National Arts Council Bill

Bill No. 17/1991

Read the first time on 7th May 1991.

An Act to establish the National Arts Council 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 National Arts Council Act 1991 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 —

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council appointed under section 4;

“Council” means the National Arts Council established under section 3;

“Deputy Chairman” means the Deputy Chairman of the Council appointed under section 4;

“Fund” means the Singapore Arts Endowment Fund established under section 13;

“member” means a member of the Council and includes the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman;

“National Theatre Trust” means the National Theatre Trust constituted under section 3 of the National Theatre Trust Act [Cap. 203];

“National Theatre Trust Fund” means the National Theatre Trust Fund established under the National Theatre Trust Act and includes all subscriptions, donations, bequests, interest and dividends and all other property real and personal received or acquired for the purposes of that Act by the National Theatre Trust Board;

“National Theatre Trust Board” means the Board of Trustees constituted under section 4 of the National Theatre Trust Act;

“the arts” includes literary, performing and visual arts.

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