PART III | FUNCTIONS, DUTIES AND POWERS OF BOARD |
| Functions and duties of Board |
11.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the functions and duties of the Board shall be —| (a) | to develop and devise national examinations which would support and promote the goals and objectives of Singapore’s education system; | | (b) | to organise and conduct the national examinations; | | (c) | to serve as the examining authority for any of the national examinations or such modules or components of any of the national examinations as the Board may, in consultation with the Minister, determine; | | (d) | to publish and disseminate information on matters relating to the Board’s functions and duties; and | | (e) | to carry out such other functions and duties as are imposed upon the Board under this Act or any other written law. |
(2) In addition to the functions and duties imposed under subsection (1), the Board may —| (a) | on such terms as may be mutually agreed upon —| (i) | organise and conduct any assessment for or on behalf of the Government or any other person or body in Singapore or elsewhere and serve as the examining authority for such assessment; and | | (ii) | provide advisory and consultancy services and training to the Government or any other person or body in Singapore or elsewhere on matters relating to the national examinations and assessments generally; and |
| | (b) | undertake such other functions as the Minister may assign to the Board, |
| and in so doing, the Board shall be deemed to be fulfilling the purposes of this Act, and the provisions of this Act shall apply to the Board in respect of such functions. |
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| (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as imposing on the Board, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court to which it would not otherwise be subject. |
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12. The Board shall have power to do anything for the purpose of discharging its functions and duties under this Act or any other written law, or which is necessary, incidental or conducive to the discharge of those functions and duties and, in particular, may —| (a) | engage in or commission research in pursuance of and in matters connected with or relevant to the Board’s functions and duties under this Act; | | (b) | determine, with the approval of the Minister, and collect the fees to be paid by candidates for any of the national examinations; | | (c) | charge fees or commissions for services rendered by the Board, including the conduct of any assessment at the request of the Government or any other person or body in Singapore or elsewhere and for the use of any facilities of the Board; | | (d) | with the approval of the Minister, form or participate in the formation of any company, partnership or joint venture as a shareholder or partner or in any other capacity and to share profits; | | (e) | become a member or affiliate of any international body the functions, objects or duties of which are similar to those of the Board; | | (f) | enter into such contracts as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of discharging its functions or duties; | | (g) | acquire or dispose of, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, any property, whether movable or immovable, which the Board thinks necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out its functions or duties; | | (h) | receive grants, donations, gifts, subsidies or contributions from any source, or raise funds by all lawful means and apply such funds for any of its functions or duties; | | (i) | grant loans to any officer or employee of the Board for such purposes specifically approved by the Board as are likely to increase the efficiency of such officer or employee; | | (j) | provide recreational facilities and promote recreational activities for, and activities conducive to, the welfare of officers and employees of the Board and members of their families; | | (k) | provide for gratuities, pensions, allowances or other benefits for officers or employees, or former officers or employees, of the Board or its predecessors; | | (l) | provide financial support, grant, aid or assistance to any person or organisation for all or any of the purposes of this Act or any other written law; and | | (m) | provide training, whether by itself or with the co-operation of other persons or bodies as the Board thinks fit, for officers or employees of the Board or any other person who assists the Board in carrying out its functions and duties and award scholarships or otherwise pay for such training. |
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| 13. The Minister may give to the Board any direction under section 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018. [Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] |
14.—(1) The Board may, from time to time, appoint, alter or discharge committees, consisting of one or more persons (whether members or not), and define or vary the terms of reference of those committees.| (2) Subject to this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 and to the control of the Board, each committee appointed under this section may regulate its procedure in such manner as the committee thinks fit. [Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] |
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15.—(1) The Board may, from time to time, in respect of a specified matter or class of matters, by writing, delegate to a member, officer or committee of the Board or agent any of its functions or powers under this Act or under any other written law.| (a) | [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] | | (b) | [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] |
[Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] | (2) Every member, officer, committee or agent purporting to act pursuant to a delegation under this section shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of the delegation. |
| (3) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] |
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