Singapore legislation

Regulation 4

of Municipal (Provident Fund) Rules

Regulation 4

Membership

Every employee of the Council on 1st January 1955 and every person who enters the service of the Council on or after that date shall be a member of the Fund and be subject in all respects to these Rules as from the date on which he fulfils the following conditions:

(a)

he has attained the age of 20 years;

(b)

he has been appointed to an office included in the list of offices approved under section 16 of the Municipal Ordinance;

(c)

his whole time is given to the service of the Council and he does not derive regular income from any other service excepting that which is sanctioned by the Council;

(d)

he had not attained the age of 50 years on the date he otherwise becomes eligible for membership;

(e)

he is not a member of the temporary staff; and

(f)

he has passed a medical examination of the standard from time to time prescribed by the Council: Provided that any person who on 1st January 1955 fulfilled these conditions and was a member of the Fund of 1923 shall be a member of the Fund with effect from 1st January 1955 and any person who fulfilled these conditions before the 1st July 1955, and was not a member of the Fund of 1923 shall be a member of the Fund, with effect from the 1st July 1955.