Definitions
2.  In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Agreement” means the agreement between the Founding Parties, signed on 22nd November 2005, establishing the Center;
“Center” or “REDI Center” means the Regional Emerging Diseases Intervention Center located in Singapore;
“family”, in relation to a Professional Staff of the Center, means —
(a)the spouse of the staff;
(b)the dependent children of the staff who are under 21 years of age;
(c)the dependent children of the staff who are above 21 years of age, unmarried and living in the same household as the staff; and
(d)in exceptional cases as determined by the Government, dependent parents of the staff;
“Founding Parties” means Singapore and the United States of America;
“Participating Organisations” means international organisations that have been invited by the Governing Board of the Center to participate as observers of the Governing Board’s deliberations;
“Parties” means —
(a)the Founding Parties; and
(b)any other State or APEC member economy that has been invited by the Governing Board of the Center to join the Center with full representation on the Governing Board, and has acceded to the Agreement on the conditions and terms established pursuant to Article 4 thereof;
“premises of the Center” means the buildings in Singapore or any part thereof, irrespective of ownership, used for the purposes of the Center;
“Professional Staff of the Center” means —
(a)the Executive Director of the Center;
(b)the Deputy Director of the Center;
(c)any other officer, employee or individual provided or detailed by the Government, or any foreign government which has joined the Center, with the consent of the Governing Board of the Center; or
(d)any other individual appointed by the Executive Director of the Center or his authorised representative, subject to the consent of the Governing Board of the Center;
“property”, in relation to the Center, means all property, real or personal, including funds, assets and income belonging to the Center.