Singapore legislation

Section 36

of Government Technology Agency Act 2016

Section 36

Appointment of committees

Amended by5/2018

(1)

The Agency may appoint any number of committees that it thinks fit for purposes which, in the opinion of the Agency, would be better regulated and managed by means of those committees.

(2)

A committee appointed under this section may consist of such individuals as the Agency thinks fit, and may include individuals who are not members of the Agency.

(3)

Without limiting subsection (1), the Agency may appoint any committee —

(a)

to advise the Agency on matters relating to the Agency’s functions and powers that are referred to the committee by the Agency; or

(b)

to perform any function or exercise any power of the Agency that is delegated to the committee, if the committee includes at least one member of the Agency.

(4)

An individual must 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.

Amended by5/2018