PENSION FOR WIDOW AND CHILDREN OF THE LATE PRESIDENT

3.46 p.m.

The Minister for Finance (Mr Hon Sui Sen): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the motion* set down as item No. 8 on the Order Paper.

• The motion reads as follows:

That this Parliament, pursuant to subsection (1) of section 10A of the Civil List and Pension Act, 1970 (Act 10 of 1970), resolves that there be paid to the widow and to the two undermentioned children of the late President Yusof bin Ishak, with effect from the 23rd day of November, 1970, the following amounts of pension appearing against their respective names: -

(a) Che Puan Noor Aisha, the sum of $24,000.-(Dollars twenty-four thousand) per annum, subject to subsection (3) of the aforesaid section; and

(b) Che Imran bin Yusof (born on 26th November, 1950) and Che Zuriana Yusof Ishak (born on 6th February, 1953), jointly the sum of $6,000.- (Dollars six thousand) per annum, which sum shall cease to be paid to them upon Che Zuriana Yusof Ishak attaining the age of twenty-one years or upon her marrying, whichever is the earlier:

Provided that should Che Zuriana Yusof Ishak marry before attaining the age of twenty-one years, the whole of the sum of $6,000.- (Dollars six thousand) per annum shall be paid to Che Imran bin Yusof until he attains the age of twenty-one years.'

Mr Speaker. Sir, the purpose of my motion is already clear to Members from the Prime Minister's speech on the Second Reading of the Civil List and Pension (Amendment) Bill which was taken at the last sitting of Parliament. The Bill has been passed. It has received the President's assent and the Act (No. 10 of 1970) came into operation on 6th January, 1971. It therefore now becomes possible to grant a pension to the late President's widow as well as to his surviving children of such amount or amounts and subject to such terms as Parliament may, by its resolution, determine.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That this Parliament, pursuant to subsection (1) of section 10A of the Civil List and Pension Act, 1970 (Act 10 of 1970), resolves that there be paid to the widow and to the two undermentioned children of the late President Yusof bin Ishak, with effect from the 23rd day of November, 1970, the following amounts of pension appearing against their respective names:-

(a) Che Puan Noor Aisha, the sum of $24,000. - (Dollars twenty-four thousand) per annum, subject to subsection (3) of the aforesaid section; and

(b) Che lmran bin Yusof (born on 26th November, 1950) and Che Zuriana Yusof Ishak (born on 6th February, 1953), jointly the sum of $6,000.-(Dollars six thousand) per annum, which sum shall cease to be paid to them upon Che Zuriana Yusof Ishak attaining the age of twenty-one years or upon her marrying, whichever is the earlier:

Provided that should Che Zuriana Yusof Ishak marry before attaining the age of twenty-one years, the whole of the sum of $6,000.-(Dollars six thousand) per annum shall be paid to Che Imran bin Yusof until he attains the age of twenty-one years.