Communicable Diseases Agency Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Apr 2025 · Part 4 · Decision-Making by Agency
29. Appointment of committees
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
The Agency may, by resolution, appoint any number of committees that the Agency thinks fit for purposes which, in the opinion of the Agency, would be better regulated and managed by means of those committees.
Agency
“Agency” means the Communicable Diseases Agency established by section 3;
A committee appointed under this section may consist of any number of individuals that the Agency thinks fit, and may include individuals who are not members of the Agency.
committee
“committee” means a committee of the Agency appointed under section 29;
Without limiting subsection (1), the Agency may appoint committees —
to advise the Agency on any matters relating to the Agency’s functions and powers that are referred to the committee by the Agency; or
to perform or exercise any of the Agency’s functions and powers that are delegated to the committee, if the committee includes at least one member of the Agency.
An individual may not be appointed as a member of a committee unless, before appointment, he or she discloses to the Agency the details of any interest (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) the individual may have if he or she were a member of that committee.
member
“member”, in relation to the Agency, means a member of the Agency appointed under section 11, and includes any individual appointed under section 15 to act in that capacity;
Terms defined in s 2
Agency
Defined · s 2“Agency” means the Communicable Diseases Agency established by section 3;
committee
Defined · s 2“committee” means a committee of the Agency appointed under section 29;
functions
Defined · s 2“functions”, in relation to the Agency, means functions conferred on the Agency by this Act or any other Act;
member
Defined · s 2“member”, in relation to the Agency, means a member of the Agency appointed under section 11, and includes any individual appointed under section 15 to act in that capacity;
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