Central Provident Fund Act 1953 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Dependants’ Protection Insurance Scheme
40. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part —“appointed insurer” means any person who is licensed under the Insurance Act 1966 to carry on insurance business in Singapore and who is appointed by the Board to take over the whole or any part of the Board’s liabilities under the Scheme or to provide insurance cover to any person under the Scheme;“incapacitated” has the meaning given by section 28;“insured person” means a person who is insured under the Scheme;“insured sum” means the sum prescribed in regulations made under this Part which is payable on the incapacity or death of the insured person;“premium” means the annual premium payable by an insured person;“Scheme” means the Dependants’ Protection Insurance Scheme established and maintained by the Board under section 41;“serious illness”, in relation to an insured person, means any illness that —
Board
“Board” means the Central Provident Fund Board constituted under section 3;
is likely to result in a claim under that insured person’s insurance cover under the Scheme; and
Scheme
“Scheme” means the Lifelong Income Scheme established and maintained by the Board under section 27K.
the Board has specified for the purposes of section 43(1), in a manner accessible to the insured person, as a serious illness which the insured person must disclose to the Board.
“appointed insurer” means any person who is licensed under the Insurance Act 1966 to carry on insurance business in Singapore and who is appointed by the Board to take over the whole or any part of the Board’s liabilities under the Scheme or to provide insurance cover to any person under the Scheme;
“incapacitated” has the meaning given by section 28;
incapacitated
“incapacitated” means suffering from —(a)a total permanent disability; or(b)a terminal illness which arises on or after 1 May 2016,and “incapacity” is to be construed accordingly;
“insured person” means a person who is insured under the Scheme;
“insured sum” means the sum prescribed in regulations made under this Part which is payable on the incapacity or death of the insured person;
insured sum
“insured sum” means the sum prescribed in regulations made under this Part which is payable on the death or incapacity of a Scheme member;
“premium” means the annual premium payable by an insured person;
“Scheme” means the Dependants’ Protection Insurance Scheme established and maintained by the Board under section 41;
“serious illness”, in relation to an insured person, means any illness that —
is likely to result in a claim under that insured person’s insurance cover under the Scheme; and
the Board has specified for the purposes of section 43(1), in a manner accessible to the insured person, as a serious illness which the insured person must disclose to the Board.