Section 7

establish, administer and operate any scheme considered necessary or desirable to the development and upgrading of skills and expertise of persons preparing to join the workforce, persons in the workforce and persons rejoining the workforce, the development and upgrading of the domestic sectors, the promotion of productivity, innovation, standards, standardisation and conformity assessment, and the development of the measurement infrastructure;

collect, compile, analyse and disseminate by any convenient means information of a statistical nature or otherwise concerning matters relating to its functions;

provide information resources on matters relating to productivity, innovation and standards;

publish or sponsor the publication of periodicals, booklets and other written materials and produce or sponsor the production of films and other audio-visual works on matters relating to productivity and standards;

promote and undertake publicity in any form on matters relating to productivity and standards;

organise courses, seminars, workshops and conferences in furtherance of its functions and award certificates of proficiency to persons who attend such courses, seminars, workshops and conferences;

conduct tests of proficiency on matters relating to productivity, innovation and standards;

establish and publish, from time to time, by notification in the Gazette, the Singapore Standard in relation to any product or process;

specify, by notification in the Gazette, all the certification marks of the Board for use in relation to any function of the Board and control the use of such certification marks;

inspect, examine or test materials, products and processes with a view to evaluating their quality, safety, serviceability and other characteristics and report thereon, and control the use of such reports;

establish a national standard of weights, measures and other quantities, hold custody and disseminate the measurement parameters of physical standards of such weights, measures and quantities, and verify and develop methods for the measurement of such weights, measures and other quantities;

develop, verify and calibrate instruments and equipment and issue certificates to the effect that an instrument or equipment complies with the specifications applicable to it and control the use of such certificates;

undertake such measurement and conformity assessment activities as the Board considers necessary for the upgrading of quality standards in industry or for gaining international recognition and acceptance of conformity declarations issued by accredited certification bodies;

initiate and undertake or enter into contractual testing, consultancy, research and development projects in pursuance of its functions under this Act;

prescribe and levy fees and charges for any of the purposes of this Act and recover any costs and expenses incurred as provided by regulations;

receive donations, grants, gifts and contributions from any source and raise funds by all lawful means;

act as agent for the Government or, with the approval of the Government, for any other person in the transaction of any business with a business enterprise in respect of loans or advances granted or debentures subscribed by the Government or such other person;

form or participate —

in the formation of any company for the purpose of carrying out all or any of the functions of the Board;

with the approval of the Minister, in the formation of any company for such other purposes as may be approved by the Minister; and

in any joint venture or partnership;

admit as a subscribing member of the Board any person, company or firm whose activities relate to the functions of the Board;

grant loans to officers or employees of the Board for any purposes specifically approved by the Board as are likely to increase the efficiency of its officers or employees;

provide recreational facilities and promote recreational activities for, and activities conducive to, the welfare of officers and employees of the Board and members of their families;

provide training for officers or employees of the Board and award scholarships or otherwise pay for such training; and

do such other acts as appear to the Board to be incidental or necessary to the discharge of its functions under this Act.