Clause 19

by deleting subsection (2) and substituting the following subsections:“(2) The reimbursement that an employer is entitled to claim from the Government under subsection (1) in respect of a male employee is an amount that —

does not exceed $2,500 per week of the male employee’s absence from work under section 12E(2)(a); and

does not exceed a total of N times $2,500.(3) Where —

the Government has reimbursed an employer under subsection (1) for any payment made by the employer to a male employee who has applied to adopt a child; and

the child —

is not adopted by that male employee within 12 months commencing on the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; or

if not a citizen of Singapore by birth — does not become a citizen of Singapore within 6 months commencing on the date the child is adopted by that male employee,the Government may recover that payment from that male employee as a civil debt.(4) Where —

the Government has made any payment under section 12E(3) to a self‑employed man who has applied to adopt a child; and

the child —

is not adopted by that self‑employed man within 12 months commencing on the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child; or

if not a citizen of Singapore by birth — does not become a citizen of Singapore within 6 months commencing on the date the child is adopted by that self‑employed man,the Government may recover that payment from that self‑employed man as a civil debt.”; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “Reimbursement from Government for” in the section heading, the words “, and recovery by the Government of,”.