§ 58 — Non-application of section 57 to transitional cases

58. Without affecting section 57(4), nothing in section 57 applies where —(a)

the potential adopter is residing with the child in question before the date of commencement of this section;

(b)

the potential adopter starts spending any amount of time with the child in question for the purpose of considering whether to adopt the child, before the date of commencement of this section;

(c)

the potential adopter has made an adoption application under the repealed Act in respect of the child in question; or

(d)

the potential adopter holds (whether jointly with his or her spouse or solely) a valid and favourable HSR; and(i)

the child in question is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore;

(ii)

the child in question is authorised or permitted to remain in Singapore by virtue of a dependant’s pass issued by the Controller of Immigration for the purposes of adoption upon an application by the potential adopter; or

(iii)

an in‑principle approval of an application by the potential adopter for the pass mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii) has been granted by the Controller of Immigration in respect of the child in question.