Singapore legislation

Regulation 40

of Central Provident Fund (Investment Schemes) Regulations 2000

Regulation 40

Withdrawal under section 15, 15AA, 15AB or 27 of Act

Subregulation 1

A member who is entitled under section 15, section 15AA, 15AB or 27 of the Act, or who within such period as the Board may determine will be entitled under section 15(2)(a) or (3) of the Act, to withdraw any sum standing to the member’s credit in the Fund may do either or both of the following:

(a)

apply to the Board for its approval for the member —

(i)

to withdraw all moneys standing to the member’s credit in the member’s CPF Investment Account; and

(ii)

to withdraw, from every investment scheme introduced under Parts 2 and 3 pursuant to which the member has purchased or acquired any securities, all securities so purchased or acquired by the member under those Parts;

(b)

apply to the Board for its approval for the member to withdraw, from any investment scheme introduced under Part 4 pursuant to which the member has purchased or acquired any securities, all securities so purchased or acquired by the member pursuant to that investment scheme.

Subregulation 2

The Board may —

(a)

require an application under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) to be made in such manner as the Board may determine; and

(b)

approve an application under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may impose.

Subregulation 3

The Board may refuse to approve a member’s application under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) if it is not satisfied that adequate provision has been made for the member —

(a)

to set aside or top‑up the retirement sum applicable to the member, or to set aside or top‑up in the member’s retirement account the amount mentioned in section 15AA(5)(a) of the Act or a former provision, as the case may be; and

(b)

to pay or repay into the Fund every amount which, apart from regulation 39A, the member is required under the Act to pay or repay into the Fund.

Subregulation 4

A member is not obliged to repay into the Fund —

(a)

any moneys withdrawn from the member’s CPF Investment Account with the approval of the Board under paragraph (1)(a)(i); and

(b)

any proceeds or benefits of any securities which the member has withdrawn with the approval of the Board under paragraph (1)(a)(ii) or (b).