Statutory boards of the Singapore Government
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The statutory boards of the Singapore Government
are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function. They usually report to one specific ministry.
Government of Singapore
The Government of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to mean the Executive branch of government, which is made up of the President and the Cabinet of Singapore. Although the President acts in his personal discretion in the exercise of certain functions as a check...
are organisations that have been given autonomy to perform an operational function. They usually report to one specific ministry.
- Accounting and Corporate Regulatory AuthorityAccounting and Corporate Regulatory AuthorityThe Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority is a statutory board under the Ministry of Finance of the Singapore Government. ACRA is the national regulator of business entities and public accountants in Singapore...
(ACRA) - Agency for Science, Technology and ResearchAgency for Science, Technology and ResearchThe Agency for Science, Technology and Research is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore...
(A*Star) - Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of SingaporeAgri-Food and Veterinary Authority of SingaporeThe Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore has been established since 1 April 2000. It ensures a resilient supply of safe food, safeguards the health of animals and plants and facilitates agri-trade for the well-being of the nation....
(AVA) - Board of Architects (BOA)
- Building and Construction AuthorityBuilding and Construction AuthorityThe Building and Construction Authority , is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Singapore Government.- Vision :...
(BCA) - Central Provident Fund Board (CPF)
- Civil Aviation Authority of SingaporeCivil Aviation Authority of SingaporeThe Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is Singapore's Civil Aviation Authority and a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Singapore Government...
(CAAS) - Casino Regulatory Authority of SingaporeCasino Regulatory Authority of SingaporeThe Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore is a statutory board of the Singapore Government.The CRA is responsible for ensuring that the management and operation of the casinos in Singapore remains free from criminal influence or exploitation. It also ensure that gaming in a casino is conducted...
(CRA) - Civil Service College (CSC)
- Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS)
- Council for Estate AgenciesCouncil for Estate AgenciesThe Council for Estate Agencies is a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of Singapore.CEA was established under the Estate Agents Act to regulate the real estate agency industry...
(CEA) - Council for Private EducationCouncil for Private EducationThe Council for Private Education , is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education of Singapore.CPE was established under the Private Education Act to regulate the private education sector. -See also:*...
(CPE) - Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA)
- Economic Development BoardEconomic Development Board-Overview:The Economic Development Board is a statutory board of the Government of Singapore that plans and executes strategies to sustain Singapore as a leading global hub for business and investment....
(EDB) - Energy Market AuthorityEnergy Market AuthorityThe Energy Market Authority is a a statutory board under the Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. The EMA's main goals are to promote effective competition in the energy market, ensure a reliable and secure energy supply, and develop a dynamic energy sector in...
(EMA) - Health Promotion BoardHealth Promotion BoardThe Health Promotion Board is a statutory board under the Ministry of Health of Singapore. It was established in 2001 to act as the main driver for national health promotion and disease prevention programmes, "with a vision to build a nation of healthy and happy people".HPB undertakes the...
(HPB) - Health Sciences AuthorityHealth Sciences AuthorityThe Health Sciences Authority ; Malay: Penguasa Sains Kesihatan) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Health of the Singapore Government.-Overview:...
(HSA) - Hindu Endowments BoardHindu Endowments BoardThe Hindu Endowments Board is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports .-Role:...
(HEB) - Hotels Licensing Board (HLB)
- Housing and Development Board (HDB)
- Infocomm Development Authority of SingaporeInfocomm Development Authority of SingaporeThe Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts .-History:...
(IDA) - Inland Revenue Authority of SingaporeInland Revenue Authority of SingaporeThe Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore is a statutory board under the Ministry of Finance of the Singapore Government in charge of tax collection.-History:...
(IRAS) - Institute of Technical EducationInstitute of Technical EducationThe Institute of Technical Education is a post-secondary institution in Singapore that provides pre-employment training to secondary school leavers and continuing education and training to working adults....
(ITE) - Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)
- Intellectual Property Office of SingaporeIntellectual Property Office of SingaporeThe Intellectual Property Office of Singapore is a statutory board under the Singapore Ministry of Law of the Singapore Government.IPOS advises on and administers intellectual property laws, promotes IP awareness and provides the infrastructure to facilitate the development of IP in Singapore.-...
(IPOS) - International Enterprise SingaporeInternational Enterprise SingaporeInternational Enterprise Singapore , or IE Singapore, is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Singapore Government that facilitates the overseas growth of Singapore-based companies and promotes international trade.-Purpose:...
(IE) - JTC CorporationJTC CorporationJTC Corporation , formerly the Jurong Town Corporation, is Singapore's principal developer and manager of industrial estates and their related facilities.-History:JTC was established on 1 June 1968 to develop industrial estates...
(JTC) - Land Transport AuthorityLand Transport AuthorityThe Land Transport Authority is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Singapore Government.-History:...
(LTA) - Majlis Ugama Islam SingapuraMajlis Ugama Islam SingapuraThe Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura , also known as the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore is a statutory board in Singapore...
(MUIS) - Maritime and Port Authority of SingaporeMaritime and Port Authority of SingaporeThe Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Singapore Government.-History:The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore was established on 2 February 1996 by the MPA Act of...
(MPA) - Media Development AuthorityMedia Development AuthorityThe Media Development Authority is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts .-History:...
(MDA) - Monetary Authority of SingaporeMonetary Authority of SingaporeThe Monetary Authority of Singapore is Singapore's central bank and financial regulatory authority...
(MAS) - Nanyang PolytechnicNanyang PolytechnicNanyang Polytechnic is a Singaporean polytechnic located in Ang Mo Kio next to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station, Singapore.-History:*Established 1 April 1992...
(NYP) - National Arts CouncilNational Arts Council SingaporeThe National Arts Council of Singapore was established in September 1991 "to nurture the arts and make it an integral part of life in Singapore.-History :...
(NAC) - National Council of Social ServiceNational Council of Social ServiceThe National Council of Social Service is a statutory board governed by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports of the Singapore government....
(NCSS) - National Environment AgencyNational Environment AgencyNational Environment Agency formed on 1 July 2002, is a statutory board under the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources in Singapore. As a statutory board, it gives NEA greater administrative autonomy to be more nimble in the protection of the environment...
(NEA) - National Heritage BoardNational Heritage Board (Singapore)The National Heritage Board is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts ....
(NHB) - National Library BoardNational Library BoardThe National Library Board is a statutory board of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore...
(NLB) - National Parks BoardNational Parks BoardThe National Parks Board is a statutory board of the Singapore Government.The National Parks Board is responsible for providing and enhancing the greenery of Singapore. NParks manages around 300 parks, the park connector network and the roadside greenery in Singapore...
(NParks) - Ngee Ann PolytechnicNgee Ann PolytechnicNgee Ann Polytechnic , is an institute of higher learning in Singapore, founded in 1963 as Ngee Ann College with 116 students...
(NP) - People's AssociationPeople's AssociationThe People’s Association was established in Singapore as a statutory board on 1 July 1960 to promote racial harmony and social cohesion. PA commemorated its 50th Anniversary in 2010....
(PA) - Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB)
- Professional Engineers Board, Singapore (PEB)
- Public Transport CouncilPublic Transport CouncilThe Public Transport Council is an independent regulatory statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of Singapore, established on 14 August 1987 by the Public Transport Council Act of 1987...
(PTC) - Public Utilities BoardPublic Utilities BoardThe Public Utilities Board is a statutory board of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources under the Government of Singapore....
(PUB) - Republic PolytechnicRepublic PolytechnicRepublic Polytechnic , commonly abbreviated to RP, is a tertiary institution located in Singapore. It was the first school system in Singapore to use Problem-based learning pedagogy for all its diplomas....
(RP) - Science Centre Board (SCB)
- Sentosa Development CorporationSentosa Development CorporationSentosa Development Corporation is a statutory board in Singapore, under the purview of the Ministry of Trade and Industry....
(SDC) - Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative EnterprisesSingapore Corporation of Rehabilitative EnterprisesThe Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises is a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs and was established on 1 April 1976....
(SCORE) - Singapore Dental Council (SDC)
- Singapore Examinations and Assessment BoardSingapore Examinations and Assessment BoardThe Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board was established on 1 April 2004 as a statutory board under the Ministry of Education of Singapore....
(SEAB) - Singapore Labour FoundationSingapore Labour FoundationThe Singapore Labour Foundation was established in 1977. Its aims are to improve the welfare of union members and to further the development of trade unions in Singapore....
(SLF) - Singapore Land AuthoritySingapore Land AuthorityThe Singapore Land Authority is a statutory board under the Ministry of Law of the Singapore Government.-History:...
(SLA) - Singapore Medical Council (SMC)
- Singapore Nursing Board (SNB)
- Singapore Pharmacy Council (SPC)
- Singapore PolytechnicSingapore PolytechnicSingapore Polytechnic , the first polytechnic established in Singapore, was founded in 1954. The former campus was originally located at Prince Edward Road...
(SP) - Singapore Sports CouncilSingapore Sports CouncilThe Singapore Sports Council is a statutory board under the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports of the Singapore Government...
(SSC) - Singapore Totalisator Board (Tote Board)
- Singapore Tourism BoardSingapore Tourism BoardThe Singapore Tourism Board is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore, tasked to promote the country's tourism industry.-History:...
(STB) - Singapore Workforce Development AgencySingapore Workforce Development AgencyThe Singapore Workforce Development Agency is a statutory board under the Ministry of Manpower of the Singapore Government.-Overview:...
(WDA) - SPRING Singapore (SPRING)
- TCM Practitioners Board (TCMPB)
- Temasek PolytechnicTemasek PolytechnicTemasek Polytechnic is the third polytechnic to be set up in Singapore. The polytechnic was established on April 6, 1990. With a 30 hectare campus overlooking the scenic Bedok Reservoir in the eastern part of Singapore, TP's campus places particular emphasis on the preservation of the natural...
(TP) - Urban Redevelopment AuthorityUrban Redevelopment AuthorityThe Urban Redevelopment Authority is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the Singapore Government.-Mission:The authority was established on 1 April 1974, and is of especially critical importance to the city-state,...
(URA)
Former statutory boards
- Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation (CISCO), corporatised as CISCO Security in 2005
- Nanyang Technological UniversityNanyang Technological UniversityNanyang Technological University is one of the two largest public universities in Singapore with the biggest campus in Singapore and the world's largest engineering college. Its lush 200-hectare Yunnan Garden campus was the Youth Olympic Village of the world's first 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in...
(NTU), corporatised on 1 April 2006 - National University of SingaporeNational University of SingaporeThe National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
(NUS), corporatised on 1 April 2006 - Post Office Savings Bank (POSB), acquired by DBS BankDBS BankDBS Bank Ltd is a bank incorporated in Singapore. It was previously known as The Development Bank of Singapore Limited, before the present name was adopted in July 2003 to reflect its changing role as a regional bank....
on 16 November 1998 - Singapore Broadcasting Authority (SBA), formed on 1 October 1994, merged into Media Development AuthorityMedia Development AuthorityThe Media Development Authority is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts .-History:...
on 1 January 2003 - Singapore Broadcasting CorporationSingapore Broadcasting CorporationSingapore Broadcasting Corporation was a partially privatised mass market media conglomeration, which dominated the entire television and most of the radio broadcasting industry in Singapore during its existence...
(SBC) corporatised as the Television Corporation of SingaporeTelevision Corporation of SingaporeTelevision Corporation of Singapore was a private company that provide television broadcasting services in then monopolised media industry. TCS existed from 1 October 1994 to 11 February 2001; Singapore Broadcasting Corporation was privatised on 1 October 1994 at 00:00 am...
on 1 October 1994 - Singapore Harbour Board, taken over by the Port of Singapore Authority on 1 April 1964
- Singapore TelecommunicationsSingapore TelecommunicationsSingapore Telecommunications Limited , commonly abbreviated as SingTel, is a Singaporean telecommunications company, with a combined mobile subscriber base of 416 million customers from its own operations and regional associates in 25 countries at end of June 2011 increased by 19 percent from a...
(SingTel) corporatised on 1 April 1992 - National Computer Board, reorganised into Infocomm Development Authority of SingaporeInfocomm Development Authority of SingaporeThe Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts .-History:...
on 1 April 1992 - Telecommunication Authority of Singapore, reorganised into Infocomm Development Authority of SingaporeInfocomm Development Authority of SingaporeThe Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts .-History:...
on 1 April 1992 - Public Works Department, corporatised as the CPG CorporationCPG CorporationThe CPG Corporation is a leading infrastructure and building development company in Singapore which constructs and maintain public infrastructure in Singapore such as government buildings, and many more.-History:...
in 1999
Partly corporatised entities
- Jurong Town Corporation, corporatised and reconstituted as JTC CorporationJTC CorporationJTC Corporation , formerly the Jurong Town Corporation, is Singapore's principal developer and manager of industrial estates and their related facilities.-History:JTC was established on 1 June 1968 to develop industrial estates...
in 2001- Jurong Consultants Private Limited, corporatisation of technical services group in 2001
- Jurong Port Private Limited, corporatisation of port services group in 2001
- Port of Singapore Authority (PSA)'s regulatory functions transferred to the Maritime and Port Authority of SingaporeMaritime and Port Authority of SingaporeThe Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Singapore Government.-History:The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore was established on 2 February 1996 by the MPA Act of...
on 2 February 1996- PSA InternationalPSA InternationalPSA International Pte Ltd, formerly Port of Singapore Authority is the second largest port operator in the world. The company's flagship operations are PSA Singapore Terminals, PSA HNN and PSA Marine...
, corporatisation of port services on 1 October 1997
- PSA International
- Public Utilities BoardPublic Utilities BoardThe Public Utilities Board is a statutory board of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources under the Government of Singapore....
, corporatised and reconstituted on 1 October 1995- Singapore PowerSingapore PowerSingapore Power is a company which provides electricity and gas transmission, distribution services, and market support services to more than a million customers in Singapore. It is the only electricity company in Singapore, and is also one of the largest corporations in Singapore...
, corporatisation of electricity and gas services on 1 October 1995
- Singapore Power