Singapore legislation
Clause 74
Clause 74
Amendments to Jurong Town Corporation Act
The Jurong Town Corporation Act (Cap. 150, 1998 Ed.) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Chairman” in section 2, the following definition:“ “chief executive officer” means the chief executive of the Corporation, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;”;
by deleting subsection (1) of section 6 and substituting the following subsection:“(1) The Minister may give to the Corporation any direction under section 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.”;
by repealing section 7 and substituting the following section:“Chief executive officer, officers and employees, etc.7.—
There must be a chief executive officer of the Corporation, whose appointment, removal, discipline and promotion must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 and Article 22A of the Constitution.(2) The Corporation may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 and Article 22A of the Constitution, appoint an individual to act temporarily as the chief executive officer during any period, or during all periods, when the chief executive officer —
is absent from duty or Singapore; or
is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.(3) The Corporation may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint and employ, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, such other officers, employees, consultants and agents as may be necessary for the effective performance of its functions.”;
by deleting the words “referred to in subsection (3)” in section 21(4);
by inserting, immediately after the words “and the procedure to be followed thereat” in section 32(1)(a), the words “, to the extent not inconsistent with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018”; and
by repealing sections 8(4), 10, 19, 20, 21(2) and (3) and 22.