Adoption of Children Act 2022 · Updated to 15 Oct 2024 · Part 9 · Related and Consequential Amendments and Saving and Transitional Provisions
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Section 2 of the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 is amended by deleting the definition of “adopted child” and substituting the following definition:“ “adopted child”, in relation to a claimant, means any child —
adopted child
“adopted child” means an individual (whether below 21 years of age or otherwise) in respect of whom an adoption order has been made;
who is adopted by the claimant under the Adoption of Children Act 2022 or any corresponding previous written law; or
whose adoption by the claimant is recognised by the law or consular authority of the place of nationality of the claimant or the child,and “adoptive parent” has a corresponding meaning;”.
child
“child”, if age rather than descendancy is relevant, means an individual below 21 years of age;
adopted child
“adopted child” means an individual (whether below 21 years of age or otherwise) in respect of whom an adoption order has been made;
adoptive parent
“adoptive parent” means an individual who adopts a child under an adoption order and, in the case of an adoption order made in favour of 2 applicants jointly, means either of the applicants;
child
“child”, if age rather than descendancy is relevant, means an individual below 21 years of age;