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The statutory boards that come under the president's purview are the Central Provident Fund Board (CPF Board), the Housing and Development Board, JTC Corporation and the Monetary Authority of Singapore, while the Government companies are the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte. Ltd., MND Holdings Pte. Ltd., and Temasek Holdings ...
The separation of powers in Singapore is also enhanced by intra-branch checking mechanisms. Within the executive, the elected president adds to the overall scheme of checks and balances through his discretionary power to block certain government actions. However, the presence of an override mechanism wielded by Parliament blunts the office's ...
Subsidiary legislation is known by a variety of names. Section 2(1) of the Interpretation Act [42] defines "subsidiary legislation" as meaning "any order in council, proclamation, rule, regulation, order, notification, by-law or other instrument made under any Act, Ordinance or other lawful authority and having legislative effect".
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2010; Coroners Act 2010; Criminal Procedure Code 2010; Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) (Amendment) Act 2010; Electronic Transactions Act 2010; Estate Agents Act 2010; Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act 2010; Government Securities (Amendment) Act 2010
In Singapore, the Interpretation Act [96] states that "[w]here a written law confers a power or imposes a duty on the holder of an office as such, then, unless the contrary intention appears, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed ... by a person duly appointed to act for him". [97]
Subsidiary legislation, also known as "delegated legislation" or "subordinate legislation", is written law made by ministers or other administrative agencies such as government departments and statutory boards under the authority of a statute (often called its "parent Act") or other lawful authority, and not directly by Parliament. [78]
Fact Check: Amendment 3 contains a line that some critics have interpreted to mean it would nullify all future lawsuits related to reproductive care, including malpractice related to abortion ...
The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law of Singapore.A written constitution, the text which took effect on 9 August 1965 is derived from the Constitution of the State of Singapore 1963, provisions of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia made applicable to Singapore by the Republic of Singapore Independence Act 1965 (No. 9 of 1965, 1985 Rev. Ed.), and the Republic of ...