This provision establishes the Home Team Science and Technology Agency Act 2019 and defines key terms used in the Act.
Home Team Science and Technology Agency Act 2019 2020 REVISED EDITION This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021 An Act to establish the Home Team Science and Technology Agency. [1 December 2019] PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act is the Home Team Science and Technology Agency Act 2019. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “Agency” means the Home Team Science and Technology Agency established by section 3; “Chairperson”, in relation to the Agency, means the member of the Agency who is appointed under section 12 as the Chairperson of the Agency, and includes any person appointed under section 14 to act in that capacity; “Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Agency appointed under section 29, and includes any person acting in that capacity; “committee” means a committee of the Agency appointed under section 27; “committee member” means an individual appointed to be a member of a committee; “Deputy Chairperson”, in relation to the Agency, means a member of the Agency who is appointed under section 12 as a Deputy Chairperson of the Agency; “forensic purpose” means — (a) investigating an offence or a suspected offence under any written law or offences generally; (b) investigating the death of an individual or identifying a deceased individual; (c) investigating the whereabouts of or identifying a missing individual; or (d) investigating the cause or origin of any fire; “framework contract” means a contract between one or more procuring organisations in the Singapore public sector and one or more suppliers the purpose of which is to establish the terms governing orders for the supply of goods, works or services to be placed during a fixed period; “functions”, in relation to the Agency, means functions conferred on the Agency by this Act or any other Act; “Home Team agency” means any department of the Government within the Ministry of Home Affairs; “member”, in relation to the Agency, means a member of the Agency appointed under section 10, and includes any person appointed under section 14 to act in that capacity; “public body” has the meaning given by the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018; “public security purpose” means — (a) the maintaining of law and order and the preserving or restoring of public peace and safety in Singapore; (b) the prevention and detection of crimes and offences under any written law; or (c) the prevention of, and the response to, any serious incident within the meaning of section 3 of the Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018; “Singapore public sector” has the meaning given by the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018; “transfer date” means 1 December 2019.