Schedule “SECOND SCHEDULE

(Section 13A(1) and (2)).Rules for the Distribution of A Deceased Member’s Contributions

1. In this Schedule —“child” means a legitimate child and includes any child adopted by virtue of an order of court under any written law for the time being in force in Singapore, Malaysia or Brunei;“contributions” means the amount payable out of the Fund to the Public Trustee under subsection (1) or (2) of section 13A of this Act;“issue” includes children and the descendants of deceased children.

2. Where a member is a Muslim, the contributions payable on his death shall be distributed according to the Muslim law.

3. Where a member is a non-Muslim, the contributions payable on his death shall be distributed in accordance with the following Rules: —Rule 1.If a member dies leaving a surviving spouse, no issue and no parent, the spouse shall be entitled to the whole of the contributions.Rule 2.If a member dies leaving a surviving spouse and issue, the spouse shall be entitled to one-half of the contributions.Rule 3.Subject to the rights of the surviving spouse, if any, the contributions of a member who leaves issue shall be distributed by equal portions per stirpes to and amongst the children of such member and such persons as legally represent such children, in case any of the said children be then dead:Provided that the persons who legally represent the children of a member are their descendants and not their next-of-kin; andProvided further that the descendants of the member to the remotest degree stand in the place of their parent or other ancestor, and take according to their stocks the share which he or she would have taken.Rule 4.If a member dies leaving a surviving spouse and no issue but a parent or parents, the spouse shall be entitled to one-half of the contributions and the parent or parents to the other half of the contributions.Rule 5.If there are no descendants, the parent or parents of the member shall take the contributions, in equal portions if there be two parents, subject to the rights of the surviving spouse (if any) as in rule 4 provided.Rule 6.If there are no surviving spouse, descendants or parents, the grandparents shall take the whole of the contributions in equal portions.Rule 7.If there are no surviving spouse, descendants, parents or grandparents, the brothers and sisters and children of deceased brothers or sisters of the member shall share the contributions in equal portions between the brothers and sisters and the children of any deceased brother or sister shall take according to their stocks the share which he or she would have taken.Rule 8.If there are no surviving spouse, descendants, parents, grandparents or brothers and sisters or their children but uncles and aunts of the member, the uncles and aunts shall take the whole of the contributions in equal portions.Rule 9.In default of distribution under the foregoing Rules, the persons nominated under subsection (1) of section 13A of the Act who are entitled to receive the contributions which the deceased member is entitled to dispose of by way of a nomination made under that subsection, shall be entitled to the contributions in the same proportion as they are entitled to that part of the contributions which the member may dispose of, or, if no nominee has been appointed, the Government shall be entitled to the whole of the contributions.Rule 10.If any member leaves surviving him more wives than one, such wives shall share among them equally the share that the wife of the member would have been entitled to, had such member left one wife only surviving him.

4. For the purpose of distribution —