Clause 6

in subsection (3), replace paragraph (a) with —“(a)may be made by —

a specified person for a child mentioned in that subsection; or

any person allowed by the Controller to make the application; and”;

replace subsection (5) with —“(5) Every specified person for a child mentioned in subsection (1) must ensure that the child does not remain in Singapore —

after the expiry or cancellation of the special pass for the child; or

if a permit or pass has been issued for the child under subsection (4) — after the expiry or cancellation of the permit or pass.”;

in subsection (6), after “Any person who”, insert “, without reasonable cause,”; and

after subsection (6), insert —“(7) In this section, “specified person”, for a child, means —

in the case of a legitimate child — the father of the child; or

in the case of any child —

the mother of the child; or

a person who is lawfully appointed by deed or will or by the order of a competent court to be the guardian of the child.”.