Jurong Town Corporation (Amendment) Bill

The Corporation shall, after consultation with the Public Service Commission and with the approval of the Minister, appoint a chief executive officer on such terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine.(2) The chief executive officer shall —

be known by such designation as the Corporation may determine;

be responsible to the Corporation for the proper administration and management of the functions and affairs of the Corporation in accordance with the policy laid down by the Corporation; and

not be removed from office without the consent of the Minister.(3) If the chief executive officer is temporarily absent from Singapore, or is temporarily unable to perform his duties by reason of illness or otherwise, another person may be appointed by the Corporation to act in the place of the chief executive officer during any such period of absence from duty.(4) The Corporation may from time to time appoint and employ such other employees and agents as it thinks fit for the effective performance of its functions on such terms and conditions as the Corporation may determine.”.

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) The functions of the Corporation are —

to develop and manage industrial estates and sites in Singapore or elsewhere; and

to provide facilities to enhance the operation of industries and social amenities for the advancement and the well-being of persons living and working in such industrial estates and sites.”;

by deleting the word “duties” in the second line of subsection (2) and substituting the word “functions”;

by deleting the words “said duty” in subsection (2)(a) and substituting the word “functions”;

by deleting the word “duties” in subsection (2)(d) and substituting the word “functions”; and

by deleting the word “Duties” in the marginal note and substituting the word “Functions”.