8. Substitution of section 42

The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 42

the following section:

“Period for renewal of licence, payment of licence fee and deposit of money guarantee under section 11

The period from 18 March 2020 until the expiry period of the operation or any extended operation date of this Act, but shall not exceed 31 December 2022, shall be excluded from the calculation of the period—

for submitting an application for the renewal of licence under subsection 11(1) of the Private Employment

for making payment of the licence fee and depositing the money guarantee under subsection 11(3)