(a) | to act as an agent for the Government or, with the approval of the Minister, for any person, body or organisation for the transaction of any business connected with any tourism enterprise; |
(b) | to engage in, assist in or promote the improvement of facilities for visitors to Singapore and the development of Singapore as a tourist destination; |
(c) | to secure overseas publicity for the tourist attractions in Singapore and tourism projects outside Singapore in which Singapore has an interest; |
(d) | to co-ordinate the activities of persons providing services for visitors to Singapore; |
(e) | to regulate standards to be maintained by such tourism enterprises as the Board may determine; |
(f) | to license such class or classes of tourism enterprises as the Board may determine and to prescribe the conditions under which the licences may be granted and the fees which may be levied for the licences; |
(g) | to acquire, take on lease, hire, hold and enjoy movable and immovable property and to convey, assign, surrender, charge, mortgage, demise, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or deal with, any movable or immovable property belonging to the Board upon such terms as the Board considers fit; |
(h) | to grant loans or advances to any person carrying on a tourism enterprise; |
(i) | to enter into any contract or agreement for carrying out the purposes of this Act; |
(j) | to receive, in consideration of the services rendered by the Board, such commission or payment as may be agreed upon; |
(k) | to exercise all powers and perform all duties which, under any other written law, are or may be or become vested in or delegated to the Board; |
(l) | with the approval of the Minister, to make rules for the establishment of a scheme or schemes for the payment of pensions, gratuities, provident fund or other superannuation benefits to such employees or classes of employees or former employees of the Board as the Board may determine, on their death or retirement from the service of the Board or on their otherwise leaving the service of the Board; |
(m) | to carry on the business of providing transport facilities for persons visiting tourist attractions in Singapore; |
(n) | to invest any money of the Board in securities authorised for the investment of trust funds by any written law and, with the approval of the Minister, in other securities, within or outside Singapore; |
(o) | with the approval of the Minister, to subscribe for or acquire any stock, share, bond, debenture or other financial instrument in any company carrying on a tourism enterprise; |
(p) | with the approval of the Minister, to invest any money of the Board in any business within or outside Singapore which will promote or be conducive to the tourism trade in Singapore; |
(q) | with the approval of the Minister —(i) | to enter into any joint venture with any person; or | (ii) | to form or participate in the formation of any company, |
whether in Singapore or elsewhere, for the purpose of carrying out all or any of the functions of the Board; |
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(r) | with the approval of the Minister, to manage, control or supervise tourism enterprises within or outside Singapore by nominating directors or advisers, or by collaborating with persons carrying on tourism enterprises or entering into partnerships or any other arrangements with them; |
(s) | with the approval of the Minister, to borrow money whether by way of bank overdraft or otherwise for such of the purposes of the Board as the Board may from time to time consider desirable; and |
(t) | generally to do all such matters and things as may be incidental to or consequential upon the exercise of the Board’s powers or the discharge of its duties under this Act.”. |