Singapore legislation

Clause 16

of Pioneer Generation Fund (Amendment) Bill

Clause 16

New sections 12A and 12B

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 12, the following sections:“Who is a Merdeka Generation Senior?12A.—

(1)

In this Act, a Merdeka Generation Senior is —

(a)

a citizen of Singapore —

(i)

whose birthday is between 1 January 1950 and 31 December 1959 (both dates inclusive); and

(ii)

who was a citizen of Singapore on 31 December 1996, and has been a citizen of Singapore since that date; or

(b)

a citizen of Singapore —

(i)

whose birthday is 31 December 1949 or earlier;

(ii)

who was a citizen of Singapore on 31 December 1996, and has been a citizen of Singapore since that date; and

(iii)

who —

(A)

is not a Pioneer; or

(B)

ceased being a Pioneer because of section 18(1)(d), whether before, on or after the date of commencement of the Pioneer Generation Fund (Amendment) Act 2019.(2) In addition, any other citizen of Singapore may be determined under section 13 to be a Merdeka Generation Senior for the purposes of this Act provided that —

(a)

the citizen’s birthday is 31 December 1959 or earlier; and

(b)

the citizen —

(i)

is not a Pioneer; or

(ii)

ceased being a Pioneer because of section 18(1)(d), whether before, on or after the date of commencement of the Pioneer Generation Fund (Amendment) Act 2019.Citizen cannot be both Pioneer and Merdeka Generation Senior12B. For the purposes of this Act, a citizen of Singapore may only be either a Pioneer or a Merdeka Generation Senior at any time, but not both.”.

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