National Arts Council Act

(CHAPTER 193A)

(Original Enactment: Act 26 of 1991)

REVISED EDITION 1992

(9th March 1992)

An Act to establish the National Arts Council and for matters connected therewith.

[17th August 1991]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the National Arts Council Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council appointed under section 4;

“Council” means the National Arts Council established under section 3;

“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Council appointed under section 4;

“Fund” means the Singapore Arts Endowment Fund established under section 13;

“member” means a member of the Council and includes the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman;

“National Theatre Trust” means the National Theatre Trust constituted under section 3 of the National Theatre Trust Act [Cap. 203];

“National Theatre Trust Fund” means the National Theatre Trust Fund established under the National Theatre Trust Act and includes all subscriptions, donations, bequests, interest and dividends and all other property real and personal received or acquired for the purposes of that Act by the National Theatre Trust Board;

“National Theatre Trust Board” means the Board of Trustees constituted under section 4 of the National Theatre Trust Act;

“the arts” includes literary, performing and visual arts.

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