DEPARTMENTAL TITLES

The Minister for National Development (Mr S. Dhanabalan): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the motion* standing in my name as item 8 in the Order Paper.

*The motion reads as follows:

That this Parliament, pursuant to section 3 of the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Act (Chapter 77), resolves that the schedules to the said Act be amended by the addition under the headings of "Old Title or Name of Office" and "New Title or Name of Office" respectively of the following: Old Title or Name of Office New Title or Name of Office Deputy Director (Development Director-General of Public and Building Control), Works. Public Works Department

Mr Speaker, Sir, during the drafting of the Building Control Bill, my Ministry decided that the Director-General of the Public Works will be in a better position to marshal the necessary technical resources within the department in discharging the duties of the Building Authority. Hence, in clause 2 of the Buliding Control Bill, "Building Authority" has been defined to mean the Director-General of Public Works.

Besides the Building Control Bill (which is now the Building Control Act), the term "Building Authority" also appears in other Acts and Subsidiary Legislation. The definition of the "Building Authority" in the Architects Act and the Local Government Integration Act will be amended by clause 55 of the Building Control Act.

In line with the aforesaid change, this amendment to the Schedule to the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Act (Chapter 77) will enable the Law Revision Commissioners to effect the change in the definition of the "Building Authority" wherever it appears in the Revised Edition of Subsidiary Legislation.

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 77), resolves that the Schedule to the said Act be amended by the addition under the headings of "Old Title or Name of Office" and "New Title or Name of Office" respectively of the following: Old Title or New Title or Name of Office Name of Office Deputy Director (Development Director-General of and Building Control), Public Works. Public Works Department