| REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE |
| GOVERNMENT GAZETTE |
| ACTS SUPPLEMENT |
| Published by Authority |
| NO. 38] | Friday, October 1 | [2004 |
| The following Act was passed by Parliament on 21st September 2004 and assented to by the President on 27th September 2004:— |
| Employment (Amendment) Act 2004 |
(No. 41 of 2004)
I assent.
President. 27th September 2004. |
| An Act to amend the Employment Act (Chapter 91 of the 1996 Revised Edition). |
| Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows: |
| Short title and commencement |
| 1. This Act may be cited as the Employment (Amendment) Act 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2004. |
| Amendment of section 2 |
| 2. Section 2 of the Employment Act is amended by deleting the definitions of “child” and “young person”. |
| Amendment of section 41A |
| New section 67A |
4. The Employment Act is amended by inserting, immediately before section 68 in Part VIII, the following section:
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| Amendment of section 68 |
| 5. Section 68(3) of the Employment Act is amended by deleting the words “12 years” and substituting the words “13 years”. |
| Amendment of heading to Part IX |
| 6. Part IX of the Employment Act is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “BENEFITS” in the Part heading, the words “AND CHILDCARE LEAVE FOR PARENT”. |
| Amendment of section 76 |
7. Section 76 of the Employment Act is amended —
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| Amendment of section 87 |
| 8. Section 87 of the Employment Act is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “this Part”, the words “(other than section 87A)”. |
| New section 87A |
9. The Employment Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 87, the following section:
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