Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983 Amendment
Summary
Singapore published an amendment to the Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983, effective March 18, 2026. This amendment adds the National Council of Social Service to the Schedule of the Act, impacting its secrecy provisions.
What changed
Singapore has amended the Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983 through a notification published on March 18, 2026. The amendment, which takes effect on the same date, specifically adds the National Council of Social Service and the National Council of Social Service Act 1992 to Part 1 of the Schedule of the principal Act.
This action means that the National Council of Social Service is now subject to the secrecy provisions outlined in the Act. Compliance officers should ensure that internal policies and procedures related to information handling and disclosure for this body align with the updated requirements of the Protection of Secrecy Act.
What to do next
- Review the updated Schedule of the Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983.
- Ensure internal policies regarding secrecy and information disclosure for the National Council of Social Service are updated to reflect its inclusion in the Act.
Source document (simplified)
Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule) Notification 2026 Status:
Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 18 Mar 2026
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No. S 120
| Statutory Bodies and Government Companies
(Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983 |
| Statutory Bodies and Government Companies
(Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983
(Amendment of Schedule)
Notification 2026 |
| | In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983, the President makes the following Notification: | | In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983, the President makes the following Notification: |
| In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983, the President makes the following Notification: | |
| Citation and commencement |
| 1. This Notification is the Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule) Notification 2026 and comes into operation on 18 March 2026. |
| Amendment of Schedule |
| 2. In the Statutory Bodies and Government Companies (Protection of Secrecy) Act 1983, in the Schedule, in Part 1, after item 21, insert —
| \| \| “21A. \| \| “21A. \| \| National Council of Social Service \| \| National Council of Social Service \| \| \| \| \| \| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. \| \| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. \|
\| “21A. \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
\| National Council of Social Service \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
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\| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| | \| “21A. \| | “21A. | \| National Council of Social Service \| | National Council of Social Service | \| \| | | \| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. \| | National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. |
| \| “21A. \| | “21A. | \| National Council of Social Service \| | National Council of Social Service | \| \| | | \| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. \| | National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. | |
| “21A. | | | | | | | | |
| National Council of Social Service | | | | | | | | |
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| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. | | | | | | | | | | | \| “21A. \| | “21A. | \| National Council of Social Service \| | National Council of Social Service | \| \| | | \| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. \| | National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. |
| “21A. | | | | | | | |
| National Council of Social Service | | | | | | | |
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| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. | | | | | | | | | | “21A. | | “21A. | | National Council of Social Service | | National Council of Social Service | | | | | | National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. | | National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. |
| | \| “21A. \| | “21A. | \| National Council of Social Service \| | National Council of Social Service | \| \| | | \| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. \| | National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. |
| “21A. | | | | | | | |
| National Council of Social Service | | | | | | | |
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| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. | | | | | | | | | | “21A. | | “21A. | | National Council of Social Service | | National Council of Social Service | | | | | | National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. | | National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. | |
| | “21A. | | “21A. | | National Council of Social Service | | National Council of Social Service | | | | | | National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. | | National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. | | |
| “21A. | | | | | | | | | |
| National Council of Social Service | | | | | | | | | |
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| National Council of Social Service Act 1992”. | | | | | | | | | |
| | Made on 12 March 2026. |
| By Command, |
| TAN KEE YONG |
Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore. | Made on 12 March 2026. | By Command, | TAN KEE YONG |
| Made on 12 March 2026. | | | |
| By Command, | | | |
| TAN KEE YONG | | | |
| [112/2/0063; AG/LEGIS/SL/319/2025/1] |
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