Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) (IEA Regional Cooperation Centre) Order 2025
Regulation 2
Definitions
In this Order —“Agreement” means the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Singapore and the Organisation for the Economic Co‑operation and Development on the Establishment and Operation of an International Energy Agency Regional Cooperation Centre in Singapore signed on 13 February 2024;“archives of the OECD or IEA” means all records and correspondence, documents and other materials including tapes and films, sound recordings, computer software and written material, video tapes, discs and multimedia support (either in conventional or digital form) and any other support storing any information or materials belonging to or held by the OECD or on its behalf, in Singapore in relation to any or all of the following:
the IEA;
the Centre;
the activities of the IEA or the Centre;“ASEAN country” means a member country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which is not a member country of the IEA, an association country of the IEA or an accession country of the IEA;“Centre” means the IEA Regional Cooperation Centre in Singapore;“IEA” means the autonomous body known as the International Energy Agency that was established in November 1974 within the framework of the OECD to implement an international energy programme;“IEA expert” means an individual (who may be a member of staff on loan but not an official) who is —
appointed by the OECD to carry out official missions for the Centre; and
hired to provide consultancy, information technology or intellectual services with outputs on advisory, design, supervision or transfer of know‑how;“member of staff on loan” means an individual, assigned to the Centre, who is loaned to the IEA by a member country of the IEA, an association country of the IEA, an accession country of the IEA, an ASEAN country or any other intergovernmental organisation;“OECD” means the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development reconstituted under the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development signed in Paris on 14 December 1960, acting on behalf of the IEA in relation to the Centre and the activities of the IEA or the Centre in Singapore;“official” means any individual, or any individual falling within a class of individuals, specified by the Secretary‑General of the OECD as a member of the staff to whom the Agreement applies;“premises of the OECD or IEA” means any building or part of a building (including any land ancillary to the building or part), which is a clearly demarcated, non‑public space utilised permanently, or temporarily, as the premises of the Centre or for any meeting convened by the IEA in Singapore;“property of the OECD or IEA” means all property, including income, funds and assets belonging to, held or administered by the OECD or on its behalf, in relation to all or any of the following:
the IEA;
the Centre;
the activities of the IEA or the Centre.
Definition
“Agreement” means the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Singapore and the Organisation for the Economic Co‑operation and Development on the Establishment and Operation of an International Energy Agency Regional Cooperation Centre in Singapore signed on 13 February 2024;
Definition
“archives of the OECD or IEA” means all records and correspondence, documents and other materials including tapes and films, sound recordings, computer software and written material, video tapes, discs and multimedia support (either in conventional or digital form) and any other support storing any information or materials belonging to or held by the OECD or on its behalf, in Singapore in relation to any or all of the following:
the IEA;
the Centre;
the activities of the IEA or the Centre;
Definition
“ASEAN country” means a member country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which is not a member country of the IEA, an association country of the IEA or an accession country of the IEA;
Definition
“Centre” means the IEA Regional Cooperation Centre in Singapore;
Definition
“IEA” means the autonomous body known as the International Energy Agency that was established in November 1974 within the framework of the OECD to implement an international energy programme;
Definition
“IEA expert” means an individual (who may be a member of staff on loan but not an official) who is —
appointed by the OECD to carry out official missions for the Centre; and
hired to provide consultancy, information technology or intellectual services with outputs on advisory, design, supervision or transfer of know‑how;
Definition
“member of staff on loan” means an individual, assigned to the Centre, who is loaned to the IEA by a member country of the IEA, an association country of the IEA, an accession country of the IEA, an ASEAN country or any other intergovernmental organisation;
Definition
“OECD” means the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development reconstituted under the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development signed in Paris on 14 December 1960, acting on behalf of the IEA in relation to the Centre and the activities of the IEA or the Centre in Singapore;
Definition
“official” means any individual, or any individual falling within a class of individuals, specified by the Secretary‑General of the OECD as a member of the staff to whom the Agreement applies;
Definition
“premises of the OECD or IEA” means any building or part of a building (including any land ancillary to the building or part), which is a clearly demarcated, non‑public space utilised permanently, or temporarily, as the premises of the Centre or for any meeting convened by the IEA in Singapore;
Definition
“property of the OECD or IEA” means all property, including income, funds and assets belonging to, held or administered by the OECD or on its behalf, in relation to all or any of the following:
the IEA;
the Centre;
the activities of the IEA or the Centre.