Singapore legislation
Section 16
of Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research Act
Section 16
Standards Council
(1)
The Institute may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint a Standards Council (consisting of a chairman and such number of persons as the Institute may think fit who may or may not be members of the Institute) to assist and advise the Institute in establishing Singapore Standards and any other standards, and in any other function, power or duty conferred on the Institute by this Act.
(2)
The Standards Council may, with the approval of the Institute, appoint such number of committees and subcommittees as it thinks fit.
(3)
The Standards Council shall report to the Institute on its activities as often as it thinks necessary and submit an annual report to the Institute.