Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the Central Provident Fund Ordinance (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Ordinance”) is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the definition of “date of withdrawal” appearing therein;

(b)

by deleting the definition of “employed” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —“ “employed” means engaged under a contract of service or apprenticeship or in an employment in respect of which contributions are payable under regulations made under the provisions of section 25 of this Ordinance;”;

(c)

by inserting immediately after the word “Singapore” appearing in paragraph (a) of the definition of “employee” therein, the words “by an employer”; and

(d)

by deleting the definition of “employer” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —“ “employer” means —

(a)

any person, company, association or body of persons, whether or not incorporated, by whom an employee is employed;

(b)

the owners of any vessel on which an employee is employed;

(c)

any manager, agent or person responsible for the payment of wages to an employee on behalf of an employer; and

(d)

the Government and Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom in respect of such categories, classes or descriptions of officers or servants of such Government as may from time to time be declared by the President by notification in the Gazette to be employees for the purposes of this Ordinance:Provided that no such officer or servant employed by or on behalf of the Government or Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom shall be personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done by him as an officer or servant of such Government in good faith;”.