4. Amendment of section 13

in subsection (1)(zb), after “Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017”, insert “or an early childhood development centre operated by or on behalf of the Government”;

in subsection (1)(zj)(ii)(B) and (iii)(B), replace “31 December 2026” with “31 December 2031”;

in subsection (1)(zj)(ii)(B)(BA) and (BB) and (iii)(B)(BA) and (BB), replace “1 January 2027” with “1 January 2032”;

in subsection (1), after paragraph (zr), insert —“(zra)any contribution to the Central Provident Fund in respect of an individual, and any cash payment to an individual, made on or after 1 May 2025 by the Government under the ComLink+ Package for Employment that is part of the public scheme known as the ComLink+ Progress Packages;”;

in subsection (16), after the definition of “deposit”, insert —“ “early childhood development centre” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017;”; and

in subsection (16), after the definition of “national serviceman”, insert —“ “operate”, in relation to an early childhood development centre, has the meaning given by section 2 of the Early Childhood Development Centres Act 2017;”.