Singapore Workforce Development Agency Bill

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1 Short title and commencement

3 Establishment and incorporation of Singapore Workforce Development Agency

5 Constitution of Agency

6 Chairman may delegate functions

7 Term of office of members

8 Temporary Chairman, etc.

9 Meetings and proceedings of Agency

10 Disclosure of interest by members

11 Functions and duties of Agency

13 Directions by Minister

15 Delegation of powers

16 Appointment of chief executive and other staff

17 Protection from personal liability

21 All moneys recovered to be paid to Agency

24 Issue of shares, etc.

26 Application of moneys

29 Audit of accounts

30 Powers of auditor

31 Presentation of financial statements and auditor’s report to Parliament

32 Transfer to Agency of property, assets and liabilities

33 Transfer of employees

34 Pension rights, etc., of Government employees to be preserved

35 No benefits in respect of abolition or reorganisation of office

36 Existing contracts

37 Continuation and completion of disciplinary proceedings and other legal proceedings

38 Misconduct or neglect of duty by employee before transfer

40 Symbol or representation of Agency

41 Power to obtain information and call for returns

42 Penalty for obstructing Agency in carrying out its duties

43 False or misleading information, statement or document

44 Preservation of secrecy

45 Corporate offenders and unincorporated associations

46 Jurisdiction of court

48 Composition of offences

50 Consequential and related amendments to other written laws

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Singapore Workforce Development Agency Bill

Bill No. 13/2003

Read the first time on 30th June 2003.

An Act to establish and incorporate the Singapore Workforce Development 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 Singapore Workforce Development Agency 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 —

“Agency” means the Singapore Workforce Development Agency established under section 3;

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

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

“member” means any member of the Agency and includes any temporary member of the Agency;

“transferred agency” means any transferred agency specified in the second column of the First Schedule;

“transferring body” means any transferring body specified in the first column of the First Schedule.