Defence Science and Technology Agency Act 2000

Defence Science and Technology
Agency Act 2000

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 Defence Science and Technology Agency, to provide for its functions and powers, and for matters connected therewith.

[15 March 2000]

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1.  This Act is the Defence Science and Technology Agency Act 2000.

Interpretation

2.  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Agency” means the Defence Science and Technology Agency established under section 3;

“board” means the board of directors of the Agency;

“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the board and includes any temporary Chairperson of the board;

“Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the Agency, and includes any individual acting in that capacity;

“director” means a director of the board;

“incorporated Departments” means the following departments of the Ministry of Defence:

(a) Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems Organisation;

(b) Defence Materiel Organisation;

(c) Defence Medical Research Institute;

(d) Defence Procurement Division;

(e) Directorate of Research and Development;

(f) Lands and Estates Organisation;

(g) Resource Planning Office;

(h) Systems and Computer Organisation;

“Singapore Armed Forces” means the Singapore Armed Forces constituted under the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972.

[5/2018]