Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of Institute of Technical Education Act

The Institute of Technical Education Act (Cap. 141A, 1993 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph (i) of section 6 and substituting the following paragraph:“(i)levy and collect —

(i)

such fees, rates or charges for training and other services, use of facilities and conduct of activities; and

(ii)

such charges for the late payment thereof,as the Institute may consider expedient;”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after section 6, the following section:“Validation of collection of charge for late payment of fee, rate or charge6A. Every amount collected before the date of commencement of the Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2007 as, or purportedly as, a charge for the late payment of any fee, rate or charge referred to in section 6(i) shall be deemed to be and always to have been validly collected, and no legal proceedings shall lie or be instituted or maintained in any court of law on account of or in respect of any such collection.”.