Clause 6

to promote the safety, quality and efficiency of products and processes in industry for local and international markets through standardisation, certification, quality management and the use of technology; and

to promote and undertake industrial research and development for the creation of new industries, the development of existing industries and the improvement and introduction of technical skills and technology in industry.Powers and duties of Institute15A. The Institute shall have all such powers and may perform all such duties as it may consider necessary or expedient to enable it to exercise its functions under this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing or to any other power conferred by this Act, it may —

establish, accept or adopt 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, Marks of the Institute for use in relation to any function of the Institute including the Singapore Quality Mark to certify the quality of products, the Good Manufacturing Practice Mark to certify quality management systems, the SISIR ISO 9000 Certification Mark to certify quality management systems to standards published by the International Organisation for Standardisation and the Singapore Laboratory Accreditation Scheme Mark to certify the testing capabilities of laboratories, and to control the use of such Marks;

provide for a scheme of quality control of specified export commodities, products and processes in the manner provided in section 17;

establish, administer and operate any other schemes of standardisation and certification of products or processes;

inspect, examine or test materials, products and processes with a view to evaluating their quality, serviceability and other characteristics and report thereon, and for this purpose to establish such laboratories and other facilities as the Institute may think fit, and to control the use of such reports;

establish a national standard of weights, measures and other quantities as may be specified by the Minister, 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, calibrate, repair and service instruments and equipment and issue certificates to the effect that an instrument or equipment complies with the specifications applicable to it and to control the use of such certificates;

undertake industrial research and development to adapt, develop and apply technical services, products, materials and processes;

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

undertake the training of the personnel of the Institute and of other bodies or organisations in the fields covered by this Act and to arrange for the training of the personnel of the Institute with other local or overseas bodies or organisations;

advise the Government and industrial, commercial and trading organisations on scientific and technical matters;

become a member or affiliate of any international body, the objects of which are similar to those of the Institute and to liaise with any national and international body having such objects;

develop and maintain a service to collect and disseminate by any convenient means (including the publication of reports, pamphlets, booklets, journals and other communication media) scientific, technical and other information concerning matters pertaining to this Act and any regulations made thereunder;

form or participate in the formation of a company or companies and enter into any joint venture or partnership for the purposes of this Act;

acquire any property or any interest therein or any easement over any immovable property, whether by way of purchase, lease, exchange or otherwise for the purposes of this Act;

with the approval of the Minister, sell, mortgage or dispose of any immovable property vested in the Institute;

prescribe and levy fees for the grant and renewal of licences under this Act;

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

exercise all functions and powers and perform all duties which, under any other written law, are or may be or become vested in the Institute or are delegated to the Institute; and

do all such matters and things as may be incidental to or consequential upon the exercise of its powers or the discharge of its duties under this Act or any regulations made thereunder.”.