Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Central Provident Fund (Prescribed Circumstances under Section 13C) Regulations 2022

Regulation 3

Prescribed circumstance relating to person with property charge that ceased to be in force

Subregulation 1

For the purpose of section 13C of the Act, the Board may permit a person to pay to the Fund contributions for himself or herself if he or she —

(a)

applies to the Board to pay to the Fund contributions for himself or herself under section 13C of the Act; and

(b)

either —

(i)

is the owner of a relevant immovable property on the date of the application mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a); or

(ii)

has, within the specified period before the date of the application mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a), sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of a relevant immovable property owned by him or her.

Subregulation 2

In this regulation —

Definition

“former provision” means section 21(10)(b), 21A(9)(b) or 21B(11)(b) of the Act as in force before 1 January 2013 (as the case may be), read with section 15(15)(e)(ii) or (iii) of the Act as in force before that date, as the case may be;

Definition

“relevant immovable property”, in relation to a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), means any immovable property —

(a)

with a property charge on that person’s estate or interest in that immovable property —

(i)

under section 21 or 21A of the Act (as in force before 1 January 2013); or

(ii)

constituted on that immovable property under section 21B of the Act (as in force before 1 January 2013);that ceased to be in force under a former provision; and

(b)

that was owned by the person mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) when the property charge mentioned in paragraph (a) was created or constituted and ceased to be in force;

Definition

“specified period” means a period of one month or such longer period as the Board may allow in a particular case.