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SINGAPORE: Amendments to the COVID-19 Act (temporary measures) were followed on Friday (September 4) to update the implementation of recruitment relief measures and to make broader arrangements for remote meetings on the COVID-19 crisis.
The bill also brought transitional powers for the Minister of Justice to ensure greater safe collective sales on a case-by-case basis.
This update comes approximately 4 months after the enactment of the law in April to provide legal assistance and mechanisms to help businesses and Americans amid the pandemic. In June, it was amended to provide an aid framework for small and medium-sized enterprises. and the relief of those affected by COVID-19.
Since April, more than 6,800 parties have requested reimbursement of the compromise for their inability to meet their contractual obligations, the Law Department (MinLaw) said.
“Today’s bill is based on the reliefs we have already implemented, making sure they can be implemented more smoothly and effectively, and making sure relief reaches the floor in the most productive way imaginable,” Law’s Minister Edwin Tong told Parliament friday.
The existing hiring relief framework requires an equitable sharing of wage obligations between the government, landlords and tenants, and provides additional relief for tenants who have been particularly affected by COVID-19.
A landlord who cannot enter into an agreement with their tenant may ask an independent counsel to reduce hiring to determine tenant eligibility for hiring waivers and landlord eligibility to provide a smaller rental exemption amount due to monetary difficulties.
As of September 1, more than 7,000 emergency notifications had been delivered to MinLaw’s electronic system, Mr. Tong. Au in total, 1272 determination programs had been archived through reviewers, and nearly 60% of those programs were processed in approximately 4 months.
“Rescue measures have been a lifeline for many Singaporeans and businesses,” said Mr. Tong, who added that adjustments are made after the camp’s comments.
The amendments to the Act will expand the powers of the hiring relief advisers to make decisions on unresolved disputes about the number of hires to resign.
A time when the law extends orders that allow the choice of virtual arrangements for meetings that require a private presence, which were due to expire at the end of September. Examples of such meetings come with annual general meetings, trade union meetings and City Council meetings.
Some entities have indicated that they would like to be more certain about the duration of the other assembly arrangements, as they will need to schedule their assemblies months in advance.
“Amendments to the Act will allow other meeting arrangements to remain in place, if required or in a timely manner to prevent the spread of COVID-19, regardless of whether distance regulations replace or cease,” MinLaw said.
Changes have also been made to ensure that dispute settlement mechanisms interact seamlessly, which applies to Part 8 of the Act, which has not yet entered into force, which provides parties with certain types of contracts with a mechanism to unload redress if affected. through clutter or delays in construction, source or similar contracts.
“This was dealt with in a mild or severe way to have an effect of COVID-19 on the structure industry,” said Mr Tong.
He gave the example of a contractor who had rented a device to a supplier but was unable to use it because the site was closed during the automatic switch period.
“This is where Part 8 can interfere to play a role in resolving the factor and equally between the parties,” he said.
With regard to the bulk agreements, Mr. Tong stated that the collective sales committees had indicated that his ability to complete the collective sales procedure had been “genuinely affected” through COVID-19.
MinLaw said more key points on improvements are being developed and will be announced separately. The ministry needs improvements, as well as adjustments to subsidiary legislation, to take effect until the end of September.
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