Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Info-communications Media Development Authority Bill

Clause 8

Directions of Minister, etc.

(1)

The Minister may give to the Authority directions on the performance by the Authority of its functions; and the Authority must give effect to all such directions.

(2)

To avoid doubt, the Minister is entitled —

(a)

to information in the possession of the Authority; and

(b)

where the information is in or on a document, to have, and make and retain copies of, that document.

(3)

For the purposes of this section, the Minister may request the Authority —

(a)

to furnish information to the Minister; or

(b)

to give the Minister access to information.

(4)

The Authority must comply with a request under subsection (3).

(5)

In this section, “information” means information specified, or of a description specified, by the Minister that relates to the Authority’s functions, and includes a document.