Women’s Charter 1961 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10C · Replacement Because of Death
139N. Interpretation of this Part
Last amended by an amending law of 2023.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
In this Part —“appointed day” means the date of commencement of section 32 of the Family Justice Reform Act 2023;“child” means —
appointed day
“appointed day” means the date of commencement of section 24 of the Family Justice Reform Act 2023;
any child below 21 years of age; or
child
“child” means a child of the marriage as defined in section 92 but who is below 21 years of age.
any child who has attained 21 years of age but in respect of whom any of the circumstances in section 69(5) exists;“maintenance order” means any order for the maintenance of a child, made under section 69(2) or 70(1), whether before, on or after the appointed day.
maintenance order
“maintenance order” means —(a)an order for the payment of monthly sums or a lump sum for the maintenance of a wife, an incapacitated husband or a child made or deemed to be made by a court under Part 8;(b)an order for the payment of monthly or periodical sums or a lump sum by way of maintenance or alimony to a wife or former wife or an incapacitated husband or incapacitated former husband, or by way of maintenance for the benefit of any child, under Part 10;(c)an order for maintenance made by the Syariah Court under the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966; or(d)a maintenance order as defined in section 2 of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1975;
“appointed day” means the date of commencement of section 32 of the Family Justice Reform Act 2023;
“child” means —
any child below 21 years of age; or
any child who has attained 21 years of age but in respect of whom any of the circumstances in section 69(5) exists;
“maintenance order” means any order for the maintenance of a child, made under section 69(2) or 70(1), whether before, on or after the appointed day.
Terms defined in this Act
appointed day
Defined · s 76“appointed day” means the date of commencement of section 24 of the Family Justice Reform Act 2023;
child
Defined · s 122“child” means a child of the marriage as defined in section 92 but who is below 21 years of age.
maintenance order
Defined · s 8“maintenance order” means —(a)an order for the payment of monthly sums or a lump sum for the maintenance of a wife, an incapacitated husband or a child made or deemed to be made by a court under Part 8;(b)an order for the payment of monthly or periodical sums or a lump sum by way of maintenance or alimony to a wife or former wife or an incapacitated husband or incapacitated former husband, or by way of maintenance for the benefit of any child, under Part 10;(c)an order for maintenance made by the Syariah Court under the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966; or(d)a maintenance order as defined in section 2 of the Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1975;
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