REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
ACTS SUPPLEMENT
Published by Authority
NO. 3]Friday, February 14 [2025
The following Act was passed by Parliament on 7 January 2025 and assented to by the President on 3 February 2025:—
Electronic Gazette and Legislation Act 2025

(No. 5 of 2025)

I assent.

THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM,
President.
3 February 2025.
Date of Commencement: 9 March 2025 Sections 2, 3, 4(1) to (29) and (31) to (59) and 5
An Act to amend certain Acts to provide for an authoritative electronic Gazette and authoritative electronic versions of revised editions of legislation, to abolish the use of the Gazette as an instrument of appointment, and for related purposes.
Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:
Short title and commencement
1.  This Act is the Electronic Gazette and Legislation Act 2025 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.
Amendment of Interpretation Act 1965
2.  In the Interpretation Act 1965, replace section 48 with —
“The Gazette
48.—(1)  The Gazette is to be published by the authority of any written law or of the Government.
(2)  The Gazette may be published in one or more forms, including on the prescribed website, in any other electronic form and in print.
(3)  If a Gazette is published in 2 or more forms, that Gazette is deemed to be published on the date on which that Gazette is first published in any form.
(4)  The Gazette published in each of the following forms is to be judicially noticed:
(a)the Gazette published on the prescribed website on or after the appointed date;
(b)the Gazette published in print;
(c)any other form of the Gazette that is prescribed,
and, for the purpose of paragraph (b), reference may be made to any printed document purporting to be the Gazette published by authority and printed by the Government Printer.
(5)  Subject to subsections (6) and (7), the Gazette published in each of the forms mentioned in subsection (4) is, in all courts and for all purposes, prima facie evidence of the matters published therein.
(6)  To the extent of any inconsistency, a Gazette published on the prescribed website on or after the appointed date prevails over that Gazette published in any other form on or after that date.
(7)  To the extent of any inconsistency, a Gazette published in print before the appointed date prevails over that Gazette published in any other form before that date.
(8)  The Minister charged with the responsibility for Government publications may make regulations to prescribe any matter —
(a)required or permitted by this section to be prescribed; and
(b)for the purposes of carrying out this section.
(9)  In this section, “appointed date” means the date of commencement of section 2 of the Electronic Gazette and Legislation Act 2025.”.
Amendment of Revised Edition of the Laws Act 1983
3.  In the Revised Edition of the Laws Act 1983 —
(a)before section 1, insert —
“PART 1
PRELIMINARY”;
(b)before section 3, insert —
“PART 2
LAW REVISION COMMISSION”;
(c)before section 4, insert —
“PART 3
REVISION OF ACTS”;
(d)in section 10(3)(a), after “be”, insert “in electronic form,”;
(e)in section 11(2), (3) and (4), delete “booklet or loose‑leaf” wherever it appears;
(f)in section 11(2), delete “on the front page”;
(g)delete section 11A;
(h)before section 15, insert —
“PART 4
REVISION OF SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION”;
(i)in section 15(1), after “any manner or form”, insert “(including in electronic form)”;
(j)in section 17(5), after “in any form”, insert “(including in electronic form)”;
(k)in section 17, delete subsection (6);
(l)in section 17, replace subsection (7) with —
“(7)  In the preparation of a revised edition of subsidiary legislation under subsection (5), the Commissioners —
(a)have the like powers to do all things as are conferred upon them by section 15(2) and (3); and
(b)may include any notes, indexes, instructions or other information that they consider useful.”;
(m)before section 18, insert —
“PART 5
supplementary provisions
Electronic versions of revised editions to be prima facie evidence of proper law, etc.
17A.—(1)  A revised edition of any material published in electronic form under this Act (including under section 11A(1) as in force before the appointed date) is, in all courts and for all purposes, prima facie evidence of the proper law of Singapore in respect of that material.
(2)  To the extent of any inconsistency, the revised edition of any material published in electronic form under this Act on or after the appointed date prevails over the same revised edition published in print under this Act on or after that date.
(3)  To the extent of any inconsistency, the revised edition of any material published in print under this Act before the appointed date prevails over the same revised edition published in electronic form under this Act before that date.
(4)  In this section —
“appointed date” means the date of commencement of section 3(m) of the Electronic Gazette and Legislation Act 2025;
“material” means any Act, subsidiary legislation, treaty, convention or other instrument.”;
(n)in section 18(1), replace “indices” with “indexes”;
(o)delete section 21;
(p)delete section 22; and
(q)in section 23(1), replace “printing error” with “publication error”.
Abolition of use of Gazette as instrument of appointment, etc.
4.—(1)  In the Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966 —
(a)in section 12, replace “notified” with “published”;
(b)in section 30, replace subsection (2) with —
“(2)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(c)in section 90, delete subsection (2);
(d)in section 90(3), delete “by notification in the Gazette”;
(e)in section 90, after subsection (3), insert —
“(4)  An appointment under subsection (1), and any cancellation under subsection (3), must be published in the Gazette.”;
(f)in section 91, delete subsection (4);
(g)in section 91(5), delete “by notification in the Gazette”; and
(h)in section 91, after subsection (5), insert —
“(5A)  An appointment under subsection (1), and any cancellation under subsection (5), must be published in the Gazette.”.
(2)  In the Arbitration Act 2001 —
(a)in section 13(9), delete “by notification in the Gazette,”;
(b)in section 13, after subsection (9), insert —
“(10)  An appointment under subsection (9) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(c)in section 62(2), delete “by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(d)in section 62, after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(3)  In the Arms and Explosives Act 1913, in section 4 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(4)  In the Arms Offences Act 1973, in section 10 —
(a)renumber the section as subsection (1) of that section;
(b)in subsection (1)(d), delete “by notification in the Gazette”; and
(c)after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  Any special authorisation under subsection (1)(d) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(5)  In the Banking Act 1970, in section 3 —
(a)in subsection (1A), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1A), insert —
“(1B)  An appointment under subsection (1A) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(6)  In the Building Control Act 1989, in section 3 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(7)  In the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act 2004, in section 19 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by order in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(8)  In the Business Trusts Act 2004, in section 97 —
(a)in subsection (1A), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1A), insert —
“(1B)  An appointment under subsection (1A) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(9)  In the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, in section 68 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(b)in subsection (1), after “to be members of the Review Board”, insert “for a specified period”; and
(c)replace subsection (2) with —
“(2)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(10)  In the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003, in section 8 —
(a)in subsection (10), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (10), insert —
“(11)  An appointment under subsection (10) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(11)  In the Control of Manufacture Act 1959, in section 4 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(3)  An appointment under subsection (1), and any authorisation under subsection (2), must be published in the Gazette.”.
(12)  In the Co-operative Societies Act 1979 —
(a)in section 59A(1), delete “in the Gazette”;
(b)in section 59A, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(c)in section 59A(4), delete “in the Gazette”;
(d)in section 59A, after subsection (4), insert —
“(4A)  An order under subsection (4) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(e)in section 94(1), delete “in the Gazette”;
(f)in section 94, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An order under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(g)in section 94(8), delete “in the Gazette”;
(h)in section 94, after subsection (8), insert —
“(8A)  An order under subsection (8) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(i)in section 94A(1), delete “in the Gazette”;
(j)in section 94A, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An order under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(k)in section 94A(8), delete “in the Gazette”; and
(l)in section 94A, after subsection (8), insert —
“(8A)  An order under subsection (8) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(13)  In the Copyright Act 2021 —
(a)in section 366(3), replace “made by notification” with “published”; and
(b)in section 480(6), replace “notified” with “published”.
(14)  In the Credit Bureau Act 2016, in section 5 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(15)  In the Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011, in section 82 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(16)  In the Destitute Persons Act 1989 —
(a)in section 8(1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(b)in section 8, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(c)in section 10(1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(d)in section 10, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(17)  In the Education Act 1957 —
(a)renumber section 5 as subsection (1) of that section;
(b)in section 5(1), delete “by notification in the Gazette”;
(c)in section 5, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  Any authorisation under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(d)in section 9(2)(c), replace “section 51” with “section 51(1)”;
(e)in section 38(e), replace “section 51” with “section 51(1)”;
(f)renumber section 51 as subsection (1) of that section;
(g)in section 51(1), delete “by notification in the Gazette”;
(h)in section 51, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(i)in section 53(1), (2) and (4), replace “section 5” with “section 5(1)”; and
(j)in section 55(1) and (2), replace “section 5” with “section 5(1)”.
(18)  In the Environmental Protection and Management Act 1999, in section 3 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(19)  In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 3 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(20)  In the Estate Duty Act 1929, in section 4 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(b)in subsection (4), delete “by notification in the Gazette or”; and
(c)after subsection (4), insert —
“(5)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(21)  In the Executive Condominium Housing Scheme Act 1996 —
(a)in section 2(1), in the definition of “developer”, replace “section 4” with “section 4(1)”;
(b)in section 2(3), replace “sections 4” with “sections 4(1)”;
(c)renumber section 4 as subsection (1) of that section;
(d)in section 4(1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(e)in section 4, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(22)  In the Financial Advisers Act 2001, in section 75 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(23)  In the Financial Holding Companies Act 2013, in section 61 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(24)  In the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022, in section 179 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(25)  In the Geographical Indications Act 2014 —
(a)in section 55, in the definition of “authorised officer”, replace paragraph (b) with —
“(b)any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 55A(2);”;
(b)in section 55, in the definition of “senior authorised officer”, replace paragraph (b) with —
“(b)any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 55A(3);”;
(c)in section 55A, replace the section heading with —
“Administration of this Part”;
(d)renumber section 55A as subsection (1) of that section; and
(e)in section 55A, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  The Minister may appoint any officer or class or description of officers to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on an authorised officer by this Part.
(3)  The Minister may appoint any officer or class or description of officers to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on a senior authorised officer by this Part.
(4)  An appointment under subsection (2) or (3) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(26)  In the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993 —
(a)in section 2(1), in the definition of “Comptroller”, replace “section 4” with “section 4(1)”;
(b)renumber section 4 as subsection (1) of that section;
(c)in section 4(1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(d)in section 4, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(27)  In the Goods and Services Tax Voucher Fund Act 2012, in section 8 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(28)  In the Housing and Development Act 1959, in section 60 —
(a)in subsection (3), delete “by notification in the Gazette,”;
(b)in subsection (4), delete “by notification in the Gazette”; and
(c)after subsection (4), insert —
“(4A)  Any authorisation under subsection (3), and any revocation under subsection (4), must be published in the Gazette.”.
(29)  In the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1965, in section 3 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(30)  In the Immigration Act 1959, in section 59 —
(a)renumber the section as subsection (1) of that section;
(b)in subsection (1), delete “by notification in the Gazette”; and
(c)after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  Any authorisation of an immigration officer under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(31)  In the Income Tax Act 1947 —
(a)in section 3(1) and (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(b)in section 3(2), delete “by such or a subsequent notification”;
(c)in section 3(2), delete “in such notification”;
(d)in section 3, after subsection (2), insert —
“(3)  An appointment under subsection (1) or (2), and any authorisation under subsection (2), must be published in the Gazette.”;
(e)in section 4(1), delete “by notification in the Gazette or”;
(f)in section 4(2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(g)in section 4, after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  Any direction under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(32)  In the Industrial Relations Act 1960 —
(a)in section 6(2), replace “notified” with “published”;
(b)in section 74(1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(c)in section 74, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(33)  In the Insurance Act 1966, in section 137 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(34)  In the International Arbitration Act 1994 —
(a)in section 8(3), delete “by notification in the Gazette,”;
(b)in section 8, after subsection (3), insert —
“(4)  An appointment under subsection (3) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(c)in section 16(2), delete “by notification in the Gazette,”;
(d)in section 16, after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(e)in section 21(4), delete “by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(f)in section 21, after subsection (4), insert —
“(5)  An appointment under subsection (4) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(35)  In the Intoxicating Substances Act 1987 —
(a)renumber section 14 as subsection (1) of that section;
(b)in section 14(1)(b), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(c)in section 14, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  An appointment under subsection (1)(b) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(d)in section 15(1)(a)(ii), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(e)in section 15, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1)(a)(ii) must be published in the Gazette.”; and
(f)in the Schedule, in the Schedule reference, replace “14 and 15” with “14(1) and 15(1)”.
(36)  In the Legal Profession Act 1966 —
(a)in section 2A(1)(b), delete “by notification in the Gazette”;
(b)in section 2A, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1), and an assignment under subsection (1)(b), must be published in the Gazette.”;
(c)in section 36R(1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(d)in section 36R, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(37)  In the Mental Capacity Act 2008, in section 35 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(38)  In the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, in section 146 —
(a)renumber the section as subsection (1) of that section;
(b)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(c)after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(39)  In the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 —
(a)renumber section 16 as subsection (1) of that section;
(b)in section 16(1)(a)(ii), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(c)in section 16, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  An appointment under subsection (1)(a)(ii) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(d)in section 31(4)(b) and (6), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(e)in section 31, after subsection (6), insert —
“(6A)  An appointment under subsection (4)(b) or (6) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(f)in section 31A(4), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(g)in section 31A, after subsection (4), insert —
“(4A)  An appointment under subsection (4) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(40)  In the National Cadet Corps Act 1972, in section 5 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment or nomination under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(41)  In the Payment and Settlement Systems (Finality and Netting) Act 2002, in section 19 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(42)  In the Payment Services Act 2019, in section 4 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(43)  In the Payroll Tax Act 1965, in section 12 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “by notification in the Gazette or”;
(b)in subsection (3), delete “by notification in the Gazette”; and
(c)after subsection (3), insert —
“(3A)  A direction under subsection (3) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(44)  In the Planning Act 1998, in section 5 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(45)  In the Police Force Act 2004, in section 18 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(46)  In the Public Entertainments Act 1958, in section 3 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(47)  In the Registered Designs Act 2000 —
(a)in section 68A, in the definition of “authorised officer”, replace paragraph (b) with —
“(b)any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 68B(2);”;
(b)in section 68A, in the definition of “senior authorised officer”, replace paragraph (b) with —
“(b)any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 68B(3);”;
(c)in section 68B, replace the section heading with —
“Administration of this Part”;
(d)renumber section 68B as subsection (1) of that section; and
(e)in section 68B, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  The Minister may appoint any officer or class or description of officers to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on an authorised officer by this Part.
(3)  The Minister may appoint any officer or class or description of officers to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on a senior authorised officer by this Part.
(4)  An appointment under subsection (2) or (3) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(48)  In the Regulation of Imports and Exports Act 1995 —
(a)in section 2(1), in the definition of “authorised officer”, replace paragraph (d) with —
“(d)any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 2A(3);”;
(b)in section 2(1), in the definition of “senior authorised officer”, replace paragraph (d) with —
“(d)any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 2A(4);”; and
(c)in section 2A, after subsection (2), insert —
“(3)  The Minister may appoint any officer or class or description of officers to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on an authorised officer by this Act.
(4)  The Minister may appoint any officer or class or description of officers to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on a senior authorised officer by this Act.
(5)  An appointment under subsection (3) or (4) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(49)  In the Requisition of Resources Act 1985, in section 4 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(50)  In the Revised Edition of the Laws Act 1983, in section 3 —
(a)in subsection (4), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (6) (as inserted by section 12(d) of the Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2024), insert —
“(7)  An appointment under subsection (1) or (4) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(51)  In the Sand and Granite Quarries Act 1970 —
(a)in section 2, in the definition of “Licensing Officer”, replace “section 3” with “section 3(1)”;
(b)renumber section 3 as subsection (1) of that section;
(c)in section 3(1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(d)in section 3, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(52)  In the Secondhand Goods Dealers Act 2007 —
(a)in section 2(1), in the definition of “Licensing Officer”, replace “section 3” with “section 3(1)”;
(b)renumber section 3 as subsection (1) of that section;
(c)in section 3(1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(d)in section 3, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(53)  In the Securities and Futures Act 2001, in section 320 —
(a)in subsection (1A), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1A), insert —
“(1B)  An appointment under subsection (1A) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(54)  In the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 —
(a)in section 99(1)(a)(iv), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(b)in section 99, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1)(a)(iv) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(c)in section 182A, in the definition of “Bail Officer”, replace “, by order in the Gazette,” with “under section 182AA(1)”; and
(d)after section 182A, insert —
“Appointment of Bail Officer
182AA.—(1)  The Armed Forces Council may appoint any officer or senior military expert to exercise the power to release a person subject to military law on bail or bond.
(2)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(55)  In the Stamp Duties Act 1929, in section 3 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(56)  In the Trade Marks Act 1998 —
(a)in section 53A, after subsection (5), insert —
“(5A)  The Minister may appoint any officer or class or description of officers to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on an authorised officer by this section.
(5B)  An appointment under subsection (5A) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(b)in section 53A(6), in the definition of “authorised officer”, replace paragraph (d) with —
“(d)any officer or class or description of officers appointed under subsection (5A);”;
(c)in section 81, in the definition of “authorised officer”, replace paragraph (b) with —
“(b)any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 81A(2);”;
(d)in section 81, in the definition of “senior authorised officer”, replace paragraph (b) with —
“(b)any officer or class or description of officers appointed under section 81A(3);”;
(e)in section 81A, replace the section heading with —
“Administration of this Part”;
(f)renumber section 81A as subsection (1) of that section; and
(g)in section 81A, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  The Minister may appoint any officer or class or description of officers to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on an authorised officer by this Part.
(3)  The Minister may appoint any officer or class or description of officers to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred and imposed on a senior authorised officer by this Part.
(4)  An appointment under subsection (2) or (3) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(57)  In the Trust Companies Act 2005, in section 73 —
(a)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(b)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(58)  In the Undesirable Publications Act 1967, in section 18 —
(a)in subsection (1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(b)in subsection (2), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”; and
(c)after subsection (2), insert —
“(2A)  An appointment under subsection (1) or (2) must be published in the Gazette.”.
(59)  In the Women’s Charter 1961 —
(a)renumber section 176 as subsection (1) of that section;
(b)in section 176(1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(c)in section 176(1), delete “by that notification”;
(d)in section 176, after subsection (1), insert —
“(2)  An appointment of an officer under subsection (1), and the powers conferred and duties imposed on the officer, must be published in the Gazette.”;
(e)in section 178(1), delete “, by notification in the Gazette,”;
(f)in section 178, after subsection (1), insert —
“(1A)  An appointment under subsection (1) must be published in the Gazette.”;
(g)in section 180A(1)(i), replace “section 176” with “section 176(1)”; and
(h)in section 180A(1)(j), replace “section 178” with “section 178(1)”.
Related and consequential amendments
5.—(1)  In the Compulsory Education Act 2000, in section 2, in the definition of “Director‑General”, replace “section 5” with “section 5(1)”.
(2)  In the Evidence Act 1893 —
(a)in section 39(d), replace “printed paper” with “document”; and
(b)in section 80(1)(a) and (b), after “printed”, insert “or published”.
(3)  In the Interpretation Act 1965 —
(a)in section 2(1), replace the definition of “Gazette” or “Government Gazette” with —
“ “Gazette” or “Government Gazette” means the Republic of Singapore Government Gazette, and includes any supplement thereto and any Gazette Extraordinary;”;
(b)in section 2(1), replace the definition of “Government Printer” with —
“ “Government Printer” means any person authorised by the Government to print or otherwise publish written laws, Bills, the Gazette, documents of the Government and other official documents;”;
(c)in section 2, delete subsection (6);
(d)in section 8(2), replace “printed” with “purporting to be printed or published”; and
(e)in section 9A(3)(a), replace “as printed” with “as purporting to be printed or published”.
(4)  In the Organised Crime Act 2015, in section 41(3)(b), replace “section 4” with “section 4(1)”.
(5)  In the Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act 1962 —
(a)in section 34, in the section heading, after “Printing”, insert “or publishing”;
(b)in section 34, replace “prints” with “prints or publishes”;
(c)in section 34, replace “printed” wherever it appears with “printed or published”; and
(d)in section 40, replace “printed” wherever it appears with “printed or published”.
(6)  In the Patents Act 1994, in section 88(5)(a), replace “printed by the Government Printers” with “printed or published by the Government Printer”.
(7)  In the Registration of Deeds Act 1988, in section 5(1)(c), replace “printed” with “purporting to be printed or published”.
(8)  In the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972, in section 99(1)(a)(ii), replace “section 16(a)(ii)” with “section 16(1)(a)(ii)”.
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