Adoption of Children Act 2022 · Updated to 15 Oct 2024 · Part 9 · Related and Consequential Amendments and Saving and Transitional Provisions
85. Saving and transitional provisions
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Despite section 76 —
the repealed Act (except section 12) continues to apply in relation to an adoption application, interim order or adoption order, made under the repealed Act before the date of commencement of section 76; and
any right of appeal accruing before, on or after the date of commencement of section 76 against any order or decision of the court under the repealed Act continues,as if that Act had not been repealed.
Despite section 80, the Family Justice Act 2014 applies to an adoption application, interim order or adoption order to which the repealed Act continues to apply under subsection (1), as if section 80 had not been enacted.
adoption application
“adoption application” means an application made under this Act for an adoption order;
Despite sections 74 and 76, every provision of the Family Justice Rules made under section 46 of the Family Justice Act 2014 for the purposes of section 10(1) of the repealed Act and in force immediately before the date of commencement of sections 74 and 76 continues in force, so far as the provision is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and until that provision is revoked.
Every valid and favourable HSR issued before the date of commencement of section 76 continues to be valid for the period specified in the HSR or any further period granted by a duly authorised officer of the Ministry of Social and Family Development.
HSR
“Home Study Report” or “HSR” means a report —(a)applied for by 2 individuals or an individual before the date of commencement of section 11;(b)issued before, on or after that date by an adoption agency accredited by the Ministry of Social and Family Development for the purposes of conducting assessments as to the suitability of persons to adopt a child; and(c)containing an assessment as to whether the 2 individuals or individual (as the case may be) issued with the report are or is suitable to adopt a child;
Part 2 of this Act does not apply to an adoption application made that is supported by a valid and favourable HSR.
Every reference to a “child” in this Act includes a reference to an “infant” in the repealed Act so far as the repealed Act continues to have effect under subsection (1) in any particular case.
child
“child”, if age rather than descendancy is relevant, means an individual below 21 years of age;
For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.
Nothing in this section affects section 16 of the Interpretation Act 1965.
Terms defined in s 2
adoption application
Defined · s 2“adoption application” means an application made under this Act for an adoption order;
authorised officer
Defined · s 2“authorised officer” means an individual who is appointed under section 9 to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Act;
child
Defined · s 2“child”, if age rather than descendancy is relevant, means an individual below 21 years of age;
court
Defined · s 2“court” means the Family Division of the High Court, a Family Court, or any court hearing an appeal against an order or a decision of the Family Division of the High Court or a Family Court, except in sections 48, 51, 66, 69, 70, 72 and 73 where “court” means a court of competent jurisdiction;
HSR
Defined · s 2“Home Study Report” or “HSR” means a report —(a)applied for by 2 individuals or an individual before the date of commencement of section 11;(b)issued before, on or after that date by an adoption agency accredited by the Ministry of Social and Family Development for the purposes of conducting assessments as to the suitability of persons to adopt a child; and(c)containing an assessment as to whether the 2 individuals or individual (as the case may be) issued with the report are or is suitable to adopt a child;