Singapore legislation
Clause 12
Clause 12
Amendment of section 27
Section 27 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the words “, the Minister may, if the Minister considers that it would be inexpedient or impracticable for the meeting or class of meetings to be convened, held or conducted in the manner provided for in the written law or legal instrument in view of a control measure,” in subsection (1) and substituting the words “and the Minister considers that it would be necessary or expedient for the meeting or class of meetings to be convened, held or conducted in a manner other than that provided for in the written law or legal instrument to limit or prevent the spread of COVID‑19, the Minister may”;
by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (5);
by deleting the words “the date that the control measure in respect of which the order was made came into force” in subsection (5)(c) and substituting the words “27 March 2020”;
by deleting the words “beyond the period that the control measure in respect of which the order was made is in force” in subsection (5)(d) and substituting the words “in respect of any of the alternative arrangements prescribed in the order”; and
by deleting the definition of “control measure” in subsection (7).