No. S 167
Financial Procedure Act
(CHAPTER 109)
Financial
(Amendment) Regulations 2021
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the Financial Procedure Act, the Minister for Finance makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Financial (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 23 March 2021.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  Regulation 2 of the Financial Regulations (Rg 1) is amended by deleting the definition of “Accounting Officer” and substituting the following definition:
“ “Accounting Officer” means —
(a)a Deputy Attorney‑General;
(b)the Solicitor‑General;
(c)the Auditor‑General;
(d)the Clerk of Parliament;
(e)the Permanent Secretary of a Ministry;
(f)the Principal Private Secretary to the President;
(g)the Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Justice;
(h)the Principal District Judge (Corporate Services);
(i)the Chief Executive, Attorney‑General’s Chambers;
(j)the Secretary to the Cabinet;
(k)the Secretary to the Presidential Council;
(l)the Secretary to the Prime Minister; or
(m)the Secretary to the Public Service Commission;”.
[G.N. Nos. S 398/99; S 225/2003; S 71/2013; S 286/2014; S 678/2017; S 239/2019]
Made on 19 March 2021.
TAN CHING YEE
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Finance,
Singapore.
[E001.009.0001; AG/LEGIS/SL/109/2020/1 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 24(2) of the Financial Procedure Act).