No. S 143
International Child Abduction Act
(CHAPTER 143C)
International Child Abduction
(Contracting States) (Amendment)
Order 2012
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the International Child Abduction Act, MG (NS) Chan Chun Sing, Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.   This Order may be cited as the International Child Abduction (Contracting States) (Amendment) Order 2012 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2012.
Amendment of Schedule
2.  The Schedule to the International Child Abduction (Contracting States) Order 2011 (G.N. No. S 211/2011) is amended by deleting the full-stop at the end of item 20, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following item:
“21.United States of America
1st May 2012.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 271/2011; S 356/2011; S 496/2011; S 584/2011; S 625/2011; S 648/2011]
Made this 30th day of March 2012.
CHAN HENG KEE
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Community Development,
Youth and Sports,
Singapore.
[MCYS 58-01-01C Vol. 19; AG/LLRD/SL/143C/2010/2 Vol. 1]