Singapore legislation

Clause 5

of National Science and Technology Board (Amendment) Bill

Clause 5

Amendment of section 3

Section 3 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “National Science and Technology Board” in the 2nd line and substituting the words “Agency for Science, Technology and Research”;

(b)

by re-numbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) The Agency may perform any of its functions or carry out any of its duties under the business name of A*STAR, or such other business name as the Minister may, from time to time by notification in the Gazette, specify.”; and

(c)

by deleting the words “National Science and Technology Board” in the marginal note and substituting the words “Agency for Science, Technology and Research”.