Singapore legislation

Clause 7

of Economic Development Board (Amendment) Bill

Clause 7

Amendment of section 17

Section 17 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (q) of subsection (1), and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:“(qa)to foster the growth of the services industry by developing the appropriate infrastructure and formulating and implementing investment promotion plans, promotional incentives and marketing strategies to support local and international firms and businesses in the services sector in Singapore; and”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:“(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(qa), “services” means all or any of the following services: (a)business services;

(b)

technical services;

(c)

commercial services;

(d)

accountancy and management and professional services;

(e)

transport and communication services;

(f)

warehousing and distribution services;

(g)

medical services;

(h)

education services;

(i)

publishing services;

(j)

information technology services;

(k)

agrotechnology services;

(l)

entertainment, leisure and recreation services;

(m)

exhibition services.”.

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