Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Maintenance of Parents (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 8

Section 8 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “respondent” in the last line of subsection (1), the words “, or for other good cause shown to the satisfaction of the Tribunal”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(4) The Tribunal may, before hearing an application under this section and where it considers it necessary or desirable to do so, refer the differences between the parties to a conciliation officer for mediation.”.

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