Singapore legislation
Clause 17
Clause 17
Amendment of section 70
In the Women’s Charter, in section 70 —
(a)
in subsection (1), after “welfare of the child”, insert “, which may include an order that the person pay a monthly sum or lump sum for the maintenance of the child”;
(b)
replace subsection (3) with —“(3) The court, when making any order under subsection (1) that the person pay a monthly sum or lump sum for the maintenance of the child, is to have regard to all the circumstances of the case, including the matters in section 69(4) where appropriate and with the necessary modifications.”; and
(c)
in subsection (5), replace “Subsections (4) to (9)” with “Subsections (5) to (8)”.