4A. Eligibility for membership of Scheme
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Subject to regulation 4B, where a child who is not adopted is born —
on or after 1 January 2009; or
before 1 January 2009, but the estimated delivery date of the child is a date on or after 1 January 2009,the child shall be eligible to become a co-savings member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his birth or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 12 years of his birth;
in the case of a child mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) who is born before 1 September 2016 and whose estimated delivery date for his mother’s confinement is before that date, his mother —
is lawfully married to his natural father at the time he is conceived; or
becomes lawfully married to his natural father after he is conceived, whether or not such marriage remains subsisting; and
he is born alive to his mother.
Subject to paragraph (2C) but without prejudice to paragraph (2A), with effect from 1st May 2011, a child who is not adopted shall be eligible to become a member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is born on or after 1 January 2009;
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his birth or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 6 years of his birth; and
he is born alive to his mother.
Without prejudice to paragraph (2A), with effect from 5th December 2012, a child who is not adopted shall be eligible to become a member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is born on or after 1 January 2009;
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his birth or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 12 years of his birth; and
he is born alive to his mother.
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Subject to paragraph (4A) and regulation 4B, a child who is born, and adopted, on or after 1 January 2009 shall be eligible to become a co-savings member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his adoption or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 12 years of his birth;
his adoptive parent is a person who is lawfully married, or widowed or divorced, at the time he is adopted; and
he is below 12 years of age at the time he is adopted.
The condition in paragraph (4)(b) need not be satisfied if the child mentioned in paragraph (4) —
is born on or after 1 September 2016, or born before that date but whose estimated delivery date for his mother’s confinement is on or after that date; and
is adopted on or after that date.
Subject to paragraph (6) but without prejudice to paragraph (4), with effect from 1st May 2011, a child who is adopted shall be eligible to become a member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is born, and adopted, on or after 1 January 2009;
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his adoption or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 6 years of his birth; and
he is below 6 years of age at the time he is adopted.
Without prejudice to paragraph (4), with effect from 5th December 2012, a child who is adopted shall be eligible to become a member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is born, and adopted, on or after 1 January 2009;
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his adoption or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 12 years of his birth; and
he is below 12 years of age at the time he is adopted.
Subregulation 1A
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Subregulation 2
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Subregulation 2A
Subject to regulation 4B, where a child who is not adopted is born —
on or after 1 January 2009; or
before 1 January 2009, but the estimated delivery date of the child is a date on or after 1 January 2009,the child shall be eligible to become a co-savings member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his birth or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 12 years of his birth;
in the case of a child mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) who is born before 1 September 2016 and whose estimated delivery date for his mother’s confinement is before that date, his mother —
is lawfully married to his natural father at the time he is conceived; or
becomes lawfully married to his natural father after he is conceived, whether or not such marriage remains subsisting; and
he is born alive to his mother.
Subregulation 2B
Subject to paragraph (2C) but without prejudice to paragraph (2A), with effect from 1st May 2011, a child who is not adopted shall be eligible to become a member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is born on or after 1 January 2009;
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his birth or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 6 years of his birth; and
he is born alive to his mother.
Subregulation 2C
Without prejudice to paragraph (2A), with effect from 5th December 2012, a child who is not adopted shall be eligible to become a member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is born on or after 1 January 2009;
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his birth or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 12 years of his birth; and
he is born alive to his mother.
Subregulation 3
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Subregulation 3A
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Subregulation 4
Subject to paragraph (4A) and regulation 4B, a child who is born, and adopted, on or after 1 January 2009 shall be eligible to become a co-savings member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his adoption or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 12 years of his birth;
his adoptive parent is a person who is lawfully married, or widowed or divorced, at the time he is adopted; and
he is below 12 years of age at the time he is adopted.
Subregulation 4A
The condition in paragraph (4)(b) need not be satisfied if the child mentioned in paragraph (4) —
is born on or after 1 September 2016, or born before that date but whose estimated delivery date for his mother’s confinement is on or after that date; and
is adopted on or after that date.
Subregulation 5
Subject to paragraph (6) but without prejudice to paragraph (4), with effect from 1st May 2011, a child who is adopted shall be eligible to become a member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is born, and adopted, on or after 1 January 2009;
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his adoption or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 6 years of his birth; and
he is below 6 years of age at the time he is adopted.
Subregulation 6
Without prejudice to paragraph (4), with effect from 5th December 2012, a child who is adopted shall be eligible to become a member if the following conditions are satisfied:
he is born, and adopted, on or after 1 January 2009;
he is a citizen of Singapore at the time of his adoption or he becomes a citizen of Singapore within 12 years of his birth; and
he is below 12 years of age at the time he is adopted.