Clause 1
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Civil Law (Amendment) Act, 1968.
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Civil Law (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 22 1968, currently marked not in force and first recorded in 1968.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Civil Law (Amendment) Act, 1968.
Amendment of section 12
Section 12 of the Civil Law Ordinance is hereby amended —
by substituting a colon for the full-stop appearing at the end of subsection (3) thereof;
by inserting immediately thereafter the following new proviso: —“Provided further that in assessing such damages there shall also not be taken into account —
any sum payable as a result of the death under section 12 of the Central Provident Fund Ordinance (Cap. 150); or
any pension or gratuity, which has been, or will, or may be, paid as a result of the death.”; and
by inserting immediately after the definition of “parent” appearing in subsection (11) thereof the following new definition: —“ “pension” includes a return of contributions and any payment of a lump sum in respect of a person’s employment;”.
This section shall not apply in relation to an action instituted before the date of the coming into operation of this Act.
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