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Central Provident Fund Act
(CHAPTER 36, Section 77(1)(q))
Central Provident Fund
(Withdrawal of Cash Grants) Regulations
Rg 8
G.N. No. S 574/1995
REVISED EDITION 1998
(1st January 1998)
[1st January 1996]
Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) Regulations.
Definition of cash grant
2.  In these Regulations, “cash grant” has the same meaning as in section 14(5) of the Act.
Regulations applicable to cash grants under various Schemes
3.
—(1)  Where a cash grant under the Small Families Incentives Scheme or the Home Ownership Plus Education Scheme is paid into the Fund for the benefit of a person, that person may apply to withdraw the cash grant pursuant to the Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) Regulations (Rg 12).
[S 444/2004 wef 01/09/2004]
(2)  Where a cash grant under the CPF Housing Grant Scheme is paid into the Fund for the benefit of a person, that person may apply to withdraw the cash grant pursuant to the Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) Regulations or the Central Provident Fund (Residential Properties Scheme) Regulations (Rg 6), as the case may be.
(3)  Where a cash grant under the —
(a)
Share Ownership Top-Up Scheme;
(b)
CPF Top-Up Scheme;
(c)
Senior Pensioners Grant Scheme; or
(d)
Older Pensionable Members of Parliament and Office-Holders Scheme,
is paid into the Fund for the benefit of a person, that person may apply to withdraw the cash grant pursuant to the Regulations specified in the First Schedule.
(4)  Paragraph (3)(a) shall also apply to any withdrawal made before 1st January 1996.
(5)  Where a cash grant under the Pre-Medisave Top-Up Scheme or the CPF Medisave Top-Up Scheme is paid into the Fund for the benefit of a person, that person may apply to withdraw the cash grant pursuant to the Regulations specified in the Second Schedule.
(6)  Where a cash grant under the MediShield Scheme for the Elderly is paid into the Fund for the benefit of a person, that person may apply to withdraw the cash grant pursuant to the Regulations specified in the Second Schedule.
[S 71/2001 wef 01/01/2001]
Transfer of cash grant under Pre-Medisave Top-Up Scheme, CPF Medisave Top-Up Scheme or MediShield Scheme for the Elderly
4.  Where the cash grant under the Pre-Medisave Top-Up Scheme, CPF Medisave Top-Up Scheme or MediShield Scheme for the Elderly is transferred to the ordinary account of a person under section 13(6) of the Act, that person may apply to withdraw the cash grant pursuant to the Regulations specified in the First Schedule.
[S 71/2001 wef 01/01/2001]
FIRST SCHEDULE
Regulations 3(3) and 4
(1)  The Central Provident Fund (Approved Housing Schemes) Regulations (Rg 12).
(2)  The Central Provident Fund (Approved Middle-Income Housing Scheme) Regulations (Rg 4).
(3)  The Central Provident Fund (Ministry of Defence Housing Scheme) Regulations (Rg 13).
(4)  The Central Provident Fund (Approved HDB-HUDC Housing Scheme) Regulations (Rg 14).
(5)
[Deleted by S 444/2004 wef 01/04/2003]
(6)  The Central Provident Fund (Residential Properties Scheme) Regulations (Rg 6).
(7)  The Central Provident Fund (Investment Schemes) Regulations (Rg 9).
(8)  The Central Provident Fund (Non-Residential Properties Scheme) Regulations (Rg 10).
(9)  The Central Provident Fund (Home Protection Insurance Scheme) Regulations (Rg 11).
(10)  The Central Provident Fund (Education Scheme) Regulations (Rg 18).
(11)  The Central Provident Fund (Dependants’ Protection Insurance Scheme) Regulations (Rg 19).
(12)  The Central Provident Fund (Minimum Sum Topping-Up Scheme) Regulations (Rg 3).
SECOND SCHEDULE
Regulation 3(5)
(1)  The Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals) Regulations (Rg 17).
(2)  The Central Provident Fund (MediShield Scheme) Regulations (Rg 20).
(3)  The Central Provident Fund (Private Medical Insurance Scheme) Regulations (Rg 26).
(4)  The Central Provident Fund (Withdrawals for ElderShield Scheme) Regulations (Rg 29).
[S 444/2004 wef 30/09/2002]
[G.N. Nos. S 574/95; S 342/96; S 423/96]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) Regulations
(CHAPTER 36, Rg 8)
This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) Regulations. It is not part of these Regulations.
1.  
G. N. No. S 574/1995—Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) Regulations 1995
Date of commencement
:
1 January 1996
2.  
G. N. No. S 342/1996—Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) (Amendment) Regulations 1996
Date of commencement
:
2 August 1996
3.  
G. N. No. S 423/1996—Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 1996
Date of commencement
:
1 October 1996
4.  
1998 Revised Edition—Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) Regulations
Date of operation
:
1 January 1998
5.  
G. N. No. S 71/2001—Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) (Amendment) Regulations 2001
Date of commencement
:
1 January 2001
6.  
G. N. No. S 444/2004—Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Date of commencement
:
30 September 2002 (Rg 4)
7.  
G. N. No. S 444/2004—Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Date of commencement
:
1 April 2003 (Rg 3)
8.  
G. N. No. S 444/2004—Central Provident Fund (Withdrawal of Cash Grants) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Date of commencement
:
1 September 2004 (Except Rg 3 and 4)