Singapore legislation
Clause 8
Clause 8
Amendment of Second Schedule
The Second Schedule to the principal Act is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the words “under this Act” in paragraph 3, the words “or any other written law which the Board is charged with the responsibility to administer”;
by deleting paragraph 8B and substituting the following paragraph:“8B. To establish, manage and administer any accreditation or certification scheme or a register, for any purpose relating to any function of the Board, including specifying, by notification in the Gazette, accreditation marks and certification marks of the Board and controlling the use of those accreditation marks or certification marks.”;
by deleting paragraph 11 and substituting the following paragraph:“11. With the approval of the Minister, to join in the formation of a company, association, trust or partnership or enter into a joint venture with any person.”; and
by deleting paragraph 13 and substituting the following paragraphs:“13. To apply for, obtain and hold, whether on its own behalf or jointly with any other person, any intellectual property rights.
14. To enter into agreements or arrangements for the commercial exploitation of those intellectual property rights, whether by assignment, licensing or otherwise.
15. To participate in international, regional and bilateral negotiations on matters that relate to animal health and welfare, plant health, wildlife trade control and biodiversity, and to any matters connected with the landscape industry, animal‑related services industry and veterinary science industry.
16. To engage in research, technology development studies or technical cooperation projects.”.