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National Arts Council Act 1991

2020 REVISED EDITION

This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021

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

[17 August 1991]

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act is the National Arts Council Act 1991.

Interpretation

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

“Chairperson” means a member of the Council who is appointed under paragraph 3(1) of the First Schedule as the Chairperson of the Council, and includes any person appointed under that Schedule to act as the Chairperson;

“Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Council, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;

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

“Deputy Chairperson” means a member of the Council who is appointed under paragraph 3(1) of the First Schedule as the Deputy Chairperson of the Council, and includes any person appointed under that Schedule to act as the Deputy Chairperson;

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

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

“National Theatre Trust” means the National Theatre Trust constituted under section 3 of the repealed National Theatre Trust Act (Cap. 203, 1985 Revised Edition);

“National Theatre Trust Board” means the Board of Trustees constituted under section 4 of the repealed National Theatre Trust Act (Cap. 203, 1985 Revised Edition);

“National Theatre Trust Fund” means the National Theatre Trust Fund established under the repealed National Theatre Trust Act (Cap. 203, 1985 Revised Edition) and includes all subscriptions, donations, bequests, interest and dividends and all other property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;

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

[5/2018; 2/2020]