Singapore legislation

Clause 70

of Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Bill

Clause 70

Amendment of Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014

Section 19 of the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014 (Act 45 of 2014) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “Director of Social Welfare appointed under section 3(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 38) may provide to a trafficked victim such assistance as the Director” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “Director‑General of Social Welfare may provide to a trafficked victim such assistance as the Director‑General of Social Welfare”;

(b)

by deleting the words “Director of Social Welfare” in subsections (2) and (3) and substituting in each case the words “Director‑General of Social Welfare”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “Director’s function under subsection (1), subject to such conditions and limitations as the Director” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “functions of the Director‑General of Social Welfare under subsection (1), subject to such conditions and limitations as the Director‑General of Social Welfare”.

Clause 70 — Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Bill