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Establishment of Institute
3. An Institute called the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore is established, which is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and is by that name capable of —(a) suing and being sued; (b) acquiring, owning, holding or disposing of property, both movable and immovable; and (c) doing all such other acts as bodies corporate may lawfully do.
Common seal
4.—(1) The Institute must have a common seal and the seal may be broken, changed, altered and made anew as the Institute thinks fit. (2) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Institute must be sealed with the common seal of the Institute and every instrument to which the common seal is affixed must be signed by a member and must be countersigned by the Chief Executive Officer or by some other person duly authorised by the Board for that purpose, and the signing is sufficient evidence that the seal was duly and properly affixed and that the seal is the lawful seal of the Institute. (3) Section 11 of the Registration of Deeds Act 1988 does not apply to any instrument purporting to have been executed under subsection (2).
Functions
5. The functions of the Institute include —(a) the provision and conduct of technical education and training, and further education programmes, for persons employed in or intending to be employed in commerce or industry; (b) the provision of consultancy services, and the accrediting of programmes and qualifications, for training and education in technical skills; and (c) cooperating and collaborating with the Skills and Workforce Development Agency established by section 3 of the Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026 in the discharge of its functions under that Act.[Act 17 of 2026 wef 01/07/2026]
Powers
6.—(1) The Institute may, for the purpose of discharging its functions —(a) provide for and regulate the holding of examinations, grant of awards, certificates and other qualifications for attainment of technical skills, competency and achievements; (b) establish facilities for the provision of training and education in technical skills; (c) collaborate with and assist any person in the provision and promotion of training and education in technical skills; (d) render professional advice and expertise and other consultancy services to any person involved in the provision and promotion of training and education in technical skills; (e) carry on any trade or business whether with other persons or by itself for the purpose of providing training to persons employed or intending to be employed in commerce or industry; (f) form or participate in the formation of companies having such objects as the Minister may approve; (g) acquire, hire, procure, construct, erect, develop, manufacture, operate, maintain and repair any property whether movable or immovable required by the Institute for the purposes of the Act; (h) with the approval of the Minister, dispose of, surrender or sell any immovable property; (i) levy and collect —(i) such fees, rates or charges for training and other services, use of facilities and conduct of activities; and (ii) such charges for the late payment thereof, as the Institute may consider expedient; [Act 4 of 2008 wef 01/04/2024] (j) solicit and receive donations and contributions from any source or raise funds by all lawful means; (k) give donations and contributions to any person or organisation; (l) regulate and provide for the welfare and discipline of employees and students of the Institute; (m) inspect, approve and register training institutions conducting or intending to conduct training courses in technical skills; (n) undertake surveys or carry out research about teaching and learning practices; (o) promote or undertake publicity in any form; and (p) do all other things incidental to, or necessary for, the attainment of its functions.[24/2016; S 461/2020] (2) In subsection (1)(f), “company” —(a) has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967; and (b) includes a foreign company within the meaning of that Act.[S 461/2020]
Validation of collection of charge for late payment of fee, rate or charge
6A. Every amount collected before the date of commencement of the Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2008 as, or purportedly as, a charge for the late payment of any fee, rate or charge referred to in section 6(i)1 shall be deemed to be and always to have been validly collected, and no legal proceedings shall lie or be instituted or maintained in any court of law on account of or in respect of any such collection.1 Section 6(i) is to be read as section 6(1)(i) of the Institute of Technical Education Act 1992 as amended by S 461/2020. [Act 4 of 2008 wef 01/04/2024]
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