Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Maintenance of Parents (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 13

Section 13 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the word “President” in subsection (1), the words “, up to 4 deputy Presidents,”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “President” wherever it appears in subsection (2), the words “, every deputy President”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the word “President” in subsection (3), the words “and every deputy President”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(3A) A deputy President of the Tribunal shall have and may exercise and perform all the powers, duties and functions of the President of the Tribunal conferred by this Act, subject to such limitations as the President may think fit to impose.”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the word “President” wherever it appears in subsection (4), the words “or a deputy President”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after the word “President” in subsection (5), the words “, every deputy President”;

(g)

by inserting, immediately after the word “President” wherever it appears in subsections (6), (7) and (8), the words “, a deputy President”; and

(h)

by inserting, immediately after the word “President” in subsections (9) and (10), the words “, every deputy President” in each case.

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