DEPARTMENTAL TITLES

3.21 p.m.

The Minister for Law and National Development (Mr E. W. Barker): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move,

That this Parliament, pursuant to section 3 of the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Act (Chapter 53), resolves that the Schedule to the said Act be amended with effect from 1st February, 1972, by the addition under the headings of "Old Title or Name of Office" and "New Title or Name of Office" respectively of the following: " Chief Building Assistant Director Surveyor. (Building Control), Public Works Department.".

Sir, the Building Control Division was set up from the 1St February, 1972, within the Public Works Department to take over the functions of the Chief Building Surveyor's Department. With the abolition of the Chief Building Surveyor's Department, the post of Chief Building Surveyor was redesignated Assistant Director (Building Control), Public Works Department, as head of the new division.

Consequent upon this departmental change, it is necessary to substitute the corresponding new title or name of "Assistant Director (Building Control), Public Works Department", for the old title or name of "Chief Building Surveyor", wherever the old title or name appears in any law or document as provided in section 2 of the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Act (Chapter 53). The Act also provides in section 3 that additions and amendments to the Schedule to the Act may be effected by a resolution at any time.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved,

That this Parliament, pursuant to section 3 of the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Act (Chapter 53), resolves that the Schedule to the said Act be amended with effect from 1st February, 1972, by the addition under the headings of "Old Title or Name of Office" and "New Title and Name of Office" respectively of the following:- " Chief Building Assistant Director Surveyor. (Building Control), Public Works Department.".