Communicable Diseases Agency Act 2025

• Act Code: CDAA2025
• Version as at: 25 Mar 2026
• Enacted by: Parliament

Section 1 — Short title and commencement

This Act is the Communicable Diseases Agency Act 2025 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

Section 2 — Interpretation

In this Act —“Agency” means the Communicable Diseases Agency established by section 3; “Chairperson”, in relation to the Agency, means the member of the Agency who is appointed under section 13 as the Chairperson of the Agency, and includes

Section 3 — Communicable Diseases Agency

A body called the Communicable Diseases Agency is established by this section.

Section 4 — Agency is body corporate

The Agency —(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; (b) may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and (c) may sue and be sued in its corporate name.

Section 5 — Objective and functions of Agency

(1) The objective of the Agency is to prevent, manage and control infectious diseases in Singapore.(2) The Agency has the following functions:(a) to advise and make recommendations to the Government on policies and strategies for the preven

Section 6 — Powers of Agency

(1) The Agency has power to do all things necessary or expedient to be done for, or in connection with, the performance of its functions.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the powers of the Agency include the following:(a) to enter into c

Section 7 — Directions of Minister, etc.

(1) The Minister may give to the Agency any direction under section 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.(2) To avoid doubt, the Minister is entitled —(a) to have information in the possession of the Agency; and (b) where the inform

Section 8 — Agency’s symbol, etc.

(1) The Agency has the exclusive right to the use of one or more symbols or representations as the Agency may select or devise (each called in this section the Agency’s symbol or representation), and to display or exhibit those symbols or r

Section 9 — Use of name, etc., of Agency

(1) The Agency may conduct its operations under its full name or under the acronym CDA.(2) A person other than the Agency must not —(a) use in connection with a business, trade, profession or occupation; (b) use as the name, or as part of t

Section 10 — Membership of Agency

(1) The Agency consists of at least 7 and not more than 15 members.(2) One of the members (who is not the Chairperson) may be the Chief Executive. —(1) The Agency consists of at least 7 and not more than 15 members. (2) One of the members (

Section 11 — Appointment of Agency members

(1) Each member of the Agency is to be appointed by the Minister.(2) Every appointment must be made by instrument in writing given to the member. (3) The instrument must state —(a) the term of the appointment; and (b) the date the appointme

Section 12 — Membership disqualification

(1) In appointing members of the Agency, the Minister must have regard to whether the members of the Agency will collectively possess the appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to assist the Agency to perform its functions effectively

Section 13 — Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson

(1) The Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint —(a) a member (other than the Chief Executive) to be the Chairperson of the Agency for the period specified in the instrument; and (b) one or more members (other than the Chairperson)

Section 14 — Premature vacancies

(1) If a premature vacancy occurs in the office of any member of the Agency, the Minister may, subject to sections 10, 11 and 12, appoint an individual to fill the vacancy and hold that office for the remainder of the term for which the vac

Section 15 — Acting Chairperson and members

(1) The Minister may appoint an individual (other than the Chief Executive) to act temporarily as the Chairperson during any period, or during all periods, when the Chairperson —(a) is absent from duty or Singapore; or (b) is, for any reaso

Section 16 — Removal of member

(1) The Minister may, at any time and without giving any reason, remove a member of the Agency from office.(2) Every removal under subsection (1) must be made by written notice given to the member with a copy to the Agency. (3) The notice m

Section 17 — Resignation from office

(1) A member of the Agency may resign his or her office by written notice to the Minister (with a copy to the Agency) signed by the member.(2) The resignation is effective when the notice in subsection (1) is received by the Minister or at

Section 18 — Validity of acts, etc.

(1) Despite section 33 of the Interpretation Act 1965, the exercise of any power or performance of any function of the Agency by the Agency is not affected merely because at the relevant time —(a) there was a vacancy in the membership of th

Section 19 — Term of appointment

(1) Subject to section 21, each member of the Agency holds office for a period of 3 years or any shorter period specified in the instrument of appointment.(2) A member of the Agency may be re‑appointed.

Section 20 — Remuneration, etc.

The members of the Agency may be paid, out of the funds of the Agency, such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister determines.

Section 21 — Vacation of office

(1) A member of the Agency ceases to hold office if he or she —(a) dies; (b) is adjudicated a bankrupt or makes an arrangement with any of his or her creditors; (c) becomes otherwise disqualified from being a member under section 12(2); (d)

Section 22 — Other terms and conditions

The Minister may specify other terms and conditions of appointment of a member in the instrument of appointment.

Section 23 — Procedure generally

Subject to this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the members of the Agency may regulate their own proceedings and business.

Section 24 — Notice of meetings

(1) The Agency must hold such meetings as are necessary for the performance of its functions.(2) The Chairperson must appoint the times and places of the meetings of the Agency, and cause notice of those meetings to be given to each member,

Section 25 — Quorum

(1) The quorum for a meeting of the Agency is the higher of the following:(a) one-third of the number of members; (b) 3 members. (2) No business may be transacted at a meeting of the Agency if a quorum is not present.

Section 26 — Presiding at meetings

(1) At a meeting of the Agency, the following person presides:(a) if there is a Chairperson and he or she is present and is not interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter — the C

Section 27 — Voting at meetings

(1) Each member of the Agency has one vote.(2) In addition to his or her general vote, the person presiding at a meeting has, in the case of an equality of votes at the meeting, a casting vote. (3) A resolution of the Agency is passed if it

Section 28 — Execution of documents

(1) The Agency must have a seal.(2) The seal of the Agency is to be kept and used as authorised by the Agency. (3) A document is duly executed by the Agency if —(a) the seal of the Agency is affixed to the document in the presence of one of

Section 29 — Appointment of committees

(1) The Agency may, by resolution, appoint any number of committees that the Agency thinks fit for purposes which, in the opinion of the Agency, would be better regulated and managed by means of those committees.(2) A committee appointed un

Section 30 — Proceedings of committees

(1) Section 18 applies to a committee, and to committee members or individuals purporting to be committee members, with the necessary modifications.(2) Subject to this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, a committee may regulat

Section 31 — Ability to delegate

(1) The Agency may delegate any of its functions or powers, either generally or specially and subject to any conditions or restrictions that it thinks fit, to any of the following persons:(a) a member of the Agency; (b) the Chief Executive

Section 32 — Validity of delegate’s acts, etc.

A delegate who purports to perform a function or exercise a power under delegation —(a) is taken to do so in accordance with the terms of the delegation under section 31, unless the contrary is shown; and (b) must produce evidence of the de

Section 33 — Appointment of Chief Executive

(1) There must be a Chief Executive of the Agency, whose appointment, removal, discipline and promotion must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.(2) The Agency may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 201

Section 34 — Officers, etc.

The Agency may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint and employ, on such terms and conditions as the Agency may determine, such other officers, consultants and agents as may be necessary for the effective performance

Section 35 — Preservation of secrecy

(1) A member, an officer, an agent or a delegate of the Agency, the Chief Executive or a committee member, who has information in his or her capacity as such that would not otherwise be available to him or her, must not disclose that inform

Section 36 — Protection from personal liability

No liability shall lie against any member of the Agency, any committee member, the Chief Executive or any officer or delegate of the Agency, or any other person acting under the direction of the Agency, for anything which is done or purport

Section 37 — Financial year

The financial year of the Agency begins on 1 April of each year and ends on 31 March of the succeeding year except that the first financial year of the Agency begins on the date of commencement of this Act and ends on 31 March of the succee

Section 38 — Revenue and property of Agency

The funds and property of the Agency include —(a) all moneys paid to the Agency by way of grants, subsidies, donations, gifts and contributions for the purposes of the Agency; (b) all moneys paid to, and all other moneys and property lawful

Section 39 — Bank accounts

(1) The Agency must open and maintain one or more accounts with such bank or banks as the Agency thinks fit.(2) Every such account may only be operated by a person who is authorised to do so by the Agency.

Section 40 — Financial accounts and records

The Agency must —(a) keep proper accounts and records of its transactions and affairs; and (b) do all things necessary to ensure that —(i) all payments out of its moneys are correctly made and properly authorised; and (ii) adequate control

Section 41 — Power of investment

The Agency may invest its moneys in accordance with the standard investment power of statutory bodies as defined in section 33A of the Interpretation Act 1965.

Section 42 — Issue of shares, etc.

As a consequence of —(a) the vesting of any property, rights or liabilities in the Agency under this Act; or (b) any capital injection or other investment by the Government in the Agency in accordance with any other written law, the Agency

Section 43 — Borrowing power

(1) The Agency cannot raise loans for the performance of its functions under this Act or any other Act administered by the Agency except in accordance with this section.(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Agency may raise loans by —(a) mortg

Section 44 — Composition of offences

(1) The Chief Executive, or an employee of the Agency authorised in writing by the Agency, may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having commi

Section 45 — Offences by corporations

(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an officer, employee or agent of the corporation engaged in that c

Section 46 — Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships

(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated association or a partnership in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an employee or agent of the uninc

Section 47 — Service of documents

(1) A document that is permitted or required by this Act to be served on a person may be served as described in this section.(2) A document permitted or required by this Act to be served on an individual may be served —(a) by giving it to t

Section 48 — Regulations

The Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

Section 49 — Interpretation of this Part

In this Part —“agreement” includes an arrangement or undertaking; “asset”, in relation to the transferor, means property of any kind (whether tangible or intangible, whether arising from, accruing under, created or evidenced by or the subje

Section 50 — Transfer of undertakings to Agency

(1) On the transfer date, the following assets and liabilities are transferred to the Agency:(a) all assets and liabilities of the Government that relate solely to the transferring MOH functions; (b) all assets and liabilities of the Health

Section 51 — Transfer of employees and secondees to Agency

(1) On the transfer date, every transferring HPB employee and every transferring MOH employee —(a) stops being an employee of the Health Promotion Board or the Government, as the case may be; and (b) is each transferred to the service, and

Section 52 — General preservation of employment terms, etc.

(1) When a transferring HPB employee or transferring MOH employee is transferred to the service of the Agency under section 51(1) (called in this section a transferred employee), the transferred employee’s service with the Agency must be re

Section 53 — Transfer of records

On the transfer date, every record, or part of any record, of the transferor that relates to the following becomes the record of the Agency:(a) any asset or liability transferred to the Agency under section 50(1); (b) any transferring HPB e

Section 54 — Consequential amendments to other Acts

(1) In the Accounting Standards Act 2007, in the Schedule, after item 8, insert — “8A. Communicable Diseases Agency Communicable Diseases Agency Act 2025”. (2) In the Attorney-General (Additional Functions) Act 2014, in the Schedule, after

Section 55 — Saving and transitional provision

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may, by regulations, prescribe such provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of that provision as the Ministe