PART 1 | Short title and commencement |
| 1. This Act is the Government Technology Agency Act 2016 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette. |
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —| “Agency” means the Government Technology Agency established by section 3; |
| “auditor”, in relation to the Agency, means the Auditor-General or such other auditor appointed by the Minister under section 54(1); |
| “Chairperson”, in relation to the Agency, means the member of the Agency who is appointed under section 13(1)(a) as the Chairperson of the Agency, and includes any individual acting in that capacity; |
| “Chief Executive”, in relation to the Agency, means the Chief Executive of the Agency appointed under section 40(2), and includes any individual acting in that capacity; |
| “committee”, in relation to the Agency, means a committee of the Agency appointed under section 36; |
| “committee member” means a member of a committee of the Agency appointed under section 36; |
| “delegate”, in relation to the Agency, means a person to whom the Agency, under section 38(1), delegates any of its functions or powers; |
| “Deputy Chairperson”, in relation to the Agency, means the member of the Agency who is appointed under section 13(1)(b) as the Deputy Chairperson of the Agency; |
| “document” includes any device or medium on which information is recorded or stored; |
“employee”, in relation to the Agency, means —| (a) | in the case of Part 10, an individual who is employed by the Agency under a contract of service; or | | (b) | in any other case, an individual who is employed by the Agency under a contract of service or who is otherwise engaged to perform duties in the Agency; |
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| “function”, in relation to the Agency, means a function conferred on the Agency by this Act or any other Act; |
| “info-communications technology” means any technology employed in the collection, storage, use or transmission of information, and includes a technology that involves the use of a computer or a telecommunication system; |
| “member”, in relation to the Agency, means a member of the Agency appointed under section 11, and includes a temporary member appointed under section 15(2); |
| “power”, in relation to the Agency, means a power given to the Agency by this Act or any other Act; |
| “public authority” means a body that is established or constituted by or under a public Act to perform or discharge a public function, but does not include a Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act (Cap. 329A); |
“public entity” means a body corporate (not being a public authority) that —| (a) | provides an essential service to the public or a section of the public; and | | (b) | receives funding or other facilities or support from the Government in connection with the provision of the essential service; |
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| “public sector” means the Government and all public authorities, and includes any part of the public sector; |
| “public sector body” means a Ministry, a Government department, a public authority or any other body of persons in the public sector; |
| “system”, in relation to info-communications technology or related engineering, includes infrastructure and application; |
| “telecommunication system” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Telecommunications Act (Cap. 323). |
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