Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Ministerial Responsibility) Notification 2025

No. S 415

Constitution of the Republic of Singapore

Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
(Ministerial Responsibility)
Notification 2025

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 30 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, the Prime Minister makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Notification is the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Ministerial Responsibility) Notification 2025 and is deemed to have come into operation on 23 May 2025.

Ministerial designations and responsibilities

2.—(1)  The Prime Minister directs that the Ministers and the Ministers of State named in the first column of the First Schedule —

(a) are to have the designations specified immediately below their names; and

(b) are charged with the responsibility for the departments and subjects specified in the corresponding row in the second column of the First Schedule read, where applicable, with the other Schedules.

(2)  The Prime Minister —

(a) retains in his charge —

(i) the departments and subjects in the Second Schedule (Prime Minister) that are not assigned to any person under sub‑paragraph (1); and

(ii) the departments and subjects in the Seventh Schedule (Finance); and

(b) is also designated as the Minister for Finance.

(3)  This paragraph is subject to —

(a) any provision of the Constitution or of any Act of Parliament that —

(i) expressly confers a function on the Prime Minister or on a Minister charged with the responsibility for a specified subject; or

(ii) expressly confers a function on 2 or more specified Ministers or on any or every Minister; and

(b) any further directions (whether general or specific) by the Prime Minister under Article 30 of the Constitution.

Revocation

3.  Revoke the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Ministerial Responsibility) Notification 2024 (G.N. No. S 470/2024).

FIRST SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1)

Ministerial designations and responsibilities

First column

Second column

Name and Designation(s)

Responsibilities

1. Lee Hsien Loong

Senior Minister

1. Advising the Ministers named in this Schedule on any aspect of their responsibilities under this Notification

2. The following subject in the Second Schedule:

(a) National Research Fund Act 2006 (section 10 only)

2. Gan Kim Yong

Deputy Prime Minister

Minister for Trade and Industry

1. Trade and Industry (Sixteenth Schedule) (except the departments and subjects for and extent to which Grace Fu Hai Yien and Tan See Leng are respectively responsible)

2. The following departments and subjects in the Second Schedule:

(a) International Financial Cooperation

(b) Monetary Authority of Singapore

(c) Monetary Policy, Financial Services Sector and Securities Industry

(d) National Climate Change Secretariat and Coordinating Policies Associated with Climate Change

(e) National Population and Talent Division, and Population and Talent Policies

(f) National Research Foundation, and National Research, Innovation and Enterprise Strategies (except section 10 of the National Research Fund Act 2006)

(g) Securities Industry Council

(h) Strategy Group and Whole‑of‑Government Strategic Planning and Policy Coordination

3. K Shanmugam

Coordinating Minister for National Security

Minister for Home Affairs

1. Strategic planning, collaboration and coordination between Ministries and statutory bodies in their policies and enforcement action to address internal and external threats to Singapore’s national security

2. The following department and subject in the Second Schedule:

(a) National Security Coordination Secretariat and Coordinating National Security

3. Home Affairs (Tenth Schedule)

4. Chan Chun Sing

Coordinating Minister for Public Services

Minister for Defence

1. Strategic planning, collaboration and coordination between Ministries and statutory bodies in their policies and programmes in the provision of public services

2. The following departments and subjects in the Second Schedule:

(a) Civil Service College, Public Service Division and Public Sector

(b) Public Sector Science and Technology Policy and Plans Office and Public Sector Science and Technology Policies, Planning and Capability Building

3. Defence (Fourth Schedule)

5. Ong Ye Kung

Coordinating Minister for Social Policies

Minister for Health

1. Strategic planning, collaboration and coordination between Ministries and statutory bodies in their educational, health, social development and welfare policies and programmes

2. Health (Ninth Schedule)

3. Assisting and advising the Prime Minister on Ageing Issues

6. Vivian Balakrishnan

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs (Eighth Schedule)

7. Grace Fu Hai Yien

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

1. Sustainability and the Environment (Fifteenth Schedule)

2. The following departments and subjects in the Sixteenth Schedule:

(a) Design

(b) Hotels Licensing Board and Hotel Licensing

(c) Sentosa Development Corporation, Singapore Tourism Board and Tourism

3. The following subjects in the Sixteenth Schedule to the extent the Prime Minister approves:

(a) Bilateral, Regional and Multilateral Trade Agreements

(b) Promoting Trade Relations

8. Masagos Zulkifli

Minister for Social and Family Development

Social and Family Development (Fourteenth Schedule) (except the subject for which Desmond Lee is responsible)

9. Josephine Teo

Minister for Digital Development and Information

1. Digital Development and Information (Fifth Schedule)

2. The following departments and subjects in the Second Schedule:

(a) Cyber Security Agency and Cybersecurity

(b) Digital Government, including Public Sector Data Governance and Public Sector Info‑communications Technology and Related Engineering

(c) Smart Nation Group

3. Assisting and advising the Prime Minister on the Smart Nation Strategy

10. Desmond Lee

Minister for Education

1. Education (Sixth Schedule)

2. Social Services Integration (Fourteenth Schedule)

11. Indranee Rajah

Minister, Prime Minister’s Office

Leader of the House

Second Minister for Finance

Second Minister for National Development

1. The following subjects in the Second Schedule:

(a) Coordinating and Managing Government Parliamentary Business

(b) Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act 1962

2. Assisting Gan Kim Yong on Population Matters

3. Finance (Seventh Schedule) (as an alternate to the Minister for Finance)

4. Discharging any other duties that the Prime Minister may assign

12. Edwin Tong

Minister for Law

Second Minister for Home Affairs

1. Law (Eleventh Schedule)

2. People’s Association and People’s Association Act 1960 (Third Schedule)

13. Tan See Leng

Minister for Manpower

1. Manpower (Twelfth Schedule)

2. The following departments and subjects in the Sixteenth Schedule:

(a) Agency for Science, Technology and Research and Industry‑related Research and Development

(b) Energy Market Authority of Singapore and Energy and Energy Utilities

(c) Jurong Town Corporation and Industrial Estate Development and Management

14. Chee Hong Tat

Minister for National Development

National Development (Thirteenth Schedule) (except the department and subject for which Alvin Tan is responsible)

15. Muhammad Faishal Bin Ibrahim

Acting Minister‑in‑charge of Muslim Affairs

Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs

The following departments and subject in the Third Schedule:

(a) Majlis Ugama Islam, Singapura

(b) Muslim Affairs

(c) Registry of Muslim Marriages

(d) Syariah Court

16. Jeffrey Siow

Acting Minister for Transport

Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance

Transport (Seventeenth Schedule)

17. David Neo

Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth

Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Education

Culture, Community and Youth (Third Schedule) (except the departments and subjects for which Edwin Tong and Muhammad Faishal Bin Ibrahim are respectively responsible)

18. Zaqy Mohamad

Senior Minister of State,
Ministry of Defence and
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment

Deputy Leader of the House

Assisting Indranee Rajah in the performance of her Parliamentary functions

19. Alvin Tan

Minister of State,
Ministry of National Development and
Ministry of Trade and Industry

The following department and subject in the Thirteenth Schedule:

(a) Municipal Services Office

(b) Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 (Part 2A only)

20. Jasmin Lau

Minister of State,
Ministry of Digital Development and Information and Ministry of Education

The following department and subject in the Second Schedule:

(a) Government Technology Agency and Digital Government (Government Technology Agency Act 2016 only)

SECOND SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(2) and First Schedule

Prime Minister

Departments

1. Cabinet Office

2. Civil Service College

3. Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau

4. Cyber Security Agency

5. Elections Department

6. Government Technology Agency

7. Monetary Authority of Singapore

8. National Research Foundation

9. National Security Coordination Secretariat

10. Prime Minister’s Office

11. Productivity Fund Administration Board

12. Public Sector Science and Technology Policy and Plans Office

13. Public Service Division

14. Registry of Political Donations

15. Securities Industry Council

16. Smart Nation Group

17. Strategy Group (including National Climate Change Secretariat and National Population and Talent Division)

Subjects

1. Cabinet Business

2. Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (functions conferred on the Prime Minister)

3. Coordination across Government

(1) Coordinating and Managing Government Parliamentary Business

(2) Coordinating National Security

(3) Coordinating Productivity Enhancement Programmes

(a) National Productivity Fund Act 2010

(4) Whole-of-Government Strategic Planning and Policy Coordination

(a) Coordinating Policies Associated with Climate Change

(b) Population and Talent Policies

4. Cybersecurity

(1) Cybersecurity Act 2018

(2) Protecting Singapore’s Cyberspace

5. Digital Government

(1) Government Technology Agency Act 2016

(2) Public Sector Data Governance

(3) Public Sector Info-communications Technology and Related Engineering

6. Elections and Political Donations

(1) Parliamentary Elections Act 1954

(2) Presidential Elections Act 1991

7. Honours and Awards

(1) Decorations and Uniforms Act 1922 (but not in relation to the Singapore Armed Forces and the Singapore Police Force)

8. International Financial Cooperation relating to the —

(1) Bank for International Settlements

(2) International Monetary Fund (but not Bretton Woods Agreements Act 1966)

9. Justices of the Peace

10. Monetary Policy, Financial Services Sector and Securities Industry

(1) Financial Services Sector and Securities Industry

(a) Banking Act 1970

(b) Bills of Exchange Act 1949

(c) Business Trusts Act 2004

(d) Chit Funds Act 1971

(e) Credit Bureau Act 2016

(f) Deposit Insurance and Policy Owners’ Protection Schemes Act 2011

(g) Exchanges (Demutualisation and Merger) Act 1999

(h) Finance Companies Act 1967

(i) Financial Advisers Act 2001

(j) Financial Holding Companies Act 2013

(k) Financial Services and Markets Act 2022

(l) Insurance Act 1966

(m) Payment and Settlement Systems (Finality and Netting) Act 2002

(n) Payment Services Act 2019

(o) Securities and Futures Act 2001

(p) Trust Companies Act 2005

(q) Variable Capital Companies Act 2018 (international obligations, prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing and other offences only)

(2) Monetary Policy

(a) Currency Act 1967

(b) Exchange Control Act 1953

(c) Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970

11. National Research, Innovation and Enterprise Strategies

(1) National Research Fund Act 2006

12. Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act 1962

13. Presidential and Parliamentary Remuneration

(1) Civil List and Gratuity Act 1970

(2) Parliamentary Pensions (Abolition) Act 2012

(3) Parliamentary Pensions Act 1978

14. Preventing Corrupt Practices

(1) Prevention of Corruption Act 1960

15. Public Sector

(1) Civil Service College Act 2001

(2) Judges’ Remuneration Act 1994

(3) Pensions (Expatriate Officers) Act (Cap. 226)

(4) Pensions Act 1956

(5) Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018

(6) Public Sector Personnel and Personnel-Development Policies (including human resource management in the Civil Service)

(7) Public Service (Monthly Variable Component and Non‑pensionable Annual Allowance) Act 1988

(8) Public Service (Service Commissions) Act 1956

(9) Public Service Values

(10) Widows’ and Orphans’ Pension Act 1904

16. Public Sector Science and Technology Policies, Planning and Capability Building

17. Smart Nation Strategy

THIRD SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

Culture, Community and Youth

Departments

1. Anti-Doping Singapore

2. Hindu Advisory Board

3. Hindu Endowments Board

4. Majlis Ugama Islam, Singapura

5. Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

6. National Arts Council

7. National Heritage Board

8. National Youth Council

9. People’s Association

10. Registry of Muslim Marriages

11. Sikh Advisory Board

12. Singapore Sports Council

13. Syariah Court

Subjects

1. Arts

(1) Arts Excellence and Education

(2) Arts Industry and Infrastructure

(3) Arts Participation

(4) National Arts Council Act 1991

(5) Victoria Theatre Act 1903

2. Community Development and Services

(1) Charities Act 1994

(2) Co‑operative Societies Act 1979

(3) Community Relations and Social Cohesion (but not Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 and Community Mediation Centres Act 1997)

(4) Hindu Endowments Act 1968

(5) Muslim Affairs

(a) Administration of Muslim Law Act 1966

(6) Mutual Benefit Organisations Act 1960

(7) People’s Association Act 1960

(8) Self‑help Groups

(9) Volunteerism and Philanthropy

3. Heritage

(1) Heritage Preservation and Education

(2) Museum Development and Services

(3) National Heritage Board Act 1993

(4) Preservation of Monuments Act 2009

4. Private Acts relating to Private Bodies of a Religious or Charitable Nature

(1) Bishop of Singapore Ordinance 1911

(2) Brothers of St. Gabriel Ordinance 1950

(3) Central Sikh Gurdwara Board Act 1981

(4) Christian Brothers’ Schools Visitor Ordinance 1915

(5) Daughters of Charity of the Canossian Institute Incorporation Ordinance 1949

(6) District Grand Master of the Eastern Archipelago Ordinance 1939

(7) Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood Ordinance 1954

(8) Good Shepherd Nuns Ordinance 1958

(9) Jewish Synagogue Ordinance 1878

(10) Little Sisters of the Poor Ordinance 1957

(11) Methodist Episcopal Location Board Ordinance 1908

(12) Missions Étrangères Ordinance 1891

(13) Ngee Ann Kongsi (Incorporation) Ordinance 1933 (but not matters relating to educational institutions)

(14) Portuguese Missions Ordinance 1910

(15) Presbyterian Church of England Mission Ordinance 1903

(16) Presbyterian Church Ordinance 1876

(17) Redemptorist Fathers Ordinance 1948

(18) Roman Catholic Archbishop Act 1975

(19) Salvation Army Ordinance 1939

(20) Scheut Missions Ordinance 1938

(21) Secretary of the Synod of the Diocese of Singapore Ordinance 1959

(22) Society of Saint Maur Incorporation Ordinance 1923

(23) Treasurer of Presbyterian Church, Singapore Ordinance 1899

5. Singapore Identity and Resilience

(1) Citizen Partnership and Engagement

(2) National Identity

(3) National Symbols Act 2022 and other National Symbols

(4) Promoting Singapore’s Core Values

6. Sports

(1) Singapore Sports Council Act 1973

(2) Sports Excellence and Education

(3) Sports Industry and Infrastructure

(4) Sports Participation

7. Youth

(1) Youth Affairs

(2) Youth Engagement and Programmes

(3) Youth Leadership and Development

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

Defence

Departments

1. Defence Science and Technology Agency

2. Ministry of Defence

3. Singapore Armed Forces

Subjects

1. Civilian Support to Defence

(1) Defence Science and Technology Agency Act 2000

(2) Requisition of Resources Act 1985

2. Defence and Security

(1) Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (functions conferred on the Minister responsible for defence)

(2) Foreign Recruiting Act 1875

(3) Military Manoeuvres Act 1905

(4) Service Lands Act 1963

3. Military Forces

(1) Decorations and Uniforms Act 1922 (only in relation to the Singapore Armed Forces)

(2) Local Forces (Relief of Financial Hardship) Act 1953

(3) Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972

(4) Visiting Forces Act 1960

4. National Service

(1) Enlistment Act 1970

(2) National Servicemen (Employment) Act 1970

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

Digital Development and Information

Departments

1. Info-communications Media Development Authority

2. Ministry of Digital Development and Information

3. National Library Board

Subjects

1. Communications and Content

(1) Broadcasting Act 1994

(2) Content Regulation for Film, TV Production, Arts Entertainment, Broadcasting, Publications, Online and Other Media

(3) Films Act 1981

(4) Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974

(5) Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019

(a) Implementation

(b) Policies (jointly with the Minister responsible for law)

(6) Public Entertainments Act 1958 (on matters relating to the classification and licensing of arts entertainment)

(7) Undesirable Publications Act 1967

2. Digital and Postal Infrastructure

(1) Developing and Regulating Postal, Data, Telecommunications and Other Digital Infrastructure

(2) Electronic Transactions Act 2010

(3) Facilitating Electronic Transactions

(4) Personal Data Protection Act 2012

(5) Postal Services Act 1999

(6) Spam Control Act 2007

(7) Telecommunications Act 1999

3. Government Records and Archives

(1) Managing and Protecting Government Records and Public Archives

(2) Oral History Programme

4. Info-communications and Media

(1) Developing and Regulating Info-communications and Media Industries, and Digital Technologies

(2) Info-communications Media Development Authority Act 2016

(3) Promoting Digital Inclusion

(4) Promoting Digitalisation of Economy

5. Information

(1) Facilitating Public Feedback and Consultation

(2) Government Campaigns

(3) Government Public Communications

(4) Government Publications

(5) Media Relations and Research

(6) National Marketing

(7) Public Service Broadcasting

(8) Translation Services

6. Library

(1) National Bibliographic Services

(2) National Library Board Act 1995

(3) National Repository of Singapore Publications

(4) Reference, Information and Loan Services

SIXTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

Education

Departments

1. Government Schools, Government‑aided Schools and Independent Schools

2. Institute of Technical Education, Singapore

3. ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

4. Ministry of Education

5. Nanyang Polytechnic

6. Ngee Ann Polytechnic

7. Republic Polytechnic

8. Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board

9. Singapore Polytechnic

10. Singapore Science Centre

11. SkillsFuture Singapore Agency

12. Temasek Polytechnic

Subjects

1. Academic Research and Development

2. Curriculum Policy and Development for Schools

3. Early Childhood Development

(1) Curriculum Policy and Development

(2) MOE Kindergartens

(3) National Institute of Early Childhood Development

4. Education Endowment and Savings Schemes Act 1992

5. Education Service

(1) Education Service Incentive Payment Act 2001

6. Educational Technology

7. Examinations and Assessment

(1) Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board Act 2003

8. Higher Education Manpower Planning

9. International Relations Concerning Education

(1) Foreign Educational Exchange

(2) Regional and International Educational Organisations

10. Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund Act 2001

11. Post‑Secondary Education

(1) Institute of Technical Education Act 1992

(2) Institutes of Higher Learning

(3) Polytechnic Education

(a) Nanyang Polytechnic Act 1992

(b) Ngee Ann Polytechnic Act 1967

(c) Republic Polytechnic Act 2002

(d) Singapore Polytechnic Act 1954

(e) Temasek Polytechnic Act 1990

(4) Pre‑University Education

(5) University Education

(a) Nanyang Technological University (Corporatisation) Act 2005

(b) National University of Singapore (Corporatisation) Act 2005

(c) Singapore Institute of Technology Act 2014

(d) Singapore Management University Act 2000

(e) Singapore University of Social Sciences Act 2017

(f) Singapore University of Technology and Design Act 2011

12. Private Education Institutions

(1) Private Education Act 2009

13. Regulating Institutions of a Public Character in the Education Sector

14. Schools

(1) Compulsory Education Act 2000

(2) Education Act 1957

(3) Primary Education

(4) School Boards (Incorporation) Act 1990

(5) Secondary Education

(6) Special Education

15. Skills Development Fund

(1) Skills Development Levy Act 1979

16. “SkillsFuture” Programme

(1) Developing Skills and Promoting Skills Mastery

(2) Promoting Lifelong Learning

(3) Skills Recognition

(4) SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016

17. Uniformed Youth Organisations

(1) Boy Scouts Association Act 1926

(2) Home Team Corps Act 2017

(3) National Cadet Corps Act 1972

18. Others

(1) ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute Act 1968

(2) Ngee Ann Kongsi (Incorporation) Ordinance 1933 (only matters relating to educational institutions)

(3) Science Centre Act 1970

SEVENTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

Finance

Departments

1. Accountant-General’s Department

2. Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority

3. Accounting Standards Committee

4. Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore

5. Ministry of Finance

6. Singapore Customs

7. Singapore Totalisator Board

8. VITAL

Subjects

1. Governance of Public Sector

(1) Budget and Expenditure (Policy, Administration and Estimates)

(2) Government Procurement Policy

(a) Government Contracts Act 1966

(b) Government Procurement Act 1997

(3) Privatisation and Divestment Matters

(4) Public Sector Headcount Management

2. Government Financial Management and Accountability

(1) Audit Act 1966

(2) Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (functions conferred on the Minister responsible for finance)

(3) Government Accounting

(4) Government Financial and Administrative Procedures

(a) Financial Procedure Act 1966

(b) Minister for Finance (Incorporation) Act 1959

(5) Government Financial Assets (Government Investments and Loans)

(a) Developmental Investment Fund Act 2000

(6) Government Financial Liabilities

(a) Development Fund Act 1959

(b) Government Securities (Debt Market and Investment) Act 1992

(c) Loans (International Banks) Act 1958

(d) Pension Fund Act 1995

(e) Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act 2021

(7) Protection of Reserves

3. Government Public Schemes

(1) Goods and Services Tax Voucher Fund Act 2012

(2) Pioneer Generation and Merdeka Generation Funds Act 2014

4. International Financial Institutions

(1) Asian Development Bank Act 1966

(2) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Act 2015

(3) Bretton Woods Agreements Act 1966

(4) International Development Association Act 2002

(5) International Finance Corporation Act 1968

5. International Financial Policies

6. Registering Companies and Businesses, Limited Liability Partnerships, Limited Partnerships and Variable Capital Companies

(1) Business Names Registration Act 2014

(2) Companies Act 1967 (but not matters relating to the Official Receiver and the administration of insolvent companies)

(3) Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005

(4) Limited Partnerships Act 2008

(5) Variable Capital Companies Act 2018 (but not international obligations, prevention of money laundering, terrorism financing and other offences)

7. Regulating Accountancy Sector

(1) Accountants Act 2004

(2) Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act 2004

(3) Development of Accountancy Services Sector

(4) Prescription of Accounting Standards for Companies, Charities, Cooperative Societies, Societies and Statutory Bodies

(a) Accounting Standards Act 2007

8. Regulating Corporate Service Providers

(1) Corporate Service Providers Act 2024

9. Regulating Valuers of Immovable Property through Appraisers Act 1906

10. Revenue from Gaming

(1) Casino Control Act 2006 (casino tax only)

(2) Gambling Duties Act 2022

11. Taxation and Revenue (Policy, Administration and Estimates)

(1) COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (Part 6 only)

(2) Customs Act 1960

(3) Estate Duty Act 1929

(4) Fees Act 1920

(5) Free Trade Zones Act 1966

(6) Goods and Services Tax Act 1993

(7) Income Tax Act 1947

(8) Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Act 1992

(9) Payroll Tax Act 1965

(10) Property Tax Act 1960

(11) Stamp Duties Act 1929

(12) Statutory Boards (Taxable Services) Act 1968

(13) Statutory Corporations (Contributions to Consolidated Fund) Act 1989

(14) Multinational Enterprise (Minimum Tax) Act 2024

12. Totalisators and Totalisator Agencies

(1) Singapore Totalisator Board Act 1987

13. Others

(1) States of Malaya Customs Duties Collection Act 1958

EIGHTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

Foreign Affairs

Departments

1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2. Overseas Singapore Missions

Subjects

1. Diplomatic and Consular Corps

(1) Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act 1968

(2) Diplomatic and Consular Relations Act 2005

(3) Internationally Protected Persons Act 2008

2. Foreign Affairs

3. International Organisations

(1) International Organisations (Immunities and Privileges) Act 1948

(2) United Nations Personnel Act 2011

4. Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

(1) Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 2000

5. Overseas Establishments

6. Protocol

7. Singapore Cooperation Programme

8. Others

(1) Singapore Railway Transfer Ordinance 1918

(2) Straits Settlements and Johore Territorial Waters (Agreement) Act 1928

NINTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

Health

Departments

1. Allied Health Professions Council

2. Communicable Diseases Agency

3. Health Promotion Board

4. Health Sciences Authority

5. Ministry of Health

6. Optometrists and Opticians Board

7. Singapore Dental Council

8. Singapore Medical Council

9. Singapore Nursing Board

10. Singapore Pharmacy Council

11. Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Board

Subjects

1. Healthcare Delivery

(1) Active Ageing and Services for the Elderly

(2) Dental Health Services

(3) Disease Prevention, Surveillance, Management and Control (infectious diseases)

(a) Communicable Diseases Agency Act 2025

(4) Disease Prevention, Surveillance, Management and Control (non‑infectious diseases)

(5) Health Promotion

(a) Health Promotion Board Act 2001

(6) Health Technology Assessment

(7) Healthcare Infrastructure

(8) Healthcare Technology Development, Process and Information Management

(9) Hospital Services

(10) Intermediate and Long-term Care Services

(11) Mental Health Services

(12) Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies

(13) Preventive Health Services

(14) Primary and Community Healthcare Services

(15) School Health Services

2. Healthcare Financing

(1) CareShield Life and Long-Term Care Act 2019

(2) Central Provident Fund Act 1953 (only matters relating to Medisave, ElderShield, MediShield and Medical Insurance)

(3) Finance Governance

(4) Medical and Elderly Care Endowment Schemes Act 2000

(5) MediShield Life Scheme Act 2015

(6) Patient Finance Policy

(7) Subsidy and Subvention Policy

3. Healthcare Manpower Planning, Standards and Development

(1) Continuing Professional Development

(2) Manpower Projection, Workforce Planning and Training of Healthcare Professionals

4. Health Legislation and Regulations

(1) Advance Medical Directive Act 1996

(2) Allied Health Professions Act 2011

(3) Biological Agents and Toxins Act 2005

(4) COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (Part 7 only)

(5) Dental Registration Act 1999

(6) Food Safety and Security Act 2025 (only Part 9 and matters relating to health promotion)

(7) Health Products Act 2007 (but not veterinary products)

(8) Healthcare Services Act 2020

(9) Human Biomedical Research Act 2015

(10) Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act 2004

(11) Human Organ Transplant Act 1987

(12) Infectious Diseases Act 1976 (but not in relation to health and sanitary measures in relation to vessels, aircraft, vehicles and persons entering or leaving Singapore)

(13) Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act 1972

(14) Medical Registration Act 1997

(15) Medicines (Advertisement and Sale) Act 1955

(16) Medicines Act 1975

(17) Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008

(18) National Registry of Diseases Act 2007

(19) Nurses and Midwives Act 1999

(20) Optometrists and Opticians Act 2007

(21) Pharmacists Registration Act 2007

(22) Poisons Act 1938

(23) Regulating Institutions of a Public Character in the Healthcare Sector

(24) Termination of Pregnancy Act 1974

(25) Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act 1993

(26) Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners Act 2000

(27) Voluntary Sterilisation Act 1974

5. Health Sciences

(1) Analytical, Forensic and Other Scientific Services in Health Sciences and Health‑related Chemical Metrology

(2) Health Sciences Authority Act 2001

(3) Medical Laboratory and Blood Services

6. International Relations Concerning Healthcare

7. Others

(1) Biomedical Research and Healthcare Innovations

(2) Geneva Conventions Act 1973

(3) Saint Andrew’s Mission Hospital Ordinance 1934

(4) Singapore Red Cross Society Act 1973

(5) The Kwong-Wai-Shiu Free Hospital (Transfer of Undertaking and Dissolution) Act 2017

TENTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

Home Affairs

Departments

1. Central Narcotics Bureau

2. Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore

3. Home Team Academy

4. Home Team Science and Technology Agency

5. Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

6. Internal Security Department

7. Ministry of Home Affairs

8. Singapore Civil Defence Force

9. Singapore Police Force

10. Singapore Prison Service

11. Yellow Ribbon Singapore (Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises)

Subjects

1. Citizenship, Registration and Immigration

(1) Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (citizenship matters only)

(2) Immigration Act 1959

(3) National Registration Act 1965

(4) Registration of Births and Deaths Act 2021

2. Civil Defence and Civil Contingency Planning

(1) Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997

(2) Fire Safety Act 1993

(3) Fire, Rescue and Public Emergency Ambulance Services

(4) National Emergency Preparedness

3. Home Team, Auxiliary Police Forces and Security Industry

(1) Civil Defence Act 1986

(2) Decorations and Uniforms Act 1922 (only in relation to the Singapore Police Force)

(3) Home Affairs Uniformed Services Superannuation Act 2001

(4) Home Team Science and Technology Agency Act 2019

(5) Police Force Act 2004

(6) Private Security Industry Act 2007

(7) Vigilante Corps Act 1967

4. Homefront Security

(1) Border Security and Control

(a) [Deleted by S 474/2025 wef 02/07/2025]

(b) Passports Act 2007

(2) Counter-terrorism

(a) Hostage-Taking Act 2010

(b) Terrorism (Suppression of Bombings) Act 2007

(c) Terrorism (Suppression of Financing) Act 2002

(d) Terrorism (Suppression of Misuse of Radioactive Material) Act 2017

(3) Crisis and Consequence Management

(4) Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021

(5) Infrastructure Protection Act 2017

5. Law and Order

(1) Arms and Explosives

(a) [Deleted by S 474/2025 wef 02/07/2025]

(b) Arms Offences Act 1973

(c) Corrosive and Explosive Substances and Offensive Weapons Act 1958

(d) [Deleted by S 474/2025 wef 02/07/2025]

(e) [Deleted by S 474/2025 wef 02/07/2025]

(f) Guns, Explosives and Weapons Control Act 2021

(2) Computer Misuse Act 1993

(3) Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992

(4) Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act 1955

(5) Criminal Procedure Code 2010 (only in relation to the functions conferred on the Minister responsible for home affairs)

(6) Custody and Rehabilitation of Offenders (but not probation orders, community service orders and residential services for juvenile offenders)

(a) Prisons Act 1933

(b) Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises Act 1975

(7) Debt Collection Act 2022

(8) Drug and Inhalant Abuse

(a) Intoxicating Substances Act 1987

(b) Misuse of Drugs Act 1973

(9) Foreign National Emblems (Control of Display) Act 1949

(10) Gambling Suppression

(a) Casino Control Act 2006 (but not casino tax, integrated resort or problem gambling matters)

(b) Gambling Control Act 2022

(c) Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022

(11) House to House and Street Collections Act 1947

(12) Internal Security Act 1960

(13) Investigating Crime

(14) Kidnapping Act 1961

(15) Maintenance of Public Order

(a) Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015

(b) Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act 1906

(c) Public Entertainments Act 1958 (but not matters relating to the classification and licensing of arts entertainment)

(d) Public Order Act 2009

(e) Public Order and Safety (Special Powers) Act 2018

(16) Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act 2025

(17) Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990

(18) Massage Establishments Act 2017

(19) Moneylenders Act 2008 (unlicensed moneylending and related activities only)

(20) Online Criminal Harms Act 2023

(21) Organised Crime Act 2015

(22) Penal Code 1871

(23) Preventing Crime

(24) Protecting Official Secrets

(a) Official Secrets Act 1935

(b) Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983

(25) Protection from Harassment Act 2014 (but not civil actions and orders, and matters relating to the establishment and functions of the Protection from Harassment Court)

(26) Protection from Scams Act 2025

(27) Registration of Criminals Act 1949

(28) Road Conduct

(a) Road Traffic Act 1961 (matters relating to road conduct, accidents, and licensing of drivers, of driving instructors and of driving schools)

(b) Road Vehicles (Special Powers) Act 1960

(c) [Deleted by S 474/2025 wef 02/07/2025]

(29) Secondhand Goods Dealers Act 2007

(30) Societies Act 1966

(31) Vandalism Act 1966

(32) Vice Suppression

(a) Prevention of Human Trafficking Act 2014

(b) Prevention of Trafficking in Persons

(c) Women’s Charter 1961 (offences against women and girls only)

ELEVENTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

Law

Departments

1. Appeals Board (Land Acquisition)

2. Community Mediation Centre

3. Copyright Tribunal

4. Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office (including Registry of Moneylenders and Registry of Pawnbrokers)

5. Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (including Registry of Designs, Registry of Geographical Indications, Registry of Patents, Registry of Plant Varieties and Registry of Trade Marks)

6. Land Surveyors Board

7. Legal Aid Bureau

8. Legal Services Regulatory Authority

9. Ministry of Law

10. Singapore Land Authority (including Land Titles Registry and Registry of Deeds)

11. Public Defender’s Office

Subjects

1. Civil Law

(1) Application of English Law Act 1993

(2) Apportionment Act 1928

(3) Bills of Sale Act 1886

(4) Civil Law Act 1909

(5) Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 2001

(6) Contributory Negligence and Personal Injuries Act 1953

(7) Corporate Bodies’ Contracts Act 1960

(8) COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (but not Parts 6, 7, 8A, 8B, 8C and 10A)

(9) Defamation Act 1957

(10) Distress Act 1934

(11) Factors Act 1889

(12) Foreign Limitation Periods Act 2012

(13) Frustrated Contracts Act 1959

(14) Government Proceedings Act 1956

(15) Guardianship of Infants Act 1934

(16) Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1966

(17) Intestate Succession Act 1967

(18) Legitimacy Act 1934

(19) Limitation Act 1959

(20) Marine Insurance Act 1906

(21) Mercantile Law Amendment Act 1856

(22) Minors’ Contracts Act 1987

(23) Misrepresentation Act 1967

(24) Partnership Act 1890

(25) Policies of Assurance Act 1867

(26) Probate and Administration Act 1934

(27) Protection from Harassment Act 2014 (civil actions and orders, and matters relating to the establishment and functions of the Protection from Harassment Court, only)

(28) Sale of Goods (United Nations Convention) Act 1995

(29) Sale of Goods Act 1979

(30) Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013

(31) Supply of Goods Act 1982

(32) Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 1930

(33) Trustees Act 1967

(34) Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977

(35) Wills Act 1838

(36) Parts 9, 9A and 10B of the Women’s Charter 1961 (jointly with the Minister responsible for social and family development), but not —

(a) the powers under sections 77 and 91A;

(b) the designation for the purposes of section 83(5)(b);

(c) the authorisation for the purposes of section 91S(5)(a); and

(d) the powers under section 91N(4)

(37) The following under the Women’s Charter 1961:

(a) the powers under sections 77 and 91A;

(b) the designation for the purposes of section 83(5)(b);

(c) the authorisation for the purposes of section 91S(5)(a)

2. Community Disputes

(1) Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 (but not Part 2A)

(2) Community Mediation Centres Act 1997

3. Constitutional Matters

(1) Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, but not —

(a) citizenship matters; and

(b) functions conferred on the Prime Minister, the Minister responsible for defence or the Minister responsible for finance

(2) Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965

(3) Republic of Singapore Independence Act 1965

4. Coordinating Government Bills Programme

5. Courts and the Administration of Justice

(1) Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016

(2) Civil Justice

(a) Civil Justice Framework

(b) Debtors Act 1934

(c) High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act 1961

(3) Courts

(a) Coroners Act 2010

(b) Family Justice Act 2014

(c) Small Claims Tribunals Act 1984

(d) State Courts Act 1970

(e) Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969

(4) Criminal Justice

(a) Criminal Justice Framework

(b) Criminal Procedure Code 2010 (but not community service orders and functions conferred on the Minister responsible for home affairs)

(5) Evidence Act 1893

(6) Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act 1960

6. Insolvency and Public Trustee Matters

(1) Administration of Un-nominated Central Provident Fund Moneys, Estates of Deceased Persons, and Moneys held in Trust for Minor and Other Beneficiaries

(2) Companies Act 1967 (only matters relating to the Official Receiver and the administration of insolvent companies)

(3) Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018

(4) Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act 1960 (only matters relating to the Public Trustee)

(5) Public Trustee Act 1915

7. Intellectual Property

(1) Accreditation of Intellectual Property Agents and Advisers

(2) Intellectual Property Law

(a) Copyright Act 2021

(b) Geographical Indications Act 2014

(c) Layout-Designs of Integrated Circuits Act 1999

(d) Patents Act 1994

(e) Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004

(f) Registered Designs Act 2000

(g) Trade Marks Act 1998

(3) Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act 2001

(4) Intellectual Property Rights Policies

(5) Intellectual Property Rights Services Industry Development

8. International Legal Matters

(1) International Legal Cooperation

(a) Apostille Act 2020

(b) Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1968

(c) Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016

(d) Evidence (Civil Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1979

(e) Extradition Act 1968

(f) Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1975

(g) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000

(h) Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 1959

(i) Singapore International Commercial Court (International Committee) Act 2024

(2) State Immunity Act 1979

(3) United Nations Act 2001

9. Land Matters

(1) Apportionment of Rents Act 1909

(2) Boundaries and Survey Maps Act 1998 and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Network Infrastructure

(3) Conveyancing and Law of Property Act 1886

(4) Federal Lands Commissioner, Malaysia (Incorporation) Act 1959

(5) Foreshores Act 1920

(6) Geospatial Information, Infrastructure and Industry Development

(7) Land Acquisition Act 1966

(8) Land Betterment Charge Act 2021

(9) Land Revenue Collection Act 1940

(10) Land Surveyors Act 1991

(11) Land Titles (Strata) Act 1967

(12) Land Titles Act 1993

(13) Registration of Deeds Act 1988

(14) Residential Property Act 1976

(15) Settled Estates Act 1934

(16) Singapore Land Authority Act 2001

(17) State Lands Act 1920

(18) State Lands Protection Act 2022

10. Legal Aid

(1) International Child Abduction Act 2010 (legal aid matters only)

(2) Legal Aid and Advice Act 1995

(3) Public Defenders Act 2022

11. Legal Profession and Legal Services Industry

(1) Alternative Dispute Resolution

(a) Arbitration Act 2001

(b) International Arbitration Act 1994

(c) Mediation Act 2017

(d) Singapore Convention on Mediation Act 2020

(2) Developing the Legal Services Industry

(3) International Legal Services Trade Policy

(4) Legal Profession

(a) Legal Profession Act 1966

(b) Notaries Public Act 1959

(c) Singapore Academy of Law Act 1988

(5) Regulating the Legal Services Sector

12. Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers

(1) Moneylenders Act 2008 (but not unlicensed moneylending and related activities)

(2) Pawnbrokers Act 2015

13. Policies in relation to Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (jointly with the Minister responsible for digital development and information)

14. Precious Stones and Precious Metals Dealers

(1) Precious Stones and Precious Metals (Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Proliferation Financing) Act 2019

15. Others

(1) Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act 2014

(2) Departmental Titles (Alteration) Act 1950

(3) Inquiries Act 2007

(4) Interpretation Act 1965

(5) Oaths and Declarations Act 2000

(6) Revised Edition of the Laws Act 1983

(7) Sultan Hussain Ordinance 1904

TWELFTH SCHEDULE

Paragraph 2(1) and First Schedule

Manpower

Departments

1. Central Provident Fund Board

2. Industrial Arbitration Court

3. Ministry of Manpower

4. Singapore Labour Foundation

5. Workforce Singapore Agency

6. Workplace Safety and Health Council

Subjects

1. Development of Human Resource Sector

2. Employee Wellbeing

(1) Holidays Act 1998

3. Employment Facilitation and Career Services

(1) Employment Agencies Act 1958

(2) Workforce Singapore Agency Act 2003

4. Employment Standards

(1) Employment Act 1968

5. Fair and Progressive Employment Practices

(1) Fair Consideration Framework

(2) Flexible Work Arrangements

(3) Workplace Fairness Act 2025

6. Foreign Workforce Policy and Work Pass Administration

(1) Care and Management of Foreign Workers

(2) Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990

(3) Foreign Employee Dormitories Act 2015

7. Inclusive Workforce

(1) Progressive Wage Model

(2) Retirement and Re-employment Act 1993

8. Income Security Policy

(1) Central Provident Fund Act 1953 (but not the functions conferred on the Minister responsible for social services and matters relating to Medisave, ElderShield, MediShield and Medical Insurance)

(2) Financial Education and Planning

(3) Silver Support Scheme Act 2015

(4) Workfare

9. Industrial Relations and Workplace Disputes

(1) Employment Claims Act 2016

(2) Industrial Relations Act 1960

(3) Trade Disputes Act 1941

(4) Trade Unions Act 1940

10. International Labour and Employment Relations

11. Manpower Planning and Policy

12. Manpower Research and Statistics

13. National Wage Policy and Guidelines

14. Platform Workers Act 2024

15. Singapore Labour Foundation Act 1977

16. Workplace Policy and Strategy

17. Workplace Safety and Health

(1) Work Injury Compensation Act 2019

(2) Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006

 

Made on 17 June 2025.

TAN KEE YONG

Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.

[Cabinet 19/91 Vol 6; AG/LEGIS/SL/CONS/2025/4]