Regulation 9
Amendment of rule 17
of Women’s Charter (Protection of Women and Girls) (Amendment) Rules 2026
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Regulation 9
In the principal Rules, in rule 17 —
(a)
replace paragraph (2) with —“(2) The Discharge Committee shall elect a chairperson from amongst its members.”;
(b)
in paragraph (4), replace “shall hold office for a period of not more than 2 years from the date of their respective appointment and may be eligible for reappointment on completion of that period” with “are appointed for the period specified by the Minister”;
(c)
in paragraph (7), delete “in addition to the chairman or the deputy chairman,”; and
(d)
delete paragraph (10).