Central Provident Fund Act 1953 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7A · Administrative Penalties
67A. Interpretation of this Part
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In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“approved applicant” means a Medisave healthcare provider or an insurer which is approved —
under section 67B(2) to submit a withdrawal application on behalf of a member; or
member
“member of the Fund” or “member” means any person to whose credit any amount is standing in the Fund, or for whom any account in the Fund is maintained for any of the purposes of this Act;
before 31 December 2016, to submit a withdrawal application on behalf of any member;“Medisave healthcare provider” means a person or an institution that has provided or is providing any medical, psychiatric or other treatment or services prescribed under section 77(1)(j);“withdrawal application” means an application, submitted on behalf of a member, to the Board —
Board
“Board” means the Central Provident Fund Board constituted under section 3;
by a Medisave healthcare provider for any sum standing to the member’s credit in the member’s medisave account to be withdrawn and paid to the Medisave healthcare provider in respect of medical, psychiatric or other treatment or services prescribed under section 77(1)(j); or
medisave account
“medisave account” means a medisave account maintained under section 13;
by an insurer for any sum standing to a member’s credit in the member’s medisave account to be withdrawn and paid to the insurer as a premium in respect of a medical insurance scheme or other insurance scheme referred to in section 77(1)(k).
“approved applicant” means a Medisave healthcare provider or an insurer which is approved —
under section 67B(2) to submit a withdrawal application on behalf of a member; or
before 31 December 2016, to submit a withdrawal application on behalf of any member;
“Medisave healthcare provider” means a person or an institution that has provided or is providing any medical, psychiatric or other treatment or services prescribed under section 77(1)(j);
“withdrawal application” means an application, submitted on behalf of a member, to the Board —
by a Medisave healthcare provider for any sum standing to the member’s credit in the member’s medisave account to be withdrawn and paid to the Medisave healthcare provider in respect of medical, psychiatric or other treatment or services prescribed under section 77(1)(j); or
by an insurer for any sum standing to a member’s credit in the member’s medisave account to be withdrawn and paid to the insurer as a premium in respect of a medical insurance scheme or other insurance scheme referred to in section 77(1)(k).
Scheme
“Scheme” means the Lifelong Income Scheme established and maintained by the Board under section 27K.