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Regulation 13

of Child Development Co-Savings Regulations

Regulation 13

Retention of records

Amended byS 833/2025 wef 01/01/2026S 833/2025 wef 01/01/2026S 226/2011 wef 01/05/2011S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 226/2011 wef 01/05/2011

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 833/2025 wef 01/01/2026S 833/2025 wef 01/01/2026S 226/2011 wef 01/05/2011S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021

Every approved person shall maintain records in such form as the Director may determine of —

(a)

the name of every member or his sibling in respect of whom —

(i)

any payment is made out of the member’s Child Development Account to the approved institution; or

(ii)

any refund is made to that Account by an approved person in respect of the approved institution as required under the Act or these Regulations;

(b)

where the payment or refund is made in respect of the member’s sibling, whether the sibling is a brother or sister of the member;

(c)

the amount paid out of or refunded to the Child Development Account;

(ca)[Deleted by S 833/2025 wef 01/01/2026](d)the purpose of the payment or refund; and

(e)

the date of the payment or refund.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 829/2021 wef 01/11/2021S 226/2011 wef 01/05/2011

The records referred to in paragraph (1) shall —

(a)

be kept for a period of 3 years starting on the date on which any payment out of the Child Development Account or refund to the Child Development Account mentioned in paragraph (1) (as the case may be) is made, or such other period as the Director may by written notice require in any particular case; and

(b)

be kept confidential and not be inspected by any person other than —

(i)

a person authorised by the Director;

(ia)if the Director requires the approved person to conduct an audit under regulation 11C(1), the auditor appointed by the approved person;

(ii)

an employee of the approved person who has been authorised in writing by the approved person to inspect such records;

(iii)

the trustee of the Child Development Account or, where the parent of the member is not the trustee, the parent; and

(iv)

any other person empowered or authorised to inspect such records under any written law for the time being in force.