Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Amendment of section 3
Section 3 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “unless the injury results in the death or permanent incapacity causing a loss of not less than 50% of the earning capacity of the workman” in subsection (5)(a);
(b)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (5), the following subsection:“(5A) In this section, “drug” means —
(a)
a controlled drug within the meaning of the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 185); or
(b)
a prescription only drug specified for the purposes of section 29 of the Medicines Act (Cap. 176) that is not prescribed by a medical practitioner for the employee’s consumption or use.”; and
(c)
by deleting the words “a workman’s” in subsection (6) and substituting the words “an employee’s”.