Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
Prescribed period
(1)
The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, prescribe a period not exceeding 6 months for the purposes of this Part and Parts 2 and 3.
(2)
The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, extend or shorten the prescribed period for or by a period determined by the Minister, and the period may be extended or shortened more than once.
(3)
An order mentioned in subsection (2) may specify that the extension of the prescribed period does not apply in relation to any paragraph of section 5(3), and the provisions of Part 2 apply during such an extension as if that paragraph were omitted.