Civil Service College Act 2001

• Jurisdiction: Singapore
• Coming into Force: 31 December 2021
• Record Number: Cap. 45
• Published date: 31 July 2002
• Act Number: (Original Enactment: Act 29 of 2001)
• Year: 2001
• Enactment Date: 01 October 2001

Civil Service College Act

(CHAPTER 45)

(Original Enactment: Act 29 of 2001)

REVISED EDITION 2002

(31st July 2002)

An Act to establish the Civil Service College, to provide for its functions and powers, and for matters connected therewith.

[1st October 2001]

PART I PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Civil Service College Act. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “Board” means the Board of Directors of the College established under section 5; [9/2003 wef 16/05/2003] “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board appointed under section 5(2) and includes a temporary Chairman appointed under section 8; “Chief Executive” means the Chief Executive of the College, and includes any individual acting in that capacity; [Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] “College” means the Civil Service College established under section 3; “incorporated departments” means the departments of the Prime Minister’s Office formerly known as the Civil Service College and the Personnel Guidance Unit; “member” means a member of the Board and includes the Chairman; “officers in the public sector” means public officers and officers and employees of any public body; “public body” means any body, board or authority established by or under any written law to perform or discharge any public function; “public sector” means the Government and any public body.

PART II ESTABLISHMENT, INCORPORATION AND CONSTITUTION OF CIVIL SERVICE COLLEGE Establishment and incorporation of Civil Service College 3. There is hereby established a body to be known as the Civil Service College which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and shall, by that name, be capable of — (a) suing and being sued; (b) acquiring, owning, holding and developing, or disposing of property, both movable and immovable; and (c) doing and suffering all such other acts or things as a body corporate may lawfully do and suffer. Common seal 4.—(1) The College shall have a common seal and such seal may from time to time be broken, changed, altered or made anew as the College thinks fit. (2) All deeds and other documents requiring the seal of the College shall be sealed with the common seal of the College. (3) All instruments to which the common seal is affixed shall be signed by any 2 members generally or specially authorised by the Board for the purpose or by one member and the Chief Executive. (4) The Board may, by resolution or otherwise in writing, appoint an officer of the College or any other agent either generally or in any particular case to execute or sign on behalf of the College any agreement or other instrument not under seal in relation to any matter coming within the powers of the College. (5) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the common seal of the College affixed to any document and shall presume that it was duly affixed. Board of Directors 5.—(1) There shall be a Board of Directors of the College which shall be the executive body of the College and may exercise all the powers conferred on the College under this Act. [9/2003 wef 16/05/2003] (2) The Board shall consist of — (a) a Chairman; and (b) not less than 5 but not more than 15 other members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister. (3) The Minister may appoint the Chief Executive to be a member of the Board. Chairman may delegate functions 6. The Chairman may in writing authorise any member to exercise any power or perform any function conferred on the Chairman by or under this Act. Term of office of members 7.—(1) A member shall hold office on such conditions and for such term as the Minister shall specify in the appointment. (2) Any member may resign from his office at any time by giving not less than one month’s notice in writing to the Minister. (3) The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of any member as he considers necessary in the interest of the effective performance of the functions of the College under this Act, or in the public interest. (4) If a member dies or resigns or has his appointment revoked, the Minister may appoint any person to fill the vacancy for the residue of the term for which the vacating member was appointed. (5) The College shall pay to the Chairman and other members, out of the funds of the College, such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may, from time to time, determine. Temporary Chairman 8. If the Chairman is absent from Singapore, or for any other reason unable to discharge his functions, the Minister may appoint one of the members to act as a temporary Chairman. Meetings and proceedings of Board 9.—(1) The quorum at every meeting of the Board shall be one-third of the total number of members or 3 members, whichever is the higher. [25/2009 wef 15/01/2010] (2) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board and, in his absence, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside. (3) Meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as the Chairman may determine. (4) All questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting. (5) At any meeting of the Board, the Chairman or, in his absence, the member presiding at the meeting shall have a deliberative vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, he shall also have a casting vote. (6) The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst its members or by any defect in the appointment of any member. (7) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Board may regulate its own proceedings. [Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] 10. [Repealed by Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] Committees 11.—(1) The Board may, from time to time, appoint committees consisting of one or more persons (whether members or not) and define or vary the terms of reference of those committees. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 and to the control of the Board, each committee appointed under this section may regulate its procedure in such manner as the committee thinks fit. [Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] Delegation of powers 12.—(1) The Board may, from time to time, in respect of a specified matter or class of matters, by writing, delegate any of its powers to a member, a committee of the Board or an officer of the College. (2) Every member, committee or officer purporting to act pursuant to a delegation under this section shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of the delegation. (3) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018]

PART III FUNCTIONS, OBJECTS, DUTIES AND POWERS OF COLLEGE Functions, objects and duties of College 13.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the functions, objects and duties of the College shall be — (a) to provide training for the development of officers in the public sector; (b) to equip officers in the public sector with the appropriate values, workplace skills and management tools; (c) to promote lifelong learning amongst officers in the public sector; (d) to promote organisational excellence in the public sector; (e) to provide organisational development and consultancy services to the public sector; (f) to provide personnel assessment and selection services to the public sector; (g) to represent the Government internationally on matters related to or connected with the development of officers in the public sector and organisational excellence; (h) to engage in research relevant to the development of officers in the public sector and organisational excellence; and (i) to carry out such other functions as are imposed upon the College by or under this Act or any other written law. (2) The Minister may give to the College any direction under section 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018. [Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] (3) Nothing in this section shall be construed as imposing on the College, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court. Powers of College 14.—(1) The College shall have power to do anything for the purpose of discharging its functions, objects and duties under this Act, or which is incidental or conducive to the discharge of those functions, objects or duties and, in particular, may — (a) establish and maintain facilities for the provision of services and conduct of activities related to or connected with the functions, objects or duties of the College; (b) collaborate with and assist any person in the provision and promotion of services and activities related to or connected with the functions, objects or duties of the College; (c) organise such courses and programmes for, and render such advice, consultancy and services to, the public sector and any other person or body in Singapore or elsewhere on any matter related to or connected with the functions, objects or duties of the College; (d) provide and hold tests and examinations, and grant certificates, awards and other qualifications (other than degrees), for the attainment of relevant skills, competencies and achievements; (e) provide financial support and assistance, including but not limited to loans, advances, grants, scholarships and aids to employees, students and any other person for all or any of the purposes of this Act; (f) enter into such contracts as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of discharging the functions, objects or duties of the College; (g) lease, let, develop or otherwise utilise any property, movable or immovable, vested in or acquired by the College on such terms and conditions as the College thinks fit; (h) form or participate in the formation of any company, partnership or joint venture as a shareholder or partner or in any other capacity and to share profits; (i) collect, analyse, compile, publish or disseminate information of a statistical nature; (j) become a member or affiliate of any international body the functions, objects or duties of which are similar to those of the College; (k) ...