Workforce Singapore Agency Act 2003

Workforce Singapore Agency
Act 2003

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 and incorporate the Workforce Singapore Agency, to provide for its functions and powers, and for matters connected therewith.

[20/2016]

[1 September 2003]

PART 1

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1.  This Act is the Workforce Singapore Agency Act 2003.

[20/2016]

Interpretation

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

“Agency” means the Workforce Singapore Agency established by section 3;

“Chairperson” means the member of the Agency who is appointed under section 7A as the Chairperson of the Agency and includes any temporary Chairperson of the Agency;

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

“Deputy Chairperson” means the member of the Agency who is appointed under section 7A as the Deputy Chairperson of the Agency and includes any temporary Deputy Chairperson of the Agency;

“member” means any member of the Agency and includes any temporary member of the Agency;

“permanent resident of Singapore” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Immigration Act 1959;

[Act 31 of 2023 wef 01/12/2025]

“transferred agency” means any transferred agency specified in the second column of the Schedule;

“transferring body” means any transferring body specified in the first column of the Schedule.

[20/2016; 5/2018]