Section 78 — Consequential and related amendments to Private Education Act 2009

In the Private Education Act 2009 —

(a)in section 2, replace the definition of “Agency” with —“ “Agency” means the Skills and Workforce Development Agency established by section 3 of the Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026;”;

(b)in section 2, replace the definition of “Chief Executive” with —“ “Chief Executive” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026;”;

(c)in section 2, after the definition of “private education institution”, insert —“ “private education institution for adult learners” means a private education institution —

(a)in which more than half of the students enrolled are 25 years of age or above, such enrolment to be determined at the frequency and in the manner prescribed; and

(b)that does not offer or provide any education that is normally for a person who is below 16 years of age;”; (d) in section 4(1), replace “SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016” with “Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026”; (e) in section 4(2), in paragraph (c), delete “and” at the end; (f) in section 4(2), in paragraph (d), replace the full‑stop with “; and”; (g) in section 4(2), after paragraph (d), insert —“(e) to any direction given by the Minister as to the performance by the Agency of its functions under this Act and, in any matter relating to private education institutions for adult learners, to any direction given by the Minister charged with the responsibility for that matter.”; and (h) in section 5, replace “section 34 of the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016” with “section 28 of the Skills and Workforce Development Agency Act 2026”.