Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Powers of Board
The Board shall have all such powers and may perform all such duties as it may consider necessary or expedient to enable it to exercise its objects under this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing or to any other powers conferred by this Act, it may —
charge fees and commissions for the services rendered by it;
receive donations, grants, gifts and contributions from any source and raise funds by all lawful means;
publish works concerning productivity techniques;
co-ordinate all information concerning productivity techniques;
organise courses in furtherance of its objects and award certificates of proficiency to persons who attend courses organised by the Board;
conduct tests of proficiency on productivity techniques;
enter into contracts, and generally regulate all transactions which the Board may enter into;
with the approval of the Minister acquire, purchase, lease, take hold and enjoy movable and immovable property of every description and sell, convey, assign, surrender and yield up, mortgage, demise, transfer or otherwise dispose of any movable or immovable property vested in the Board as the Board thinks fit; and
become a member or affiliate of any international body the objects of which are similar to those of the Board and co-ordinate the handling of enquiries to and from that international body.