Clause 174

by deleting illustration (b) of section 45;

by deleting the words “section 494 or 495 of the Penal Code (Cap. 224)” in section 52(2) and substituting the words “section 6A of the Women’s Charter (Cap. 353)”;

by deleting the words “, 205 and 209” in section 62A(7) and substituting the words “and 205”;

by renumbering section 124 as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsections:“(2) Nothing in this section protects from disclosure any such communication made that is relevant in any criminal proceedings in respect of a specified offence.(3) In this section —“domestic worker” has the meaning given by section 73(4) of the Penal Code (Cap. 224);“employer”, in relation to a domestic worker, has the meaning given by section 73(4) of the Penal Code;“employment agent”, in relation to a domestic worker, has the meaning given by section 73(4) of the Penal Code;“member of the employer’s household” has the meaning given by section 73(4) of the Penal Code;“specified offence” means any of the following offences:

a child abuse offence;

a sexual offence committed against a person below 16 years of age;

a sexual offence or an offence under Chapter XVI of the Penal Code (other than a sexual offence) committed against a domestic worker by an employer of the domestic worker, a member of the employer’s household or an employment agent of the domestic worker;

a sexual offence or an offence under Chapter XVI of the Penal Code (other than a sexual offence) committed against a vulnerable person by a person who has the custody, charge or care of the vulnerable person;“vulnerable person” has the meaning given by section 74A(5) of the Penal Code.”;

by inserting, immediately after item 1 of Part 1 of the First Schedule, the following item:“2.Any offence under section 377BG, 377BH, 377BI, 377BJ, 377BK or 377BL of the Penal Code.”; and

by deleting item 1 of Part 2 of the First Schedule and substituting the following item:“1.Any offence under section 354, 354A, 355, 372, 373, 373A, 375, 376, 376A, 376AA, 376B, 376C, 376D, 376E, 376EA, 376EB, 376EC, 376ED, 376EE, 376F, 376G, 376H, 377(3), 377A, 377B(3), 377BA, 377BB, 377BC, 377BD, 377BE or 377BF of the Penal Code.”.