Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Women’s Charter (Amendment) Bill

Clause 8

Amendment of section 79

Section 79 of the Women’s Charter is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “All applications” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “Except as otherwise provided in the rules made under subsection (1A), all applications”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) The committee constituted under section 139 may make rules fixing and regulating the practice and procedure of any part of the proceedings under this Part as it deems fit.”.