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.

[MMS 10.1/82 V12; AG/LEG/SL/36/2005/3 Vol. 1]

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