Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Economic Development Board (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the Economic Development Board Ordinance, 1961 (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the Ordinance”) is hereby amended —

(a)

by inserting immediately after the definition of “Board” appearing therein the following new definition: —“ “goods, materials or things” includes capital or consumer goods of every description, including aircraft, ships, machinery, food and drugs;”; and

(b)

by deleting the definition of “industrial enterprise” appearing therein and substituting therefor the following: —“ “industrial enterprise” means any sole proprietorship, partnership, company or co-operative society wherever registered or incorporated under any law for the time being in force relating to companies, co-operative societies or businesses and engaged in or proposing to engage in any one or more of the following purposes or functions: —

(a)

manufacture and sale of goods, materials or things or the subjection of goods, materials or things to any process, including that of repairs, breaking-up, re-conditioning or maintenance;

(b)

the exploration for, and exploitation of, natural resources, including —

(i)

the working of a mine, quarry or any other source of mineral deposits; or

(ii)

the treatment or preparation for sale, consumption or use, and the storage or removal, of any substance from any mine, quarry or other source of mineral deposits;

(c)

transport, dock, water or electricity undertaking, including the business of wharfingers and stevedores;

(d)

the storage of goods, materials or things;

(e)

the working of a plantation;

(f)

fishing; and

(g)

the business of a tourist enterprise as defined in the Tourist Promotion Board Ordinance, 1963 (Ord. 35 of 1963);”.