Singapore legislation

Clause 50

of Public Sector (Governance) Bill

Clause 50

Amendments to Architects Act

The Architects Act (Cap. 12, 2000 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by deleting the definition of “Registrar” in section 2 and substituting the following definition:“ “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Board, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “Subject to the provisions of this Act” in section 4F(4), the words “and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018”;

(c)

by deleting subsection (1) of section 9 and substituting the following subsections:“(1) There must be a chief executive of the Board called the Registrar of the Board, whose appointment and removal must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.(1A) The Board may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint an individual to act temporarily as the Registrar during any period, or during all periods, when the Registrar —

(a)

is absent from duty or Singapore; or

(b)

is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.”;

(d)

by deleting the words “The Registrar shall” in section 9(2) and substituting the words “In addition to duties under the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Registrar must”; and

(e)

by repealing sections 4F(1A) and (1B), 4G, 7(6) and 32(5) and (6).