No. S 551
Children Development Co-Savings Act
(Chapter 38A)
Children Development Co-Savings (Application of Employment Act Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2008
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 of the Children Development Co-Savings Act, Mr Gan Kim Yong, Senior Minister of State, charged with the responsibility of the Minister for Manpower, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.  This Order may be cited as the Children Development Co-Savings (Application of Employment Act Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2008 and shall come into operation on 31st October 2008.
Amendment of paragraph 3
2.  Paragraph 3 of the Children Development Co-Savings (Application of Employment Act Provisions) Order (O 1) (referred to in this Order as the principal Order) is amended —
(a)by deleting sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-paragraph (1) and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:
(a)any employer or employee to whom section 9, 10A, 12B or 12D of the principal Act applies;
(b)any dispute under Part III of the principal Act, or under any regulations made under section 20 of the principal Act, between any such employer and any such employee; and”;
(b)by deleting the words “section 17” in sub-paragraph (1)(c) and substituting the words “section 12B, 12D or 17”; and
(c)by deleting the words “sections 116 and 121” in sub-paragraph (2)(a) and substituting the words “sections 116, 121 and 123”.
Amendment of paragraph 4
3.  Paragraph 4 of the principal Order is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “section 9(1)(a), (b) or (c)” in sub-paragraph (a)(i)(A) and (ii) and substituting in each case the words “section 9(1), (1A), (1B), (1C), (1D), (1E) or (1F)”;
(b)by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(i)(B);
(c)by deleting the words “section 22” in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) and substituting the words “section 10A”;
(d)by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (a)(ii); and
(e)by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (ii) of sub-paragraph (a), the following sub-paragraphs:
(iii)any dispute between an employee to whom section 12B of the principal Act applies and his employer relating to his entitlement to childcare leave or to pay under that section or under any term of the contract of service between him and his employer, as the case may be; or
(iv)any dispute between an employee to whom section 12D of the principal Act applies and his employer relating to his entitlement to unpaid infant care leave under that section or under any term of the contract of service between him and his employer, as the case may be; and”.
Deletion of paragraphs 5 and 6
4.  Paragraphs 5 and 6 of the principal Order are deleted.
Amendment of paragraph 7
5.  Paragraph 7 of the principal Order is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “section 17” in sub-paragraph (a) and substituting the words “section 12B, 12D or 17”;
(b)by deleting the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (b)(i);
(c)by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (ii) of sub-paragraph (b), the following sub-paragraphs:
(iii)the entitlement of an employee to childcare leave or to pay under section 12B of the principal Act; or
(iv)the entitlement of an employee to unpaid infant care leave under section 12D of the principal Act;”; and
(d)by inserting, immediately after the words “section 9” in sub-paragraph (d), the words “, 12B or 12D”.
Amendment of paragraph 8
6.  Paragraph 8 of the principal Order is amended by deleting the words “a female employee and female employees, respectively, to whom section 9 of the principal Act applies” and substituting the words “an employee and employees, respectively”.
Deletion and substitution of paragraph 9
7.  Paragraph 9 of the principal Order is deleted and the following paragraph substituted therefor:
Modification of section 126 of Employment Act
9.  Section 126 of the Employment Act shall apply with the reference to “an employee or a subcontractor for labour” read as a reference to an employee.”.
Amendment of paragraph 10
8.  Paragraph 10 of the principal Order is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “127 and 130” wherever they appear and substituting in each case the words “127, 130, 132 and 134”; and
(b)by deleting the words “section 17” and substituting the words “sections 12B, 12D and 17”.
Amendment of paragraph 11
9.  Paragraph 11 of the principal Order is amended by deleting the words “section 17” in sub-paragraph (b) and substituting the words “section 12B, 12D or 17”.
Amendment of paragraph 12
10.  Paragraph 12 of the principal Order is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “section 121” and substituting the words “sections 116, 121 and 123”; and
(b)by deleting the words “section 9” and substituting the words “section 9, 12B or 12D”.
Deletion of paragraphs 13 and 15
11.  Paragraphs 13 and 15 of the principal Order are deleted.
Amendment of paragraph 16
12.  Paragraph 16(a) of the principal Order is amended by deleting the words “section 17” and substituting the words “section 12B, 12D or 17”.
Deletion and substitution of paragraph 17
13.  Paragraph 17 of the principal Order is deleted and the following paragraph substituted therefor:
Modification of section 136 of Employment Act
17.  Section 136 of the Employment Act shall apply with the reference to “the provisions of this Act” read as a reference to section 12B, 12D or 17 of the principal Act.”.

Made this 28th day of October 2008.

LEO YIP
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Manpower,
Singapore.
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