Singapore legislation

Clause 25

Consequential amendments to Legal Aid and Advice Act

The Legal Aid and Advice Act (Cap. 160) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “legal aid” in section 4(1)(a) and (b), the words “under this Act or Part IV of the International Child Abduction Act 2010”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “this Act” in section 4(1)(c), the words “or Part IV of the International Child Abduction Act 2010”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “provisions of this Act” in section 4(5), the words “or Part IV of the International Child Abduction Act 2010”; and

(d)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3) of section 23, the following subsection:“(3A) Any fund established under this Act to meet the costs, fees, disbursements or expenses in connection with legal aid or advice under this Act may be applied for the purposes of legal aid or advice under the International Child Abduction Act 2010.”.

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