Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act 2014

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Attorney-General
(Additional Functions)
Act 2014
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 confer on the Attorney‑General certain functions in addition to functions conferred by or under the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore and any other written law.
[1 January 2015]
Short title
1.  This Act is the Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act 2014.
Interpretation
2.  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —
“administrative decision” means a decision of an administrative character which is, is proposed to be, or is required to be, made (whether or not in the exercise of a discretion and whether before, on or after 1 January 2015) under any public Act;
“instrument of legislative character” includes an instrument of legislative character made before 1 January 2015 under any public Act;
“judicial review” includes proceedings instituted by way of —
(a)an application in respect of an administrative decision for a Mandatory Order, Prohibiting Order or Quashing Order, or in respect of an instrument of legislative character for a Quashing Order; or
(b)an application for a declaration or an injunction, or any other suit or action, relating to or arising out of any administrative decision or instrument of legislative character;
“relevant statutory board” means any statutory board specified in the Schedule;
“statutory board” means a body corporate or unincorporate established by or under any public Act to perform or discharge a public function.
Representing relevant statutory boards in judicial review and related court proceedings
3.—(1)  The Attorney‑General may represent a relevant statutory board in —
(a)a judicial review instituted by any person in respect of an administrative decision or instrument of legislative character of the relevant statutory board; and
(b)any proceedings in court (however instituted) for a liquidated sum, damages, equitable relief or restitution if a Mandatory Order, Prohibiting Order, Quashing Order or declaration is made pursuant to the judicial review,
if —
(c)the relevant statutory board makes a request to the Attorney‑General for such representation;
(d)the Minister charged with the responsibility for the relevant statutory board consents to such representation;
(e)the Attorney‑General is of the opinion that the Government and the relevant statutory board have no conflicting interests in the matter; and
(f)the Attorney‑General is of the opinion that such representation is not contrary to the public interest.
(2)  Any decision made by the Attorney‑General to, or not to, represent a relevant statutory board pursuant to subsection (1) is final and conclusive.
Representing relevant statutory boards in other court proceedings
4.—(1)  The Attorney‑General may represent a relevant statutory board in other proceedings in court (however instituted) not mentioned in section 3(1), if —
(a)the relevant statutory board makes a request to the Attorney‑General for such representation;
(b)the Minister charged with the responsibility for the relevant statutory board consents to such representation;
(c)the Attorney‑General is of the opinion that the Government and the relevant statutory board have no conflicting interests in the matter; and
(d)the Attorney‑General is of the opinion that the proceedings concern a matter of public importance.
(2)  Any decision made by the Attorney‑General to, or not to, represent a relevant statutory board pursuant to subsection (1) is final and conclusive.
Fees
5.  The Attorney‑General may require a relevant statutory board to pay a fee of such reasonable amount as the Attorney‑General determines for representing the relevant statutory board in any proceedings in court mentioned in section 3 or 4, and that fee is to be a charge on the funds of that statutory board.
Amendment of Schedule
6.  The President may, by order in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.
THE SCHEDULE
Sections 2 and 6
Relevant statutory boards
1.Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority
2.Building and Construction Authority
3.[Deleted by Act 14 of 2022 wef 01/08/2022]
4.Central Provident Fund Board
5.Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
5A.Communicable Diseases Agency
[Act 4 of 2025 wef 01/04/2025]
6.Energy Market Authority of Singapore
6A.Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore
[Act 14 of 2022 wef 01/08/2022]
7.Health Sciences Authority
8.Housing and Development Board
9.Info-communications Media Development Authority
10.Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
11.Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
12.Land Transport Authority of Singapore
13.Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
14.Monetary Authority of Singapore
15.National Environment Agency
16.National Heritage Board
17.National Parks Board
18.Presidential Elections Committee
19.Public Transport Council
20.Public Utilities Board
21.Singapore Food Agency
22.Singapore Land Authority
23.SkillsFuture Singapore Agency
24.Urban Redevelopment Authority
[11/2019; S 753/2018; S 871/2018]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act 2014

 

This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act.
1.  
Act 25 of 2014—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act 2014
Bill
:
19/2014
First Reading
:
7 July 2014
Second and Third Readings
:
5 August 2014
Commencement
:
1 January 2015
2.  
G.N. No. S 17/2015—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2015
Commencement
:
21 January 2015
3.  
G.N. No. S 63/2015—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 2) Order 2015
Commencement
:
10 February 2015
4.  
G.N. No. S 293/2015—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 3) Order 2015
Commencement
:
18 May 2015
5.  
G.N. No. S 371/2015—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 4) Order 2015
Commencement
:
16 June 2015
6.  
G.N. No. S 375/2016—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2016
Commencement
:
1 August 2016
7.  
Act 22 of 2016—Info-communications Media Development Authority Act 2016
(Amendments made by section 102(2) of the above Act)
Bill
:
21/2016
First Reading
:
11 July 2016
Second and Third Readings
:
16 August 2016
Commencement
:
1 October 2016 (section 102(2))
8.  
Act 24 of 2016—SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016
(Amendments made by section 78(2) of the above Act)
Bill
:
24/2016
First Reading
:
11 July 2016
Second and Third Readings
:
16 August 2016
Commencement
:
3 October 2016 (section 78(2))
9.  
G.N. No. S 278/2017—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2017
Commencement
:
1 June 2017
10.  
2017 Revised Edition—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act (Chapter 16A)
Operation
:
30 November 2017
11.  
G.N. No. S 753/2018—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act (Amendment of Schedule) Order 2018
Commencement
:
16 November 2018
12.  
G.N. No. S 871/2018—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act (Amendment of Schedule) (No. 2) Order 2018
Commencement
:
28 December 2018
13.  
Act 11 of 2019—Singapore Food Agency Act 2019
(Amendments made by section 66(2) of the above Act)
Bill
:
5/2019
First Reading
:
15 January 2019
Second and Third Readings
:
12 February 2019
Commencement
:
1 April 2019 (section 66(2))
14.  
2020 Revised Edition—Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act 2014
Operation
:
31 December 2021
15.  
Act 14 of 2022—Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022
(Amendments made by the above Act)
Bill
:
5/2022
First Reading
:
14 February 2022
Second and Third Readings
:
11 March 2022
Commencement
:
1 August 2022
16.  
Act 4 of 2025—Communicable Diseases Agency Act 2025
(Amendments made by the above Act)
Bill
:
46/2024
First Reading
:
2 January 2025
Second and Third Readings
:
7 January 2025
Commencement
:
1 April 2025

Abbreviations

 
(updated on 29 August 2022)
G.N.
Gazette Notification
G.N. Sp.
Gazette Notification (Special Supplement)
L.A.
Legislative Assembly
L.N.
Legal Notification (Federal/Malaysian)
M.
Malaya/Malaysia (including Federated Malay States, Malayan Union, Federation of Malaya and Federation of Malaysia)
Parl.
Parliament
S
Subsidiary Legislation
S.I.
Statutory Instrument (United Kingdom)
S (N.S.)
Subsidiary Legislation (New Series)
S.S.G.G.
Straits Settlements Government Gazette
S.S.G.G. (E)
Straits Settlements Government Gazette (Extraordinary)

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