Singapore legislation

Clause 10

of Women’s Charter (Amendment) Bill

Clause 10

New section 81A

The Women’s Charter is amended by inserting, immediately after section 81, the following section:“Service of attachment of earnings order81A.—

(1)

Notwithstanding anything in the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 (Act 15 of 2010), an attachment of earnings order made by a court may be served on the person to whom the order is directed by pre-paid registered post at the last known address of his place of residence or business (including the registered address of his place of business).(2) Any attachment of earnings order sent by pre-paid registered post to any person in accordance with subsection (1) shall be deemed to be duly served on the person to whom the order is directed at the time when the order would in the ordinary course of post be delivered.(3) In proving service by pre-paid registered post, it shall be sufficient to prove that the cover containing the attachment of earnings order was properly addressed, stamped and posted by pre-paid registered post.”.