Singapore legislation

Clause 40

Repeal and re-enactment of section 180A

Section 180A of the Women’s Charter is repealed and the following section substituted therefor:“Protection from personal liability180A.—

(1)

This section applies where an act is done or an omission is made —

(a)

by the Registrar in the exercise or purported exercise of a function of the Registrar under this Act;

(b)

by the Director‑General —

(i)

in the exercise or purported exercise of a function of the Director‑General under this Act;

(ii)

in the enforcement or purported enforcement of Part 7 or 11; or

(iii)

in compliance or purported compliance with an order made by a court under this Act;

(c)

by a person (being a person appointed by and acting under the direction of the Director‑General) —

(i)

in the exercise or purported exercise of a function of the Director‑General under this Act;

(ii)

in the enforcement or purported enforcement of Part 7 or 11;

(iii)

in compliance or purported compliance with an order made by a court under this Act; or

(iv)

in compliance or purported compliance with a direction given by the Director‑General under this Act;

(d)

by a licensed solemniser —

(i)

in the solemnisation or purported solemnisation of a marriage under this Act; or (ii)in relation to the registration of a marriage under this Act;

(e)

by a person (being a person appointed by the Minister for the purposes of section 65(2)(b)) in the exercise or purported exercise of the person’s function of making an application for a protection order under section 65 or an expedited order under section 66;

(f)

by a conciliation officer in the course of assisting or advising the parties to a marriage, under section 94(4), 139D or 139F, on any differences between them;

(g)

by any person in the course of conducting any mediation, counselling or family support programme under Division 4 of Part 10A;

(h)

by any person in a place of safety in compliance or purported compliance with —

(i)

any direction given by the Director‑General under this Act; or

(ii)

any order made by a court under this Act;

(i)

by a person (being an officer appointed by the Minister under section 176) in the exercise or purported exercise of a function of the Director‑General under Part 11;

(j)

by a person (being a member of the Board of Visitors appointed by the Minister under section 178) —

(i)

in the exercise or purported exercise of a function of the Board of Visitors under this Act; or

(ii)

in compliance or purported compliance with any direction given by the Minister under section 178(5);

(k)

by a person (being a member of the Discharge Committee appointed by the Minister under section 179) in the exercise or purported exercise of a function of the Discharge Committee under this Act; or

(l)

by a person (being a person appointed by a court or pursuant to an order of a court under this Act) in compliance or purported compliance with an order made by a court under this Act.(2) No liability shall lie personally against the person who did the act or made the omission if the act was done or the omission was made in good faith and with reasonable care.(3) In this section, a reference to the exercise of a function includes a reference to the exercise of a power or the performance of a duty.”.

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