COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 8 · Contracts Affected by Delay in the Performance or Breach of a Construction Contract, Supply Contract or Related Contract
36. Application
Last amended by an amending law of 2020.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
This Part applies to a case where —
parties (none of whom is a prescribed person) entered into a contract (called in this Part the affected contract) that —
falls within such description of contracts as may be prescribed;
is in force during the prescribed period (or any part of it); and
is, on or after 1 February 2020 and before the expiry of the prescribed period, affected in the prescribed manner by a delay in the performance by a party to a construction (or construction-related) contract or supply (or supply-related) contract, or a breach of such contract, where such delay or breach —
occurs on or after 1 February 2020 and before the expiry of the prescribed period; and
is to a material extent caused by a COVID-19 event; and
other prescribed conditions are satisfied.
This Part does not apply to such circumstances as may be prescribed by regulations made under section 39.
In this section, “prescribed period” means a period prescribed under section 39 for the purposes of this Part.
prescribed period
“prescribed period” —(a)in relation to Part 1 or 3 — means the period prescribed under section 3 as extended or shortened under that section for Part 1 or 3; and(b)in relation to any scheduled contract in Part 2 — means the period prescribed under section 3 as extended or shortened under that section for that Part or for a description of contracts to which that contract belongs, as the case may be;
Terms defined in this Act
COVID‑19 event
Defined · s 2“COVID‑19 event” means —(a)the COVID‑19 epidemic or pandemic; or(b)the operation of or compliance with any law of Singapore or another country or territory, or an order or direction of the Government or any statutory body, or of the government or other public authority of another country or territory, being any law, order or direction that is made by reason of or in connection with COVID‑19;
party
Defined · s 41“party” means a party to a contract, and “parties” is construed accordingly;
prescribed period
Defined · s 2“prescribed period” —(a)in relation to Part 1 or 3 — means the period prescribed under section 3 as extended or shortened under that section for Part 1 or 3; and(b)in relation to any scheduled contract in Part 2 — means the period prescribed under section 3 as extended or shortened under that section for that Part or for a description of contracts to which that contract belongs, as the case may be;
Part 8A
Extension of Time for Construction Contracts
Part 8B
Temporary Measures for Cost-Sharing in Construction Contracts
Part 8C
Part 9
Temporary Measures for Conduct of Collective Sale of Property
Part 10
Further Reliefs for Specified Contracts
Part 10A
Part 11
Part 12