Singapore legislation
Section 27P
Section 27P
Order of court for payment of moneys received by relevant member under Scheme
(1)
Subject to section 27N and subsection (2), where, under an order of court, the spouse of a relevant member has been awarded any amount to be paid to the relevant member under section 27K(6) or 27L(5), the Board must pay the amount to the spouse, such payment to take place —
after the relevant member has become entitled to the amount; and
upon an application by the spouse for the payment of the amount.
(2)
Subject to section 27N, where the amount to be paid to the relevant member under section 27K(6) or 27L(5) is less than the amount awarded under the order of court, the Board must pay the firstmentioned amount instead of the amount awarded under the order of court.
(3)
A payment of money by the Board under subsection (1) or (2) —
is a good and valid discharge of the Board’s obligations under the order of court; but(b)does not affect any recourse which the spouse may have against the relevant member for the balance of the amount awarded under the order of court.
(4)
Where an order of court requires the Board to do anything —
the Board is not liable to give effect to that requirement unless the order of court has been served on the Board in such manner as may be prescribed by the relevant regulations; and
the Board is not liable for any act or omission of the Board contrary to that requirement which was committed on or before the date of such service.
(5)
Where an order of court requires the Board to do anything in contravention of this Act, the Board is not liable to give effect to that requirement.
(6)
In this section, “order of court” and “spouse” have the meanings given by section 27A.