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No. S 550
Children Development Co-Savings Act
Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Children Development Co-Savings Act, the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports hereby makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Children Development Co-Savings (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008 and shall come into operation on 31st October 2008.
2. Regulation 2 of the Children Development Co-Savings Regulations (Rg 2) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “approved medical institution”, the following definition:
“ “birth order”, in relation to a child, means the status of the child as the first, second, third, fourth, fifth or subsequent child of his mother or adoptive parent;”.
3. Regulation 4A of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “Subject to regulation 4B, where” in paragraph (1) and substituting the word “Where”;
(b)
by inserting, immediately after the words “1st August 2004” in paragraph (2)(a), the words “, but before 17th August 2008”;
(c)
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:
“(2A) Subject to regulation 4B, where a child who is not adopted is born —
(a)
on or after 17th August 2008; or
(b)
before 17th August 2008, but the estimated delivery date of the child is a date on or after 17th August 2008,
the child shall be eligible to become a member of the Scheme if the following conditions are satisfied:
(i)
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;
(ii)
his mother —
(A)
is lawfully married to his natural father at the time he is conceived; or
(B)
becomes lawfully married to his natural father after he is conceived, whether or not such marriage remains subsisting; and
(iii)
he is born alive to his mother.”;
(d)
by inserting, immediately after the words “1st August 2004” in paragraph (3), the words “but before 17th August 2008”; and
(e)
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3), the following paragraph:
“(4) Subject to regulation 4B, a child who is born, and adopted, on or after 17th August 2008 shall be eligible to become a member of the Scheme if the following conditions are satisfied:
(a)
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;
(b)
his adoptive parent is a person who is lawfully married, or widowed or divorced, at the time he is adopted; and
(c)
he is below 6 years of age at the time he is adopted.”.
4. Regulation 4B of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)
(b)
by deleting the words “status of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2) or (3) as the second, third or fourth child” in paragraph (2) and substituting the words “birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2), (2A), (3) or (4)”;
(c)
by deleting the word “status” in paragraph (3) and substituting the words “birth order”;
(d)
by deleting the words “status of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2) as the second, third or fourth child of his mother” in paragraph (4) and substituting the words “birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(2) or (2A)”;
(e)
by deleting the words “status of a child referred to in regulation 4A(3) as the second, third or fourth child of his adoptive parent” in paragraph (5) and substituting the words “birth order of a child referred to in regulation 4A(3) or (4)”;
(f)
by deleting the words “status of the child as the second, third or fourth child” in paragraph (6) and substituting the words “birth order of the child”;
(g)
by deleting the words “regulation 4A(2), the status of the child as the second, third or fourth child” in paragraphs (7) and (10) and substituting in each case the words “regulation 4A(2) or (2A), the birth order of the child”;
(h)
by deleting the words “regulation 4A(3), the status of the child as the second, third or fourth child” in paragraphs (8) and (11) and substituting in each case the words “regulation 4A(3) or (4), the birth order of the child”; and
(i)
by deleting the words “regulation 4A(2) or (3), the status of the child as the second, third or fourth child” in paragraph (9) and substituting the words “regulation 4A(2), (2A), (3) or (4), the birth order of the child”.
5. Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)
by deleting paragraph (3) and substituting the following paragraph:
(b)
by deleting paragraph (5) and substituting the following paragraph:
6. Regulation 7 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)
by deleting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub-paragraph:
“(b)
being a child referred to in regulation 4A(2) or (3), ceases to be the second, third or fourth child upon the re-determination of his birth order under regulation 4B (6),”; and
(b)
by deleting the word “status” in the regulation heading and substituting the words “birth order”.
7. Regulation 10 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “applicable to the member” in paragraph (2)(a)(i)(A) and substituting the words “specified in the Schedule corresponding to both the member’s birth order and the time he becomes a citizen of Singapore”; and
(b)
by deleting paragraph (6).
8. The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 14, the following Schedule:
“THE SCHEDULE
Regulations 6(3) and 10(2)(a)(i)(A)
Maximum Amount of Aggregate of
Co-payment Contributions by Government to
Children Development Account of
Eligible Member of Scheme
Co-payment Contributions by Government to
Children Development Account of
Eligible Member of Scheme
First column | Second column Member’s birth order | |||
Time when member becomes citizen of Singapore | 1st child | 2nd child | 3rd or 4th child | 5th or subsequent child |
At birth or before 1st anniversary of member’s date of birth | $6,000 | $6,000 | $12,000 | $18,000 |
On or after 1st anniversary of member’s date of birth but before 2nd anniversary thereof | $5,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 |
On or after 2nd anniversary of member’s date of birth but before 3rd anniversary thereof | $4,000 | $4,000 | $8,000 | $12,000 |
On or after 3rd anniversary of member’s date of birth but before 4th anniversary thereof | $3,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $9,000 |
On or after 4th anniversary of member’s date of birth but before 5th anniversary thereof | $2,000 | $2,000 | $4,000 | $6,000 |
On or after 5th anniversary of member’s date of birth but before 6th anniversary thereof | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $3,000 |
For the purposes of this Schedule, “child” in the expression “1st child” or “5th or subsequent child” means a child referred to in regulation 4A(2A) or (4).”.
[G. N. Nos. S 603/2004; S 424/2005; S 769/2005; S 179/2007; S 644/2007; S 324/2008]
[MCYS 132-20-36; AG/LEG/SL/38A/2001/1 Vol. 10]