Singapore legislation
Clause 84
Clause 84
Repeal and saving and transitional provisions
(1)
The Work Injury Compensation Act is repealed.
(2)
Despite subsection (1), the repealed Act continues to apply, as if this Act had not been enacted, to any personal injury caused by an accident to an employee, or disease contracted by an employee, if the date of the accident for that personal injury or disease is before the date of commencement of this section.
(3)
Where, immediately before the date of commencement of this section, an employer is insured under an approved policy mentioned in section 23 of the repealed Act (called in this subsection the existing policy) —
subject to paragraph (c)(ii), Part 3 does not apply to that employer, the existing policy and the insurer in respect of that existing policy until the earlier of the following:
the existing policy expires or is due for renewal; (ii)one year after the date of commencement of this section;
section 23 of the repealed Act and the Work Injury Compensation Insurance Regulations (Cap. 354, Rg 3) continue to apply to that employer, the existing policy and the insurer in respect of that existing policy until the earlier of the following:
the existing policy in question has expired or is due for renewal; (ii)one year after the date of commencement of this section; and
if an accident occurs on or after the date of commencement of this section for which the employer may be liable —
a claim for compensation in respect of any injury resulting from that accident is to be processed by the Commissioner under section 36(2); and
the references to the employer’s insurer in sections 3(3), 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 27, 35, 40, 43, 48, 49, 50(1)(b), 51, 52, 54, 58, 63 and 82 apply as if they include references to that insurer of the existing policy.
(4)
If, on the date of commencement of section 29 —
section 352 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 is not yet in force, the reference to section 352 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in section 29(5)(a) is to be read as a reference to section 90 of the Bankruptcy Act (Cap. 20) until section 352 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 comes into force;
section 203 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 is not yet in force, the reference to section 203 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in section 29(5)(b) is to be read as a reference to section 328 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) until section 203 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 comes into force; and
section 86 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 is not yet in force, the reference to section 86 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 in section 29(5)(c) is to be read as a reference to section 226 of the Companies Act until section 86 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 comes into force.
(5)
For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Minister may consider necessary or expedient.
(6)
Nothing in this section affects section 16 of the Interpretation Act (Cap. 1).