Adoption of Children Bill

Debated in Parliament on 4 Apr 2022.

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The Adoption of Children Bill aims to repeal and re-enact the Adoption of Children Act 1939 to modernize the legal framework for child adoption and regulate adoption practices.
The Minister for Social and Family Development presented the bill, with its first reading marked and scheduled for a second reading in a subsequent parliamentary sitting.
Parliamentary proceedings were briefly suspended for a break before resuming later to continue the session.

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"to repeal and re-enact the Adoption of Children Act 1939 with amendments to provide for the process of the adoption of children and the regulation of practices in the adoption sector and connected matters, and to make related and consequential amendments to certain other written laws",

presented by the Minister for Social and Family Development (Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M) read the First time; to be read a Second time on the next available Sitting of Parliament, and to be printed.

Speaker

Order. I propose to take a break now. I suspend the Sitting and will take the Chair at 5.40 pm.

Sitting accordingly suspended

at 5.18 pm until 5.40 pm.

Sitting resumed at 5.40 pm.

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

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Adoption of Children Bill

Debated in Parliament on 4 Apr 2022.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

The Adoption of Children Bill aims to repeal and re-enact the Adoption of Children Act 1939 to modernize the legal framework for child adoption and regulate adoption practices.
The Minister for Social and Family Development presented the bill, with its first reading marked and scheduled for a second reading in a subsequent parliamentary sitting.
Parliamentary proceedings were briefly suspended for a break before resuming later to continue the session.

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No questions identified

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presented by the Minister for Social and Family Development (Mr Masagos Zulkifli B M M) read the First time; to be read a Second time on the next available Sitting of Parliament, and to be printed.

Speaker

Order. I propose to take a break now. I suspend the Sitting and will take the Chair at 5.40 pm.

Sitting accordingly suspended

at 5.18 pm until 5.40 pm.

Sitting resumed at 5.40 pm.

Adoption of Children Bill

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Speaker

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

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Adoption of Children Bill

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Speaker

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

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