NATIONAL MUSEUM (AMENDMENT) BILL

Order for Second Reading read.

2.40 p.m.

The Minister for Science and Technology (Dr Toh Chin Chye): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."

The purpose of this Bill is to legislate for the formation of a Museum Board. Members of this board will be drawn from the public. The purpose of this board is to advise the Director of the Museum on the setting up of exhibits in the museum and generally to make the museum attractive so that visitors to the museum will find it a pleasure to do so. Members of this board will be drawn not only from those connected with education but also generally from people who find that using the museum is instructive and educational.

Question proposed.

Mr Ng Yeow Chong (Mountbatten): May I point out a typographical error? The first word "Act" appearing in the first line of page I should have been "An". The word "An" is misprinted as "Act",

Mr Speaker: Yes.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House.

The House immediately resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill. -[Dr Toh Chin Chye].

Bill considered in Committee.

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

2.43 p.m.

Clauses 1 to 3 inclusive ordered to stand part of the Bill.

The Chairman: The clerical error as pointed out by Mr Ng Yeow Chong will be corrected.

Bill reported without amendment; read a Third time and passed.