Clause 11

by deleting the words “out of moneys not in the Skills Development Fund” in subsection (1)(a) and (b);

by deleting the words “The Agency, or an employee or agent of the Agency duly authorised by the Agency for the purposes of this section,” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “An authorised person”;

by deleting the words “Agency or the Agency’s employee or agent” in subsection (2)(e) and substituting the words “authorised person”;

by deleting the word “Agency” in subsection (3)(c) and substituting the words “authorised person”; and

by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsections:“(4) If any document is kept in electronic form, the power of an authorised person who is an employee of the Agency, a public officer or an officer of another statutory authority —

to inspect and make copies of or take extracts from any document under subsection (2)(d) includes the power to —

access any computer or other equipment (including a mobile telephone, thumb drive or hard disk) in which the document is stored; and

require any person having charge of, or otherwise concerned with the operation of, the computer or other equipment to provide assistance in gaining such access; and

to take possession of the document under subsection (2)(e) includes the power to —

make copies of or take extracts from the document in legible or electronic form; and

transfer the information from the document to a thumb drive, hard disk, tape or other storage device.(5) The powers under this section apply in relation to any inquiry into, or ascertainment of, any matter mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) that commences on or after the date of commencement of section 11 of the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency (Amendment) Act 2023, whether the incentive, grant or loan was applied for or given before, on or after that date.”.