Central Provident Fund Act 1953 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3B · Lifelong Income Scheme
27P. Order of court for payment of moneys received by relevant member under Scheme
Feedback & supportSubject to section 27N and subsection (2), where, under an order of court, the spouse of a relevant member has been awarded any amount to be paid to the relevant member under section 27K(6) or 27L(5), the Board must pay the amount to the spouse, such payment to take place —
order of court
“order of court” means —(a)an order made under section 112 of the Women’s Charter 1961 in proceedings for divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage under Part 10 of the Women’s Charter 1961; (b)an order made under section 52(3)(d), (7) or (9) of the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966 in proceedings for divorce or nullity of marriage under Part 3 of that Act; or(c)an order made under section 121G of the Women’s Charter 1961, being an order which the court could have made under section 112 of the Women’s Charter 1961;
after the relevant member has become entitled to the amount; and
upon an application by the spouse for the payment of the amount.
Subject to section 27N, where the amount to be paid to the relevant member under section 27K(6) or 27L(5) is less than the amount awarded under the order of court, the Board must pay the firstmentioned amount instead of the amount awarded under the order of court.
relevant member
“relevant member” means a member of the Fund to whom the Scheme applies;
A payment of money by the Board under subsection (1) or (2) —
Board
“Board” means the Central Provident Fund Board constituted under section 3;
is a good and valid discharge of the Board’s obligations under the order of court; but(b)does not affect any recourse which the spouse may have against the relevant member for the balance of the amount awarded under the order of court.
Where an order of court requires the Board to do anything —
the Board is not liable to give effect to that requirement unless the order of court has been served on the Board in such manner as may be prescribed by the relevant regulations; and
the Board is not liable for any act or omission of the Board contrary to that requirement which was committed on or before the date of such service.
Where an order of court requires the Board to do anything in contravention of this Act, the Board is not liable to give effect to that requirement.
In this section, “order of court” and “spouse” have the meanings given by section 27A.