Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Amendment of section 3

Section 3 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1);

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(4A) The Director‑General may appoint any person as a volunteer welfare officer to exercise any of the powers mentioned in the First Schedule.”;

(c)

by deleting the words “and any approved welfare officer” in subsection (5) and substituting the words “, any approved welfare officer and any volunteer welfare officer”; and

(d)

by deleting the section heading and substituting the following section heading:“Administration and enforcement of Act”.