Singapore legislation

Clause 32

of Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill

Clause 32

Amendment of section 62A

In the principal Act, in section 62A —

(a)

in subsection (1)(b), delete “or” at the end;

(b)

in subsection (1)(c)(ii), replace the full‑stop at the end with a semi‑colon;

(c)

in subsection (1), after paragraph (c), insert —“(d)by transmitting it to an electronic mail address specified in accordance with subsection (1A); or

(e)

by serving it through the electronic service platform mentioned in section 74 with the person’s consent, if so provided by regulations made for the purposes of section 74(4)(b).”;

(d)

after subsection (1), insert —“(1A) A notice to attend court or summons may be served in the manner specified in subsection (1)(d) only if a person mentioned in section 116(5) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 who may consent to the mode of service of a summons —

(a)

gives prior written consent for the notice to attend court or summons (as the case may be) to be served in that manner; and

(b)

specifies, in that written consent, the electronic mail address to which the notice to attend court or summons (as the case may be) is to be transmitted.”; and

(e)

in subsection (2), replace “the summons” wherever it appears with “the notice or summons (as the case may be)”.

Clause 32 — Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill