Singapore Food Agency Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part 2 ESTABLISHMENT, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF AGENCY
3 Singapore Food Agency
4 Agency is body corporate
5 Functions of Agency
6 Powers of Agency
7 Directions of Minister, etc.
8 Agency’s symbol, etc.
Part 3 CONSTITUTION AND MEMBERSHIP OF AGENCY
Division 1 — Appointment, resignation and removal
9 Membership of Agency
10 Appointment of Agency members
11 Membership disqualification
12 Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson
13 Premature vacancies
14 Acting Chairperson and members
15 Removal of member
16 Resignation from office
17 Validity of acts, etc.
Division 2 — Terms and conditions for members
18 Term of appointment
19 Remuneration, etc.
20 Vacation of office
Part 4 DECISION-MAKING BY AGENCY
Division 1 — Meetings
21 Procedure generally
22 Notice of meetings
23 Quorum
24 Presiding at meetings
25 Voting at meetings
26 Execution of documents
Division 2 — Committees and delegation
27 Appointment of committees
28 Proceedings of committees
29 Ability to delegate, etc.
30 Power of delegate, etc.
Part 5 PERSONNEL MATTERS
31 Appointment of Chief Executive
32 Officers, etc.
33 Public servants
34 Preservation of secrecy
35 Protection from personal liability
Part 6 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
36 Financial year
37 Revenue and property of Agency
38 Bank accounts
39 Financial accounts and records
40 Power of investment
41 Issue of shares, etc.
42 Borrowing power
Part 7 GENERAL
43 Improper use of accreditation, certification or inspection mark
44 Composition of offences
45 Offences by corporations
46 Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships
47 Service of documents
48 Regulations
Part 8 TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKINGS TO AGENCY
49 Interpretation of this Part
50 Transfer of undertakings to Agency
51 Transferring secondments and employees to Agency
52 General preservation of employment terms
53 Transfer of records
54 Confirmation of transfers
55 Repeal of Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority Act
Part 9 RELATED AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS
Division 1 — Cattle Act
56 Repeal of Cattle Act
Division 2 — Environmental Public Health Act
57 Amendments to Environmental Public Health Act
Division 3 — Feeding Stuffs Act
58 Amendments to Feeding Stuffs Act
Division 4 — Fisheries Act
59 Amendments to Fisheries Act
Division 5 — Health Promotion Board Act
60 Amendment to Health Promotion Board Act
Division 6 — Infectious Diseases Act
61 Amendments to Infectious Diseases Act
Division 7 — National Environment Agency Act
62 Amendments to National Environment Agency Act
Division 8 — Planning Act
63 Amendment to Planning Act
Division 9 — Sale of Food Act
64 Amendments to Sale of Food Act
Division 10 — Wholesome Meat and Fish Act
65 Amendments to Wholesome Meat and Fish Act
Division 11 — Other Acts
66 Consequential amendments to other Acts
Part 10 SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
67 Transitional arrangements for AVA financial statements, etc.
68 Saving and transitional provisions for section 57
69 Saving and transitional provisions for sections 58, 59, 64 and 65
70 Saving for amendments in section 64(1)(n)
71 Saving and transitional regulations
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money