Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board Act 2003

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

ACTS SUPPLEMENT

Published by Authority

NO. 1]

Friday, February 13

[2004

The following Act was passed by Parliament on 11th November 2003 and assented to by the President on 28th November 2003:—

Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board Act 2003

(No. 32 of 2003)

I assent.

S R NATHAN,

President.

28th November 2003.

Date of Commencement: 1st April 2004

An Act to establish and incorporate the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board, to provide for its functions, duties and powers, and for matters connected therewith.

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board Act 2003 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Interpretation

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

“appointed day” means the date of commencement of this Act;

“assessment” means any test, examination or other method of assessing the level of proficiency, aptitude, skill, knowledge or understanding of a person in any subject matter, other than any of the national examinations;

“Board” means the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board established under section 3;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board and includes a temporary Chairman of the Board;

“chief executive” means the chief executive of the Board appointed under section 16 and includes any person acting in that capacity;

“Examinations Division” means the department in the Ministry of Education known as the Examinations Division;

“member” means a member of the Board and includes a temporary member of the Board;

“national examinations” means the examinations specified in the Schedule.

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