Singapore legislation

Clause 69

of Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Bill

Clause 69

Amendment of Passports Act

Section 27 of the Passports Act (Cap. 220, 2008 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)the following person (whichever is applicable) consents to the child travelling internationally:

(i)

a person who has parental responsibility for the child;

(ii)

where the child is the subject of —

(A)

a voluntary care agreement under which the Director‑General of Social Welfare, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally;

(B)

an order under section 49(1)(b) of the Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 38) under which the Director‑General of Social Welfare, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally; or

(C)

an order under section 49B(2) or section 49C (read with section 49B) of the Children and Young Persons Act under which the Director‑General of Social Welfare, a protector or the care‑giver of the child may consent to the child travelling internationally,the Director‑General of Social Welfare, protector or care‑giver, as the case may be; or”; and

(b)

by renumbering section 27 as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) In this section, “care-giver”, “protector” and “voluntary care agreement” have the meanings given by section 2(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act.”.