AI-assisted research summary: This provision sets the Act’s short title and defines key terms used in it.
Institute of Technical Education Act 1992 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 Institute of Technical Education, Singapore, and for matters connected therewith. [1 April 1992] PART 1 PRELIMINARY Short title 1. This Act is the Institute of Technical Education Act 1992. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “Board” means the Board of Governors established under section 7(1); “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 7(3); “Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute, and includes any individual acting in that capacity; “commerce or industry” includes any trade, manufacturing or service industry, business or other related activity; “Deputy Chairperson” means the Deputy Chairperson of the Board appointed under section 7(4); “Institute” means the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore established under section 3; “member” means a member of the Board; “technical skills” means the skills acquired through technical education and training or other means for employment in commerce or industry; “Vocational and Industrial Training Board” means the Vocational and Industrial Training Board established under the repealed Vocational and Industrial Training Board Act (Cap. 345, 1985 Revised Edition). [5/2018]