Clause 3

by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (2)(c);

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (d) of subsection (2) and substituting the word “; or”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(e)where the High Court makes an order in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction with respect to any proceedings under the Adoption of Children Act (Cap. 4) or under Part VII, VIII or IX of the Women’s Charter (Cap. 353).”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(2A) Subsection (2)(a) shall not apply to any case heard and determined by the High Court in the exercise of its original jurisdiction under section 17A of this Act or under section 59 or Part X of the Women’s Charter.”.