Covid-19: Extension Of Time To Perform Statutory Duties

Pursuant to subsection 58(1) of the  Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Act 2020 ('Temporary Measures Act'), the Minister of Finance has issued the  Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) (Extension of Time) Order 2021 ('Order') on 5 February 2021. The Order is deemed to have come into operation on 18 March 2020.

The Order grants an extension of time until 31 March 2021 for the authorities to perform their statutory duties and obligations under the Acts of Parliament referred to in the Schedule to the Order ('Relevant Acts') and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder that could not be performed from 18 March 2020 to 9 June 2020 due to the measures prescribed, made or taken under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 to control or prevent the spread of Covid-19. The Relevant Acts are as follows: