Clause 23

by deleting the words “the date of commencement of section 18(2) of the Child Development Co‑Savings (Amendment No. 2) Act 2016” in subsection (1)(a) and substituting the words “1 July 2017, or (in the case of a stillborn child) on or after the date of commencement of section 23(a) of the Child Development Co‑Savings (Amendment) Act 2021”; (b)by inserting, immediately after the word “birth” in subsection (1)(b)(i), the words “, or (in the case of a stillborn child) would have been a citizen of Singapore at birth”;

by deleting sub‑paragraph (iii) of subsection (1)(c) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph: “(iii)within 12 months commencing on the date of the child’s birth, but on or before either of the following applicable dates: (A)the date that the child’s mother makes an election under section 12E(5) in favour of the child’s natural father;

if the circumstances mentioned in section 12E(7B)(a) or (b) apply in relation to the child’s mother, the date of her death,”;

by deleting the words “whether or not such marriage remains subsisting at the time of the child’s birth or at the time of the election” in subsection (1)(c) and substituting the words “whether or not such marriage remains subsisting at the time of the child’s birth, or on the date of the election or the child’s mother’s death, as the case may be”; (e)by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (1A) and substituting the following paragraph: “(c)the adoptive father is lawfully married to the adoptive mother on or before either of the following applicable dates: (i)the date that the adoptive mother makes an election under section 12E(5) in favour of the adoptive father; (ii)if the circumstances mentioned in section 12E(7B)(a) or (b) apply in relation to the adoptive mother, the date of her death; and”; (f)by deleting the words “per week” in subsection (2)(a) and substituting the words “for every period equal in duration to the male employee’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower,”; and

by deleting the words “$2,000 per week” in subsection (3)(a) and substituting the words “$2,500 for every period equal in duration to the self‑employed man’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower,”.