DEPARTMENTAL TITLES

6.14 p.m.

The Minister for Finance (Mr Lim Kim San): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the motion* standing in my name on the Order Paper.

• The motion reads as follows:

That this Parliament, pursuant to section 3 of the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Ordinance (Chapter 55), resolves that the Schedule to the said Ordinance be amended by the deletion under the headings of "Old Title or Name of Office" and "New Title or Name of Office" respectively of the items shown in Part I of the following Schedule, and by the addition under the headings of "Old Title or Name of Office" and "New Title or Name of Office" respectively of the items shown in Part II of the following Schedule:- THE SCHEDULE Old Title or Name of Office. New Title or Name of Office. Part I. Commissioner of Customs and Comptroller of Customs Excise. Superintendent of Excise. Senior Customs Officer Assistant Superintendent of Customs Officer Excise. Probationer Assistant Customs Cadet Superintendent of Excise. Assistant Supervisor of Preventive Officer Customs. Deputy Commissioner of } Excise. } Senior Assistant } Comptroller of Customs. Assistant Comptroller of } Customs. Junior Customs Officer. Assistant Customs Officer Customs Officer. Higher Customs Officer. Assistant Customs Officer. Customs Officer Preventive Officer. Revenue Officer, Senior Grade Part II Comptroller of Customs. Comptroller of Customs and Excise Deputy Comptroller of Deputy Comptroller of Customs Customs. and Excise Assistant Comptroller of Assistant Comptroller of Customs. Customs and Excise Senior Superintendent of Senior Customs Officer. Customs and Excise Higher Customs Officer. Superintendent of Customs and Excise Customs Officer. Assistant Superintendent of Customs and Excise Higher Revenue Officer. Chief Customs Officer Revenue Officer, Senior Senior Customs Officer Grade. Revenue Officer. Customs Officer.

Sir, the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Ordinance provides for the substitution of new titles or names of offices where there has been a change of departmental titles, and section 3 of the Ordinance provides that Parliament may, by resolution, add to or amend the Schedule to the Ordinance.

From time to time, the Schedule to the Ordinance has been updated so that powers and duties of the authorities named in legislation will be statutorily vested in authorities which have replaced them.

During Malaysia, under the Modification of Laws (Customs) Order (L.N. 306) dated 8th September, 1964, certain changes were made to the departmental titles of officers of the Customs Department in Malaya. As the Customs Department in Singapore is closely associated with its counterpart across the Causeway, it was considered desirable for the Department to adopt similar titles to avoid confusion in nomenclature that might arise in the course of liaison between officers of the two Departments. The Singapore titles were accordingly revised in the Singapore Customs (Amendment) Act, 1966, and this motion, which is consequential, will update the Schedule to the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Ordinance (Chapter 55).

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That this Parliament, pursuant to section 3 of the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Ordinance (Chapter 55), resolves that the Schedule to the said Ordinance be amended by the deletion under the headings of "Old Title or Name of Office" and "New Title or Name of Office" respectively of the items shown in Part I of the following Schedule, and by the addition under the headings of "Old Title or Name of Office" and "New Title or Name of Office" respectively of the items shown in Part II of the following Schedule:- THE SCHEDULE Old Title or Name of Office. New Title or Name of Office. Part I. Commissioner of Customs and Comptroller of Customs Excise. Superintendent of Excise. Senior Customs Officer Assistant Superintendent of Customs Officer Excise. Probationer Assistant Customs Cadet Superintendent of Excise. Assistant Supervisor of Preventive Officer Customs. Deputy Commissioner of } Excise. } Senior Assistant } Comptroller of Customs. Assistant Comptroller of } Customs. Junior Customs Officer. Assistant Customs Officer Customs Officer. Higher Customs Officer. Assistant Customs Officer. Customs Officer Preventive Officer. Revenue Officer, Senior Grade Part II Comptroller of Customs. Comptroller of Customs and Excise Deputy Comptroller of Deputy Comptroller of Customs Customs. and Excise Assistant Comptroller of Assistant Comptroller of Customs. Customs and Excise Senior Superintendent of Senior Customs Officer. Customs and Excise Higher Customs Officer. Superintendent of Customs and Excise Customs Officer. Assistant Superintendent of Customs and Excise Higher Revenue Officer. Chief Customs Officer Revenue Officer, Senior Senior Customs Officer Grade. Revenue Officer. Customs Officer.

6.15 p.m.