Section 7

design and administer systems for the registration and regulation of private education institutions and persons who offer or provide any service relating, whether directly or indirectly, to private education;

develop codes of practice relating to content or technical standards for private education services, and monitor compliance with such codes;

engage in research, development studies or technical co-operation projects relating to or connected with the functions and duties of the Council;

specify, by notification in the Gazette, all the accreditation, certification or inspection marks of the Council for use in relation to any function or duty of the Council, and control the use of such marks;

enter into such contracts as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of discharging the functions and duties of the Council;

acquire or dispose of, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, any property, whether movable or immovable, which the Council thinks necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out its functions or duties;

with the approval of the Minister, form or participate in the formation of any company, partnership or joint venture as a shareholder or partner or in any other capacity and to share profits;

become a member or an affiliate of any international body, the functions or duties of which are similar to those of the Council;

whether by itself or in association with any other person, provide to any person in Singapore or elsewhere consultancy, technical, managerial or other services or products in any area in which the Council has skill or experience;

charge fees or commissions for services rendered by the Council or for the use of any facilities of the Council;

receive grants or contributions from any source, or raise funds by all lawful means and apply such funds for any of the functions and duties of the Council;

grant or guarantee loans to officers or employees of the Council for any purpose specifically approved by the Council;

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

provide training, whether by itself or with the co-operation of other persons as the Council thinks fit, for the officers or employees of the Council or others concerned with private education services and to award scholarships or otherwise pay for such training;

lease, let, develop or otherwise utilise any property movable or immovable, vested in or acquired by the Council on such terms and conditions as the Council thinks fit; and

do anything incidental to any of its functions, duties or powers.