Singapore legislation

Clause 14

of Maintenance of Parents (Amendment) Bill

Clause 14

Amendment of section 14

In the principal Act, in section 14 —

(a)

in the section heading, replace “claims” with “applications”;

(b)

in subsection (3)(b), replace “an applicant” with “the parent (as applicant)”;

(c)

in subsection (7), replace paragraph (a) with —“(a)to dismiss a frivolous or vexatious application at a preliminary stage on the basis of affidavits or other documentary evidence, and without informing or involving the respondent;”; and

(d)

in subsection (7)(b), replace “conciliation officer” with “mediator”.