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REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

ACTS SUPPLEMENT

Published by Authority

NO. 6]

Friday, June 21

[2002

The following Act was passed by Parliament on 24th May 2002 and assented to by the President on 31st May 2002:—

National Environment Agency Act 2002

(No. 4 of 2002)

I assent.

S R NATHAN,

President.

31st May 2002.

Date of Commencement: 1st July 2002

An Act to establish and incorporate the National Environment Agency, to provide for its functions and powers, and for matters connected therewith; and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other written laws.

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 National Environment Agency Act 2002 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 —

“accreditation, certification or inspection mark” means any accreditation, certification or inspection mark of the Agency specified under section 12(b);

“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under section 3;

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

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

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

“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Agency and includes a temporary Deputy Chairman of the Agency;

“member” means a member of the Agency and includes a temporary member of the Agency.