Women’s Charter (Family Violence) (Amendment) Rules 2026

Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged

reg 1Citation and commencement

These Rules are the Women’s Charter (Family Violence) (Amendment) Rules 2026 and come into operation on 1 August 2026.

reg 2Amendment of rule 2

In the Women’s Charter (Family Violence) Rules 2024 (G.N. No. S 900/2024) (called in these Rules the principal Rules), in rule 2, after the definition of “section”, insert —“ “sector member of the National Council of Social Service” means a sector member as defined in section 2 of the National Council of Social Service Act 1992;”.

reg 3Amendment of rule 3

In the principal Rules, in rule 3, replace paragraph (c) with —“(c)the staff of, or volunteers with, any organisation that is a sector member of the National Council of Social Service, but only if the organisation provides services related to family violence;”.

reg 4Amendment of rule 4

In the principal Rules, in rule 4, replace paragraph (c) with —“(c)the staff of, or volunteers with, any organisation that is a sector member of the National Council of Social Service, but only if the organisation provides services related to family violence;”.

reg 5Amendment of rule 10

In the principal Rules, in rule 10, replace paragraph (n) with —“(n)the staff of, or volunteers with, any organisation that is a sector member of the National Council of Social Service, but only if the organisation provides services to persons who are at risk of family violence;”.