Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Amendment of section 3

Section 3 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsection:“(2) The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act —

(a)

to sue and be sued in its corporate name;

(b)

to acquire and dispose of property, both movable and immovable; and

(c)

to perform such other acts as bodies corporate may by law perform.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (5), the following subsection:“(5A) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, form or participate in the formation of any company, or enter into any joint venture or partnership, for the purposes of —

(a)

this Act; or

(b)

carrying out all or any of the following:

(i)

the functions and duties of the Board;

(ii)

any thing which the Board may engage in under section 76(1)(a) or (b).”.