§ 6 — Powers of Agency

6.—(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 contracts, agreements or arrangements;

(b)

to acquire, develop, hold and dispose of real or personal property;

(c)

to appoint and act through agents;

(d)

to employ staff and engage consultants;

(e)

to publish or provide any information, or publish or sponsor the publication of works;

(f)

to apply for, obtain and hold, whether on its own behalf or jointly with any other person, any intellectual property rights;

(g)

to enter into agreements or arrangements for the commercial exploitation of those intellectual property rights, whether by assignment, licensing or otherwise;

(h)

with the approval of the Minister, to form or join in the formation of a company, association, trust or partnership or enter into a joint venture with any person;

(i)

to be a member of a company, association, trust or partnership;

(j)

to provide financial incentives, support, grant, aid or assistance to any person;

(k)

to charge for the provision of goods or services, or the performance of work, by or on behalf of the Agency;

(l)

to waive the payment of fees and charges payable to the Agency;

(m)

to accept gifts, grants, bequests and devises made to the Agency, and act as trustee of money and other property vested in the Agency on trust;

(n)

to enter into agreements or arrangements with persons, authorities or organisations in Singapore or overseas with respect to the food industry, food safety, food supply and matters that may be included in food standards;

(o)

to provide technical, consultancy or advisory services to the Government or any other person in Singapore or overseas on any matter related to, or connected with, the food industry, food safety, food supply and matters that may be included in food standards;

(p)

to become a member or an affiliate of any international body whose functions, objects or duties relate to food, food safety or any matter that may be included in food standards;

(q)

to participate in international, regional and bilateral negotiations on matters relating to the food industry, food safety, food supply and matters that may be included in food standards;

(r)

to establish, manage and administer any accreditation, certification or inspection scheme or a register, for any purpose relating to any function of the Agency, including specifying, by notification in the Gazette, accreditation marks, certification marks or inspection marks of the Agency and controlling the use of those accreditation, certification or inspection marks;

(s)

to do any other thing that is incidental or conducive to the performance of its functions.

(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) does not limit any other power given to the Agency by any other provision in this Act or by any other Act.

(4) However, the Agency must not acquire shares or another interest in an entity holding an accreditation under this Act.

(5) The Agency may exercise its powers inside or outside Singapore.

—(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 contracts, agreements or arrangements;

(b)

to acquire, develop, hold and dispose of real or personal property;

(c)

to appoint and act through agents;

(d)

to employ staff and engage consultants;

(e)

to publish or provide any information, or publish or sponsor the publication of works;

(f)

to apply for, obtain and hold, whether on its own behalf or jointly with any other person, any intellectual property rights;

(g)

to enter into agreements or arrangements for the commercial exploitation of those intellectual property rights, whether by assignment, licensing or otherwise;

(h)

with the approval of the Minister, to form or join in the formation of a company, association, trust or partnership or enter into a joint venture with any person;

(i)

to be a member of a company, association, trust or partnership;

(j)

to provide financial incentives, support, grant, aid or assistance to any person;

(k)

to charge for the provision of goods or services, or the performance of work, by or on behalf of the Agency;

(l)

to waive the payment of fees and charges payable to the Agency;

(m)

to accept gifts, grants, bequests and devises made to the Agency, and act as trustee of money and other property vested in the Agency on trust;

(n)

to enter into agreements or arrangements with persons, authorities or organisations in Singapore or overseas with respect to the food industry, food safety, food supply and matters that may be included in food standards;

(o)

to provide technical, consultancy or advisory services to the Government or any other person in Singapore or overseas on any matter related to, or connected with, the food industry, food safety, food supply and matters that may be included in food standards;

(p)

to become a member or an affiliate of any international body whose functions, objects or duties relate to food, food safety or any matter that may be included in food standards;

(q)

to participate in international, regional and bilateral negotiations on matters relating to the food industry, food safety, food supply and matters that may be included in food standards;

(r)

to establish, manage and administer any accreditation, certification or inspection scheme or a register, for any purpose relating to any function of the Agency, including specifying, by notification in the Gazette, accreditation marks, certification marks or inspection marks of the Agency and controlling the use of those accreditation, certification or inspection marks;

(s)

to do any other thing that is incidental or conducive to the performance of its functions.

(3) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) does not limit any other power given to the Agency by any other provision in this Act or by any other Act.

(4) However, the Agency must not acquire shares or another interest in an entity holding an accreditation under this Act.

(5) The Agency may exercise its powers inside or outside Singapore.