Maintenance of Parents Act - Singapore Statutes Online

Applications on behalf of incapacitated applicants

11.—(1) Where an applicant is unable to make an application under this Act (whether by reason of physical or mental infirmity or for any other reason), such application may be made on his behalf by —

(a)	any member of his family;
(b)	any person in whose care he resides; or
(c)	any other person whom the applicant has authorised to make such application.

[Act 27 of 2018 wef 19/12/2018]

(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), if an applicant mentioned in that subsection is a vulnerable adult in respect of whom —

(a)	there is an order made by a court under section 14 or 15 of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018; or
(b)	the Director of Social Welfare or a protector has exercised any power under Division 1 or 2 of Part 2 of that Act,

the application may be made on the applicant’s behalf by the Director of Social Welfare or a protector.

[Act 27 of 2018 wef 19/12/2018]

(3) In this section —

“Director of Social Welfare” means the Director of Social Welfare appointed under section 3(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act (Cap. 38);

“protector” means a protector appointed under section 3(2) of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018;

“vulnerable adult” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Vulnerable Adults Act 2018.

[Act 27 of 2018 wef 19/12/2018]

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