THE STATUTES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL ACT (CHAPTER 305)
(Original Enactment: Act 44 of 1973) REVISED EDITION 2014 (30th November 2014) Prepared and Published by THE LAW REVISION COMMISSION UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS ACT (CHAPTER 275)
An Act to establish the Singapore Sports Council and for matters connected therewith. [1st October 1973]
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART 1 PRELIMINARY Section 1.Short title 2.Interpretation PART 2 ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTITUTION OF COUNCIL 3. Establishment of Singapore Sports Council 4. Membership of Council 5.Salaries, fees and allowances payable to members 6. Meetings of Council 7.[Repealed] PART 3 FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF COUNCIL 8. Functions of Council 9. Powers 10. Directions by Minister PART 4 TRANSFER TO COUNCIL OF UNDERTAKINGS, ETC. 11.Transfer to Council of undertakings 12. Secondment and transfer of Government employees 13. Transfer of non-Government employees PART 5 PROVISIONS RELATING TO STAFF 14. Chief Executive Officer 15. Staff and employees Section 16. Pension schemes, provident fund, etc. 17. No entitlement in respect of abolition or re-organisation of office 18. [Repealed] PART 6 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 19. Funds and property of Council 20. Borrowing powers 20A. Issue of shares, etc. 21. Moneys of Council 22. Financial provisions PART 7 MISCELLANEOUS 23.Protection from liability for bona fide acts 24. Regulations The Schedule — Financial provisions
This Act may be cited as the Singapore Sports Council Act.
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Council appointed under section 4; “Chief Executive Officer” means the chief executive of the Council, and includes any individual acting in that capacity; [Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018] “Council” means the Singapore Sports Council established under section 3; “member” means a member of the Council and includes the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman; “National Stadium” means the National Stadium Complex at Kallang.
(a) a Chairman; (b) a Deputy Chairman; and (c) not less than 5 but not more than 12 other members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister.
(a) accept the resignation of any member; or (b) revoke the appointment of any member without assigning any reason.
There shall be paid to the members out of the funds of the Council such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine.
(a) to plan and promote sports in Singapore for both competitive and recreational purposes; (b) to co-ordinate the activities of, and to facilitate co-operation among, all sports organisations; (c) to co-ordinate, in consultation with the Ministry of Education, the sports activities of schools with those of national sports organisations; (d) to encourage and organise, in consultation with the national sports organisations and the Singapore National Olympic Council, national, international and other sports, competitions and games; (e) to plan and promote physical education in Singapore; (f) to foster research and study in sports and physical education and to prepare and publish such reports or periodicals on these matters as it thinks fit; (g) to furnish information, advice and assistance to persons and organisations concerned with sports and physical education; (h) to establish any sports stadium or such other sports facilities as it thinks fit and to manage and maintain them; (i) to establish any clubs for the promotion of sports and to manage and maintain them; (j) to establish and maintain hotels, hostels, restaurants, shops or other conveniences in connection with any sports stadium or other facilities under its control; and (k) to prepare, manufacture and supply any sports equipment and other sports items. [48/75]
(a) recommend minimum standards for participation in international sports competitions and games; (b) advise on the planning, promotion and standards of physical education; (c) appoint committees consisting of persons who may or may not be members of the Council and delegate to such committees such of its functions as the Council may determine; (d) raise funds by all lawful means and receive donations or contributions from any source; (e) make grants or contributions to any person or sports organisation subject to such conditions as it thinks fit; (f) enter into such contracts as the Council considers necessary for the discharge of its functions; (fa) with the approval of the Minister — (i) impose fees or charges for services rendered by the Council and for the use of any facilities controlled or managed by the Council; and (ii) determine the amount of each such fee or charge; [Act 16 of 2016 wef 10/06/2016] (g) lend money to, and enter into guarantees on behalf of, any person in matters relating to sports and physical education; and (h) with the approval of the Minister, enter into joint ventures with any person or organisation, or cause to be formed under the provisions of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) an incorporated company or companies for the purpose of carrying out any of the functions of the Council. [48/75]
Every person who immediately before 1 October 1973 was employed by the National Sports Promotion Board or the National Stadium Corporation shall be deemed without further appointment to be employed by the Council on the same terms and conditions as those governing his employment by the National Sports Promotion Board or the National Stadium Corporation, as the case may be.
(a) is absent from duty or Singapore; or (b) is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office. [Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018]
The Council may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint and employ, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, such other officers, employees, consultants and agents as may be necessary for the effective performance of its functions. [Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018]
(a) no assurance on the life of any contributor under any such scheme, and no moneys or other benefits payable under any such assurance, and no payment made under any such scheme to any person who has been employed by the Council, shall be assignable or transferable, or liable to be garnished, attached, sequestered or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim other than a debt due to the Council or to the Government; (b) no donation by the Council or contribution by its officers and employees made under any such scheme and no interest on such donation or contribution shall be assignable or transferable or liable to be garnished, attached, sequestered or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim other than a debt due to the Council or to the Government; (c) no such donation, contribution or interest shall be subject to the debts of the contributor, nor shall such donation, contribution or interest pass to the Official Assignee on the bankruptcy of the contributor, but, if the contributor is adjudicated a bankrupt or is declared insolvent by a court, such donation, contribution or interest shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be deemed to be subject to a trust in favour of the persons entitled thereto on the death of the contributor; (d) the bankruptcy of a contributor shall not affect the making of deductions from the salary of the contributor in accordance with any such scheme, but the deductions shall continue to be made notwithstanding the provisions of any written law, and the portion of salary so deducted shall not be deemed to form part of his after-acquired property; (e) subject to the provisions of any such scheme, all moneys paid or payable under any such scheme on the death of a contributor shall be deemed to be subject to a trust in favour of the persons entitled thereto under the will or intestacy of the deceased contributor, or under a nomination in such form as may be prescribed in such scheme, and shall not be deemed to form part of his estate or be subject to the payment of his debts but shall be deemed to be property passing on his death for the purposes of the Estate Duty Act (Cap. 96); (f) any contributor may, by a memorandum under his hand, appoint a trustee or trustees of the moneys payable on his death out of any such scheme and may make provision for the appointment of a new trustee or new trustees of the moneys and for the investment of the moneys; and the memorandum shall be in the form prescribed in such scheme and shall be deposited with the Council; (g) if at the time of the death of any contributor or at any time afterwards, there is no trustee of the moneys or it is expedient to appoint a new trustee or new trustees, then and in any such case a trustee or trustees or a new trustee or new trustees may be appointed by the Supreme Court; (h) the receipt of a trustee or trustees duly appointed, or in default of any such appointment and of written notice thereof to the Council, the receipt of the legal personal representative of a deceased contributor shall be a discharge to the Council for any moneys payable on his death out of any such scheme.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Pensions Act (Cap. 225), no person who is transferred to the service of the Council under section 12 shall be entitled to claim any benefits under that Act on the ground that he has been retired from the service of the Government on account of abolition or re-organisation of office. [14/77]
(a) all moneys and property which are vested in the Council by section 11; (b) all moneys paid to the Council by way of donations, contributions, fees, subscriptions, rents and interest; (c) loans or grants made to the Council by the Government or any person; (d) subventions and contributions from Singapore Pools (Private) Limited; and (e) all moneys and property which may be payable to or vested in the Council in the course of the discharge of its functions.
(a) from the Government; (b) with the approval in writing of the Minister, from any person, and for the purpose of securing such loans may mortgage, charge, or pledge any right, title, estate or interest in any of its property; or (c) with the approval in writing of the Minister, by the creation and issue of debentures or bonds.
(a) for the purpose of defraying expenses pending the receipt of revenues receivable by it in respect of the period of account in which those expenses are chargeable; or (b) for the purpose of defraying, pending the receipt of money due in respect of any loan raised under subsection (1), expenses intended to be defrayed by such loan.
As a consequence of the vesting of any property, rights or liabilities of the Government in the Council under this Act, or of any capital injection or other investment by the Government in the Council in accordance with any written law, the Council shall issue such shares or other securities to the Minister for Finance as that Minister may from time to time direct. [5/2002]
The financial provisions set out in the Schedule shall have effect with respect to the Council.
No matter or thing done and no contract of any kind entered into by the Council and no matter or thing done by any member or employee of the Council shall, if the matter or thing was done or the contract was entered into bona fide for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, subject any such member or employee to any action, liability, claim or demand.
(a) prescribing the custody and use of the common seal of the Council; (b) prescribing the manner in which documents, cheques and instruments of any description shall be signed or executed on behalf of the Council; (c) prescribing the manner and terms relating to the use of the National Stadium and other sports facilities and clubs under the control of the Council; (d)[Deleted by Act 16 of 2016 wef 10/06/2016] (e) providing for the proper and efficient functioning of sports organisations; (f) generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act. [48/75]
The financial year of the Council shall commence on 1 April of each year and end on 31 March of the ensuing year.
(a) the amount of any loan outstanding at the end of that financial year; and (b) the amount standing to the credit of any sinking fund formed for the purpose of repayment of any loan and the manner in which such amount is for the time being invested.
(a) a revised estimate of the income for the current financial year; (b) a revised estimate of the expenditure for the current financial year; and (c) a statement showing how provision is therein made to meet additional expenditure, and such supplementary budget shall be dealt with in the same manner as the annual budget.
The Council must send the audited annual financial statements of the Council, signed by the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer, to the Minister no later than 31 October in each year, together with a copy of any report made by the auditor of the Council. [Act 5 of 2018 wef 01/04/2018]
This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Singapore Sports Council Act. It is not part of the Act.
Date of First Reading: 11 July 1973 (Bill No. 26/73) Date of Second and Third Readings : 25 July 1973 Date of commencement : 1 October 1973
Date of First Reading: 11 November 1975 (Bill No. 50/75) Date of Second and Third Readings : 20 November 1975 Date of commencement : 26 December 1975
Date of First Reading : : 2 September 1977 (Bill No. 11/77) Date of Second and Third Readings : 9 November 1977 Date of commencement : 1 December 1977
Date of operation : 30 March 1987
(Consequential amendments made to Act by) Date of First Reading: 3 May 2002 (Bill No. 7/2002) Date of Second and Third Readings: 24 May 2002 Date of commencement: 15 July 2002 (item (43) of the Schedule –– amendment of Singapore Sports Council Act)
(Consequential amendments made to Act by) Date of First Reading : 21 September 2004 (Bill No. 43/2004) Date of Second and Third Readings : 19 October 2004 Date of commencement: 15 December 2004 (item (48) of the Schedule –– amendment of Singapore Sports Council Act)
Date of operation : 30 November 2014
Date of First Reading : 14 April 2016 (Bill No. 15/2016 published on 14 April 2016) Date of Second and Third Readings : 9 May 2016 Date of commencement : 10 June 2016
Date of First Reading: 6 November 2017 (Bill No. 45/2017 published on 6 November 2017) Date of Second and Third Readings : 8 January 2018 Date of commencement : 1 April 2018
The following provisions in the 1985 Revised Edition of the Singapore Sports Council Act (Cap. 305) have been renumbered by the Law Revision Commissioners in this 2014 Revised Edition. This Comparative Table is provided for the convenience of users. It is not part of the Singapore Sports Council Act.
