COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

This Act is the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 and, except for Parts 4, 5 and 7, comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

Part 3 continues in force for a period of one year beginning on the date of its commencement.

Parts 1 (except section 2) and 2 remain in force until the end of 19 April 2022.

The expiry of Part 1, 2 or 3 does not —

affect its operation as respects things previously done or omitted to be done; or

apply to section 2, 6(5) to (7), 7(2) to (5), 7A(2), (3) and (4), 7B, 8, 13(3A) and (3B), 15A or 26 or regulations made under section 26.

Despite the expiry of Part 2 but subject to section 1B, Division 4 of that Part (including regulations made under section 19 for that Division) continues to apply in relation to —

any application for an assessor’s determination that is pending on the date of the expiry; and

any application for an assessor’s determination made pursuant to saving and transitional provisions made under section 19(2)(f).

Despite the expiry of Part 2, provisions in Part 2 and regulations made under section 19 that have been incorporated by reference in any other Part or regulations made under any other Part, continue to have effect in relation to that other Part or those other regulations.

Despite the expiry of Part 2, sections 10 and 11 continue to apply for the purpose of appointing assessors to make determinations under Part 8.

Part 4 is deemed to have come into operation on 27 March 2020.

Section 2 and Part 5 are deemed to have come into operation on 7 April 2020.

Part 7 remains in force until the end of 8 April 2024.

[Deleted by Act 6 of 2021 wef 01/03/2021]

This Act is the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 and, except for Parts 4, 5 and 7, comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

Part 3 continues in force for a period of one year beginning on the date of its commencement.

Parts 1 (except section 2) and 2 remain in force until the end of 19 April 2022.

The expiry of Part 1, 2 or 3 does not —

Despite the expiry of Part 2 but subject to section 1B, Division 4 of that Part (including regulations made under section 19 for that Division) continues to apply in relation to —

Despite the expiry of Part 2, provisions in Part 2 and regulations made under section 19 that have been incorporated by reference in any other Part or regulations made under any other Part, continue to have effect in relation to that other Part or those other regulations.

Despite the expiry of Part 2, sections 10 and 11 continue to apply for the purpose of appointing assessors to make determinations under Part 8.

Part 4 is deemed to have come into operation on 27 March 2020.

Section 2 and Part 5 are deemed to have come into operation on 7 April 2020.

Part 7 remains in force until the end of 8 April 2024.

[Deleted by Act 6 of 2021 wef 01/03/2021]

This section applies in a case where an application (called in this section a validated application) was purportedly made at any time between 20 April 2022 and 30 April 2022 (both dates inclusive) for an assessor’s determination, and the making of it would have complied with the relevant Part 2 provisions had these remained in force at the material time.

Despite section 1(2A) but without affecting section 1(4), a validated application is treated as validly made, as if the relevant Part 2 provisions were in force at the material time.

Despite section 1(2A) but without affecting section 1(4), each of the following is treated as validly made, as if the relevant Part 2 provisions were in force at the material time, but only if its making would have complied with the relevant Part 2 provisions had these remained in force at the material time:

Subject to section 1B, the Part 2 provisions have effect and are always taken to have effect in relation to a validated application, an assessor’s determination in subsection (3)(c) and a subsequent determination in subsection (3)(f).

However, a person shall not be punished for an act or omission committed at any time between 20 April 2022 and the date immediately before section 7(b) of the Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2022 comes into force (both dates inclusive) that, but for subsection (4), would not have been an offence.

In this section, “Part 2 provisions” means the provisions of Division 4 of Part 2, including the regulations made under section 19 for that Division.

For the purposes of sections 1(4)(a) and 1A(4), Division 4 of Part 2 has effect in relation to an application for an assessor’s determination mentioned in section 1(4)(a), and in relation to a validated application mentioned in section 1A, with the following modifications:

a reference in sections 12(4)(a) and 13(1A)(a) to the expiry of the prescribed period is a reference to the date prescribed by regulations made under section 1C;

no determination may be made pursuant to section 13A(1) after the date prescribed by regulations made under section 1C;

sections 12(4) and 13(1A) (as modified by this section) also apply to any description of scheduled contracts as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 1C.

The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of giving effect to sections 1A and 1B.