AI-assisted research summary: This provision defines key terms used in the Act, including the Board, Chairperson, Executive Secretary, Fund, invest, and public authority.
National Productivity Fund Act 2010 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 the National Productivity Fund and to establish the Productivity Fund Administration Board for its proper administration. [1 November 2010] PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act is the National Productivity Fund Act 2010. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “Board” means the Productivity Fund Administration Board established under section 7; “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board; “Executive Secretary” means any Executive Secretary of the Board appointed under section 14(1) and includes any person acting in that capacity; “Fund” means the National Productivity Fund established under section 3; “invest” includes entering into a transaction or an arrangement for the protection of investments; “matters relating to productivity enhancement and continuing education” includes legislative or administrative action taken, or to be taken, by the Government or any public authority that affects or might affect the productivity performance of industry, industry development or the productivity performance of the Singapore economy as a whole; “member” means any member of the Board and includes any temporary member of the Board; “property” means any legal or equitable estate or interest (whether present or future and whether vested or contingent) in real or personal property of any description; “public authority” means any board, authority or agency established by or under any public Act to perform or discharge any public function.