Singapore legislation

Clause 13

of Defence Science and Technology Agency Bill

Clause 13

Public servants and public officers

All directors, officers and employees of the Agency (including persons seconded to the Agency for any period) shall be deemed to be —

(a)

public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code (Cap. 224);

(b)

public officers for the purposes of the Government Contracts Act (Cap. 118); and

(c)

public officers for the purposes of the Financial Procedure Act (Cap. 109) in relation to all contracts entered into, administered, or managed by the Agency on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, and section 20 of that Act shall apply to such persons notwithstanding that they are not or were not in the employment of the Government.

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