Singapore legislation

Clause 35

of Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill

Clause 35

Application to extensions of restraining orders

(1)

Sections 33 and 34 apply to a direction to extend as if a reference in those sections to a restraining order includes a reference to a direction to extend.

(2)

However, the President may only cancel a direction to extend or confirm the direction without variation, and the Council and the Cabinet must give their advice and recommendations to the President accordingly.

(3)

In this section, “direction to extend” means a direction to extend under section 9(3) or 28(3).