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Act of Parliament

Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018

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Part 1

Preliminary

Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged

s 1Short title and commencement

This Act is the Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018.

(2)

Sections 67(2) and 70 come into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

(1)

This Act is the Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018.

(2)

Sections 67(2) and 70 come into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

s 2Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“accreditation mark” means an accreditation mark specified by the Board under section 6(2)(i)(iv);“Board” means the Enterprise Singapore Board established by section 3;“certification mark” means a certification mark specified by the Board under section 6(2)(i)(iv);“Chairperson” means the individual appointed under section 12(1)(a) as the Chairperson of the Board, and includes any individual appointed under section 14 to act in that capacity;“Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Board, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;“company” means a body corporate and (to avoid doubt) includes a VCC;“Deputy Chairperson” means the Deputy Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 12(1)(b);“document” includes any device or medium on which information is recorded or stored;“function”, in relation to the Board, means a function conferred on the Board by or under this Act or any other Act;“goods” means any movable property, and includes any commodity, fish, livestock or plant;“inspector” means an inspector appointed under section 33;“International Enterprise Singapore Board” means the International Enterprise Singapore Board established by the International Enterprise Singapore Board Act (Cap. 143B, 2002 Revised Edition) repealed by this Act;“officer”, in relation to the Board, means an employee of the Board and includes an individual under a secondment arrangement which makes available the service of the individual to the Board;“process” means one or more related or interacting activities that use inputs to deliver an intended result, and includes any test method;“product” means any output, tangible or intangible, that results from a process, and includes any goods, material, service, terminology or management system;“public authority” means a body established or constituted by or under a public Act to perform or discharge a public function;“registering authority” means any authority competent under any written law to register a company, firm or other body of persons, or a trade mark or design;“Singapore Rubber Fund” means the Singapore Rubber Fund as defined in the Rubber Industry Act 1992;“Singapore Standard” means a standard established by the Board under section 6(2)(i)(iii);“standard” means a definition, classification, description, requirement, specification, guideline or characteristic, by reference to which a product or process is assessed to be fit for its purpose;“Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board” means the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board established by the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Act (Cap. 303A, 2002 Revised Edition) repealed by this Act;“trade mark” has the meaning given by the Trade Marks Act 1998;“VCC” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Variable Capital Companies Act 2018.

“accreditation mark” means an accreditation mark specified by the Board under section 6(2)(i)(iv);

“Board” means the Enterprise Singapore Board established by section 3;

“certification mark” means a certification mark specified by the Board under section 6(2)(i)(iv);

“Chairperson” means the individual appointed under section 12(1)(a) as the Chairperson of the Board, and includes any individual appointed under section 14 to act in that capacity;

“Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Board, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;

“company” means a body corporate and (to avoid doubt) includes a VCC;

“Deputy Chairperson” means the Deputy Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 12(1)(b);

“document” includes any device or medium on which information is recorded or stored;

“function”, in relation to the Board, means a function conferred on the Board by or under this Act or any other Act;

“goods” means any movable property, and includes any commodity, fish, livestock or plant;

“inspector” means an inspector appointed under section 33;

“International Enterprise Singapore Board” means the International Enterprise Singapore Board established by the International Enterprise Singapore Board Act (Cap. 143B, 2002 Revised Edition) repealed by this Act;

“officer”, in relation to the Board, means an employee of the Board and includes an individual under a secondment arrangement which makes available the service of the individual to the Board;

“process” means one or more related or interacting activities that use inputs to deliver an intended result, and includes any test method;

“product” means any output, tangible or intangible, that results from a process, and includes any goods, material, service, terminology or management system;

“public authority” means a body established or constituted by or under a public Act to perform or discharge a public function;

“registering authority” means any authority competent under any written law to register a company, firm or other body of persons, or a trade mark or design;

“Singapore Rubber Fund” means the Singapore Rubber Fund as defined in the Rubber Industry Act 1992;

“Singapore Standard” means a standard established by the Board under section 6(2)(i)(iii);

“standard” means a definition, classification, description, requirement, specification, guideline or characteristic, by reference to which a product or process is assessed to be fit for its purpose;

“Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board” means the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board established by the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Act (Cap. 303A, 2002 Revised Edition) repealed by this Act;

“trade mark” has the meaning given by the Trade Marks Act 1998;

“VCC” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Variable Capital Companies Act 2018.

Part 2

Establishment, Functions and Powers of Board

Part 3

Constitution and Membership of Board

Part 4

Governance

Part 5

Personnel Matters

Part 6

Financial Provisions

Part 7

Administration and Enforcement

Part 8

Transfer of Undertakings

Part 9

Saving and Transitional Provisions

Part 10

Consequential and Related Amendments to Other Acts