Section 3 — Prescribed period

(1)The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, prescribe a period not exceeding 6 months for the purposes of this Part and Parts 2 and 3.

(2)The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, extend or shorten for or by a period determined by the Minister, the prescribed period as it applies to —

(a)this Part or Part 2 or 3; or

(b)a description of scheduled contracts in Part 2, or a description of contracts within such description in Part 2, and that period may be extended or shortened more than once. [Act 37 of 2020 wef 15/10/2020]

(3)An order mentioned in subsection (2) made in relation to a description of contracts under paragraph (b) of that subsection may specify that the extension of the prescribed period does not apply in relation to any paragraph of section 5(3), and the provisions of Part 2 apply in relation to such contracts during the extension as if that paragraph were omitted.[Act 37 of 2020 wef 15/10/2020]