Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill

Clause 8

Amendment of section 22

Section 22 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) Where any member wishes to make any withdrawal under subsection (1) for himself, his child or his relative, that member, child or relative shall —

(a)

give an undertaking to the Board; and

(b)

if required by the Board, furnish a guarantee by any person acceptable to the Board,for —

(i)

the repayment to that member’s account in the Fund (in such manner and within such time as the Minister may prescribe) of all sums withdrawn under that subsection, together with the whole or such part, as the Board may determine, of the interest that would have been payable thereon; and

(ii)

the payment into the Fund of the whole or such part, as the Board may determine, of any reasonable expenses incurred by the Board in recovering any sum or interest referred to in paragraph (i).”; and

(b)

by deleting subsection (5) and substituting the following subsection:“(5) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, any amount repayable to a member’s account in the Fund, or payable to the Fund, pursuant to an undertaking given, or a guarantee furnished, under subsection (3) that is not repaid or paid (as the case may be) may be sued for and recovered by the Board under section 65.”.