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On 20/06/2013, you requested for the version in force on 20/06/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 20/06/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 05/02/2010.
PART II
OTHER AMENDMENTS
Amendment of Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act
8.  The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act (Cap. 2A, 2005 Ed.) is amended —
(a)
by deleting the word “and” at the end of section 33(3)(c); and
(b)
by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (d\) of section 33(3) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
(e)
the Registrar of Limited Partnerships and any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Limited Partnerships appointed under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 (Act 37 of 2008).”.
Amendment of Casino Control Act
9.  The Casino Control Act (Cap. 33A, 2007 Ed.) is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after the word “gaming” in the definition of “chips” in section 2(1), the words “and includes any voucher or other instrument that has a fixed dollar wagering value”;
(b)
by deleting the words “(inclusive of goods and services tax)” wherever they appear in section 116(1); and
(c)
by deleting the word “Government” in section 117(3) and substituting the words “Singapore Totalisator Board”.
Amendment of Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009
10.  The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Act 2009 (Act 17 of 2009) is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (d) of the definition of “air navigation services” in section 2(1), the following paragraph:
(da)
communications, navigation and surveillance services;”;
(b)
by inserting, immediately after the words “content, form and procedure to be followed” in section 52(2), the words “, and the methodology or other matters to be included”; and
(c)
by deleting the word “not” in section 72(7).
Amendment of Community Mediation Centres Act
11.  Section 14(2) of the Community Mediation Centres Act (Cap. 49A, 1998 Ed.) is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “section 33” in paragraph (b) and substituting the words “section 10A”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after the words “section 4” in paragraph (d), the words “or 4A”.
Amendment of Competition Act
12.  The Competition Act (Cap. 50B, 2006 Ed.) is amended —
(a)
by inserting, immediately after subsection (5) of section 69, the following subsection:
(6)  The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, prescribe the interest payable on the outstanding amount of any financial penalty imposed under subsection (2)(d) and for payment by instalment (as may be directed by the Commission in its discretion) of any financial penalty imposed under subsection (2)(d).”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (e\) of section 72(15), the following paragraph:
(ea)
permitting the Board to order interest to be paid on any financial penalty imposed, confirmed or varied by the Board;”.
Amendment of Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act
13.  The Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (Cap. 65A, 2000 Ed.) is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “for the purpose of assisting any person to avoid prosecution for a drug trafficking offence or a foreign drug trafficking offence or the making or enforcement of a confiscation order” in section 46(2);
(b)
by deleting the words “for the purpose of assisting any person to avoid prosecution for a serious offence or a foreign serious offence or the making or enforcement of a confiscation order” in section 47(2);
(c)
by deleting the words “for no or inadequate consideration,” wherever they appear in sections 46(3) and 47(3); and
(d)
by inserting, immediately after the words “has been” in section 48(2)(a), the words “or is being”.
Amendment of Employment Act
14.  The Employment Act (Cap. 91, 2009 Ed.) is amended —
(a)
by deleting the words “sections 43 and 89” wherever they appear in section 53(3) and substituting the words “section 43”; and
(b)
by inserting, immediately after section 89, the following section:
Offence
90.
—(1)  Any employer who employs any person as an employee contrary to the provisions of this Part or fails to pay any salary in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000, and for a second or subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
(2)  Notwithstanding subsection (1) —
(a)
an employer and his employees or a trade union representing his employees may negotiate for and agree to terms of service relating to leave more favourable than those contained in section 89; and
(b)
it shall not be an offence for an employer to grant to his employees terms of service relating to leave more favourable than those contained in section 89.”.
Amendment of Singapore Academy of Law Act
15.  The Singapore Academy of Law Act (Cap. 294A, 1997 Ed.) is amended —
(a)
by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (k\) of section 4(1), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
(ka)
to hold moneys, whether as stakeholder or in any other capacity, for the purposes or members of the legal profession in Singapore or under any written law; and”;
(b)
by inserting, immediately after paragraph (j\) of section 4(2), the following paragraph:
(ja)
retain, for the purposes of the Academy, any income derived from the holding of moneys under subsection (1)(ka);”; and
(c)
by repealing section 23 and substituting the following section:
Income of Academy to be exempt from tax, etc.
23.  The Academy shall be deemed to be an institution specified in the First Schedule to, and under section 13(1)(e) of, the Income Tax Act (Cap. 134).”.