Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
Amendment of section 2
Section 2 of the Skills Development Levy Act 1979 (called in this Act the principal Act) is amended —
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Agency”, the following definition: “ “authorised person” means an authorised person appointed by the Agency under section 14A(1);”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “company”, the following definition: “ “document” means any thing (in whatever form) in which information or material of any description is recorded or stored, and includes any tape, disk or other storage device or medium;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Fund”, the following definition:“ “inspector” means an inspector appointed by the Agency under section 14A(2);”;
by deleting the definition of “remuneration”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “skills development levy” or “levy”, the following definition: “ “statutory authority” means a body corporate established or constituted by or under a public Act to perform or discharge a public function, but excludes a Town Council constituted under the Town Councils Act 1988;”; and
by deleting the full‑stop at the end of the definition of “VCC Act” and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following definition: “ “wages” means the remuneration in money, including any bonus, due or granted to a person in respect of the person’s employment but does not include such payments as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify.”.