Singapore legislation

Clause 81

Amendments to National Council of Social Service Act

The National Council of Social Service Act (Cap. 195A, 2001 Ed.) is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “section 22(1)” in the definition of “Chief Executive Officer” in section 2, the words “and includes any individual acting in that capacity”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “proceedings thereat shall” in section 6(2), the words “, to the extent not inconsistent with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018,”;

(c)

by deleting subsection (1) of section 7 and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Division 1 of Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 extends to an official representative of a Council member as if a reference in that Division to a member of a public body includes a reference to such an official representative.”;

(d)

by repealing sections 22 and 23 and substituting the following sections:“Chief Executive Officer22.—

(1)

There must be a Chief Executive Officer of the Council, whose appointment, removal, discipline and promotion must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.(2) The Council may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint an individual to act temporarily as the Chief Executive Officer during any period, or during all periods, when the Chief Executive Officer —

(a)

is absent from duty or Singapore; or

(b)

is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.Appointment of staff

23. The Council may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint and employ, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, such other officers, employees, consultants and agents as may be necessary for the effective performance of its functions.”;

(e)

by repealing section 34 and substituting the following section:“When audited financial statements must be given to Minister

34. The Council must send the audited annual financial statements of the Council, signed by the President, to the Minister no later than 30 September in each year, together with a copy of any report made by the auditor of the Council.”;

(f)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2) of section 37, the following subsection:“(3) Regulations made under this section in relation to the procedure for the meetings of the Council and the Board must conform to the requirements of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.”; and

(g)

by repealing sections 7(2), 14(4), 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 35.

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