Singapore legislation

Regulation 3A

of Central Provident Fund (New Retirement Sum Scheme) Regulations 2004

Regulation 3A

Month and deemed date of birth for members born on 29 February

Subregulation 1

Despite section 2(1A)(b) of the Act, for the purposes of regulations 8A, 9, 10 and 10A and the Second Schedule, a person who is born on 29 February is deemed to attain the applicable age in any year that is not a leap year on 28 February of the year in which the member attains that age.

Subregulation 2

Despite section 2(1A)(b) of the Act, the month in which a member who is born on 29 February attains the following ages is the month of February:

(a)

65 years of age, mentioned in the definition of “65th birthday month” in regulation 5A(4);

(b)

90 years of age, mentioned in regulation 8A(4)(b)(ii);

(c)

the applicable age mentioned in paragraph (a) of the definition of “member’s entitlement” in regulation 3.

Subregulation 3

To avoid doubt, section 2(1A)(b) of the Act applies to the determination of when a person attains the applicable age for the purposes of regulation 9A(5).