Section 27 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) by substituting the following subsection for subsection (2):

"(2) A record under this section shall be retained by the employer concerned -

(a) where the record is in respect of parental leave, for a period of 12 years, and

(b) where the record is in respect of force majeure leave, for a period of 8 years,

in such form as the Minister may specify.",

and

(b) in subsection (4), by inserting "paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection" after "subsection (1) or".