Clause 27

by deleting the words “the date of commencement of section 21(a) of the Child Development Co‑Savings (Amendment No. 2) Act 2016” in subsection (1)(a) and substituting the words “1 January 2017, or (in the case of a stillborn child) on or after the date of commencement of section 27(a) of the Child Development Co‑Savings (Amendment) Act 2021”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “birth” in subsection (1)(b)(i), the words “, or (in the case of a stillborn child) would have been a citizen of Singapore at birth”; (c)by deleting the words “or section 12H(4)” in subsection (1A) and substituting the words “, section 12H(4) or section 12HA(2)”;

by inserting, immediately after the word “born” in subsection (1A), the words “or stillborn”;

by deleting the words “per week of the male employee’s” in subsection (3)(a) and substituting the words “for every period equal in duration to the male employee’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower, of his”;

by deleting the words “per week” in subsection (4)(a) and substituting the words “for every period equal in duration to the self‑employed man’s weekly index or every 6 days, whichever is the lower,”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsections: “(4A) A man who is the natural father of a child or the adoptive father of a child is entitled to paternity benefits under section 12HA(2), if —

in relation to the child —

the mother’s confinement in respect of the child occurs, or the estimated delivery date for that confinement is, on or after 1 January 2021; or

the eligibility date for the application to adopt the child is on or after 1 January 2021, and the child is below 12 months of age on that eligibility date;

for at least 90 days in total during the period of 12 months immediately before the day of the mother’s confinement or the eligibility date for the application to adopt the child (as the case may be), the man has been employed by one or more employers, self‑employed or both (whether in Singapore or outside Singapore); (c)in the case of a man who is the natural father of the child, the requirements of subsection (1)(b) and (c) are satisfied; (d)in the case of a man who is the adoptive father of the child, the requirements of subsection (2)(c) and (f) are satisfied; and

in the case of a man who has been employed outside Singapore or self‑employed outside Singapore, he —

is resident in Singapore, and is no longer employed outside Singapore or self‑employed outside Singapore (as the case may be), on the day of the mother’s confinement or the eligibility date for the application to adopt the child, as the case may be; and

opts to do either or both of the following: (A)use any period during the 12 months immediately before the day of the mother’s confinement or the eligibility date for the application to adopt the child (as the case may be) when he was employed outside Singapore, or was self‑employed outside Singapore, to satisfy the requirement in paragraph (b);

use his income during any period mentioned in sub‑paragraph (A) to calculate his total income for the purposes of section 12HA(2).(4B) Section 9A(2A) applies for the purposes of reckoning the number of days under subsection (4A)(b) in which a man has been employed or self‑employed, with the following modifications:

the reference to the day of a woman’s confinement in section 9A(2A)(a) is a reference to the day of confinement of the mother of the child or the eligibility date for the application to adopt the child, whichever is applicable;

every reference in section 9A(2A) to a woman’s employment or self‑employment is a reference to the employment or self‑employment (as the case may be) of the man mentioned in subsection (4A).”.