Section 6

to control, administer and manage the national parks and nature reserves;

to plan, design, develop, manage and maintain public parks;

to provide, manage and maintain park and recreational infrastructure and facilities in the national parks, nature reserves and public parks;

to propagate, protect and preserve the animals, plants and other organisms of Singapore and, within the national parks, nature reserves and public parks, to preserve objects and places of aesthetic, historical or scientific interest;

to promote and protect the welfare, safety and health of animals, including controlling the following:

the use of animals in research, testing or teaching;

the supply of veterinary products;

the trapping or killing of animals in a wild state;

to manage the animal population in Singapore;

to prevent and manage threats and risks —

to animal health, animal welfare or plant health or all of them;

to terrestrial and aquatic environments arising from animals or plants, or pests or diseases carried by animals or plants; and

to public health and safety from animals or plants, or pests or diseases carried by animals or plants;

to regulate trade in endangered species of animals and plants;

to regulate veterinary establishments, practitioners of veterinary medicine and persons who provide veterinary services in the course of business;

to cooperate and collaborate in particular with —

any public officer, public authority or Health Officer in the administration of the Infectious Diseases Act 1976;

the Health Sciences Authority in the administration of the Health Products Act 2007;

the Director-General of Public Health and the Director‑General, Food Administration in the administration of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987; and

the Director-General, Food Administration in the discharge of functions or powers under any written law;

to provide and control facilities for the study of and research into matters relating to animals, plants and other organisms in Singapore and the physical conditions in which they live;

to exhibit objects illustrative of the life sciences, applied sciences, history, technology and industry;

to promote the study, research and dissemination of knowledge in veterinary medicine, animal‑related services, botany, horticulture, biotechnology, arboriculture, landscape architecture, parks and recreation management and natural and local history;

to provide, manage and promote recreational, cultural, historical, research and educational facilities and resources in national parks, nature reserves and public parks and encourage their full and proper use by members of the public;

to advise the Government on all matters relating to animal health and welfare, plant health, veterinary medicine, animal‑related services, nature conservation and the planning, development and management of public parks; (p)to manage on behalf of the Government any State land used or to be used by the landscape industry, animal‑related services industry or veterinary science industry in Singapore and to promote the optimisation of the use of such land;

to promote the development, productivity and efficiency of the landscape industry, animal‑related services industry or veterinary science industry in Singapore;

to promote the advancement of skills and expertise of individuals in relation to any subject mentioned in paragraph (m) and of individuals employed in the landscape industry, animal‑related services industry or veterinary science industry in Singapore;

to represent the Government internationally on matters that relate to animal health and welfare, plant health, wildlife trade control and biodiversity, and matters connected with the landscape industry, animal‑related services industry and veterinary science industry in Singapore; and

to carry out such other functions and duties as are imposed upon the Board by or under this Act or any other written law.