Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

by inserting, immediately after the definition of “deceased person” in section 2, the following definition:“ “designated officer”, in relation to an approved hospital for the purposes of this Act, means a person appointed under section 2A to be the designated officer of the approved hospital;”;

by deleting the definition of “Director” in section 2 and substituting the following definition:“ “Director” means the Director of Medical Services, and includes the Deputy Director of Medical Services and such designated officer of an approved hospital or such public officer as is authorised by the Director of Medical Services in writing to act on his behalf;”;

by inserting, immediately after section 2, the following sections:“Appointment of designated officers2A. The Director of Medical Services may appoint, in writing, any senior official of the Ministry of Health or senior executive of an approved hospital for the purposes of this Act, to be the designated officer of any approved hospital for the purposes of this Act.Approved hospitals, etc.2B. The Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, declare a hospital, medical or dental school, college or university to be an approved hospital, medical or dental school, college or university for the purposes of this Act.”;

by deleting subsection (2) of section 7;

by deleting the words “Superintendent of the Government hospital” in section 10(2) and substituting the words “designated officer of the approved hospital”;

by deleting the words “section 7(1)(a) or (b)” in section 10(2) and substituting the words “section 7(a) or (b)”; and

by deleting the words “a hospital, nursing home or other institution,” wherever they appear in sections 12 and 15 and substituting in each case the words “an approved hospital or from an institution”.

by deleting the words “below the rank of assistant superintendent, prison officer below the rank of superintendent or a male nurse at a Government mental hospital” in section 11(2)(b) and substituting the words “below the rank of assistant superintendent or a prison officer below the rank of superintendent”; and

by deleting the words “, prison officer below the rank of superintendent or a male nurse at a Government mental hospital” in section 13(b) and substituting the words “or a prison officer below the rank of superintendent”.

by deleting the word “and” at the end of section 33(3)(c); and

by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (d) of section 33(3) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(e)the Registrar of Limited Partnerships and any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Limited Partnerships appointed under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 (Act 37 of 2008).”.

by inserting, immediately after the word “gaming” in the definition of “chips” in section 2(1), the words “and includes any voucher or other instrument that has a fixed dollar wagering value”;

by deleting the words “(inclusive of goods and services tax)” wherever they appear in section 116(1); and

by deleting the word “Government” in section 117(3) and substituting the words “Singapore Totalisator Board”.

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (d) of the definition of “air navigation services” in section 2(1), the following paragraph:“(da)communications, navigation and surveillance services;”;

by inserting, immediately after the words “content, form and procedure to be followed” in section 52(2), the words “, and the methodology or other matters to be included”; and

by deleting the word “not” in section 72(7).

by deleting the words “section 33” in paragraph (b) and substituting the words “section 10A”; and

by inserting, immediately after the words “section 4” in paragraph (d), the words “or 4A”.

by inserting, immediately after subsection (5) of section 69, the following subsection:“(6) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe the interest payable on the outstanding amount of any financial penalty imposed under subsection (2)(d) and for payment by instalment (as may be directed by the Commission in its discretion) of any financial penalty imposed under subsection (2)(d).”; and

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (e) of section 72(15), the following paragraph:“(ea)permitting the Board to order interest to be paid on any financial penalty imposed, confirmed or varied by the Board;”.

by deleting the words “for the purpose of assisting any person to avoid prosecution for a drug trafficking offence or a foreign drug trafficking offence or the making or enforcement of a confiscation order” in section 46(2);

by deleting the words “for the purpose of assisting any person to avoid prosecution for a serious offence or a foreign serious offence or the making or enforcement of a confiscation order” in section 47(2);

by deleting the words “for no or inadequate consideration,” wherever they appear in sections 46(3) and 47(3); and

by inserting, immediately after the words “has been” in section 48(2)(a), the words “or is being”.

by deleting the words “sections 43 and 89” wherever they appear in section 53(3) and substituting the words “section 43”; and

by inserting, immediately after section 89, the following section:“Offence90.—

Any employer who employs any person as an employee contrary to the provisions of this Part or fails to pay any salary in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, and for a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) —

an employer and his employees or a trade union representing his employees may negotiate for and agree to terms of service relating to leave more favourable than those contained in section 89; and

it shall not be an offence for an employer to grant to his employees terms of service relating to leave more favourable than those contained in section 89.”.

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (k) of section 4(1), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(ka)to hold moneys, whether as stakeholder or in any other capacity, for the purposes or members of the legal profession in Singapore or under any written law; and”;

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (j) of section 4(2), the following paragraph:“(ja)retain, for the purposes of the Academy, any income derived from the holding of moneys under subsection (1)(ka);”; and

by repealing section 23 and substituting the following section:“Income of Academy to be exempt from tax, etc.