Singapore legislation
Section 8
Section 8
Functions of Council
The functions of the Council are —
to plan and promote sports in Singapore for both competitive and recreational purposes;
to coordinate the activities of, and to facilitate cooperation among, all sports organisations;
to coordinate, in consultation with the Ministry of Education, the sports activities of schools with those of national sports organisations;
to encourage and organise, in consultation with the national sports organisations and the Singapore National Olympic Council, national, international and other sports, competitions and games;
to plan and promote physical education in Singapore;
to foster research and study in sports and physical education and to prepare and publish such reports or periodicals on these matters as it thinks fit;
to provide information, advice and assistance to persons and organisations concerned with sports and physical education;
to establish any sports stadium or such other sports facilities as it thinks fit and to manage and maintain them;
to establish any clubs for the promotion of sports and to manage and maintain them;
to establish and maintain hotels, hostels, restaurants, shops or other conveniences in connection with any sports stadium or other facilities under its control; and
to prepare, manufacture and supply any sports equipment and other sports items.