Clause 12

by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)such portion of the amount payable on the member’s death out of the Fund as the memorandum shall indicate —

by the payment of that portion to that person;

if, at the time the Board is satisfied that the memorandum is duly executed, that person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore —

subject to sub-paragraph (B), by the transfer of that portion to that person’s accounts in the Fund in such manner as the member may specify in the memorandum; or

if that portion exceeds such maximum amount as the Minister may determine, by the transfer of that maximum amount to that person’s accounts in the Fund in such manner as the member may specify in the memorandum, and by the payment of the excess to that person; or

if, at the time the Board is satisfied that the memorandum is duly executed, each of the member and that person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore, and a certification under subsection (1C) has been issued in respect of that person and remains in force —

subject to sub-paragraph (C), by the payment of that portion to that person in periodic instalments in such manner as the Board may determine;

subject to sub-paragraph (C), by the transfer of such part of that portion as the Board may determine to that person’s medisave account in periodic instalments in such manner as the Board may determine, and by the payment of the remainder of that portion to that person in periodic instalments in such manner as the Board may determine; or

if that portion does not exceed such amount as the Minister may determine —

by the transfer of such part of that portion as the Board may determine to that person’s medisave account in periodic instalments in such manner as the Board may determine, and by the payment of the remainder of that portion to that person; or”;

by deleting subsection (1B) and substituting the following subsections:“(1B) The Minister may, for different classes of persons nominated under subsection (1), determine —

different maximum amounts for the purposes of subsection (1)(a)(ii)(B); and

different amounts for the purposes of subsection (1)(a)(iii)(C).(1C) The Minister charged with the responsibility for social services may, on an application by a member who wishes to execute a memorandum under subsection (1) nominating a person to receive the person’s portion of the amount payable on the member’s death out of the Fund in accordance with subsection (1)(a)(iii), issue a certification in writing stating that the person is eligible to receive that portion in that manner, if —

the person and the member are related —

in such manner as may be prescribed by any regulations made under section 77(1); or

in such other manner as that Minister may determine; and

the person satisfies such other requirements as that Minister may impose.(1D) The Minister charged with the responsibility for social services may, in any particular case, waive any requirement imposed under subsection (1C)(b).(1E) If the Minister charged with the responsibility for social services decides not to issue a certification under subsection (1C), any member or person referred to in that subsection who is aggrieved by that decision may, within such period as may be prescribed in any regulations made under section 77(1), apply to that Minister to reconsider the matter.(1F) The Minister charged with the responsibility for social services may determine an application under subsection (1E) —

by issuing a certification under subsection (1C); or

by confirming the earlier decision not to issue that certification.(1G) Any decision of the Minister charged with the responsibility for social services under subsection (1F) shall be final.(1H) The Minister charged with the responsibility for social services may —

in writing delegate to any person or group of persons appointed by that Minister all or any of his functions and powers under subsections (1C) to (1F); and

under paragraph (a), delegate different functions and powers to different persons or groups of persons.”; and

by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) Notwithstanding sections 15(5) and 20(1) and (1A), any portion of the amount payable on a member’s death out of the Fund which a person nominated under subsection (1) would have received by payment to that person shall be paid to the Public Trustee for the benefit of that person —

in any case where that person is nominated to receive that portion in accordance with subsection (1)(a)(i) or (ii), if that person (not being a widow of the deceased member) is below the age of 18 years at the time of payment of that portion; or

in any case where that person is nominated to receive that portion in accordance with subsection (1)(a)(iii), if —

that person (not being a widow of the deceased member) is below the age of 18 years at the time of payment of that portion; and

that portion does not exceed such amount as the Minister may determine under subsection (1)(a)(iii)(C).”.