Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Stillbirths and Births (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

In the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021 (called in this Part the RBD Act), in section 2(1) —

(a)

in the definition of “birth particulars”, in paragraph (a), delete “, including a name for the child that complies with section 19(1) and is not refused by the Registrar‑General under section 19(2)”;

(b)

after the definition of “pathologist”, insert —“ “permitted character”, for a name, means a character that the Registrar‑General specifies by notification in the Gazette;”; and

(c)

replace the definition of “stillborn child” with —“ “stillborn child” means a child that —

(a)

issues from the child’s mother after the twenty‑fourth week of pregnancy; and

(b)

does not show any sign of life at any time after being completely expelled or extracted from the mother,and, to avoid doubt, does not include a foetus that is aborted by or through treatment carried out for termination of pregnancy.”.

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