The National Parks Board (NParks) is a
statutory board under the
Ministry of National Development of the
Government of Singapore.
History
In November 1989,
Minister of National Development,
S. Dhanabalan
Suppiah Dhanabalan ( ta, சு. தனபாலன்; born 8 August 1937), also known as S. Dhanabalan, is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1980 and 1988. A member of the governing People's ...
, presented the National Parks Bill in Parliament to form a body to manage the three parks,
Singapore Botanic Gardens,
Fort Canning Park
Fort Canning Hill, formerly Government Hill, Singapore Hill and Bukit Larangan (''Forbidden Hill'' in Malay), is a small hill, about high, in the southeast portion of the island city-state of Singapore, within the Central Area that forms Si ...
and
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
The Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (abbreviation: BTNR) is a nature reserve near the geographic centre of Singapore, located on the slopes of Bukit Timah Hill, the country's highest natural peak standing at a height of approximately , and parts o ...
, in Singapore.
In March 1990, Minister of State for National Development,
Lee Boon Yang introduced the National Parks Bill in Parliament to form the National Parks Board as a statutory board.
On 6 June 1990, the National Parks Board was formed to manage the three parks.
On 1 July 1996, the Parks and Recreation Department was merged with the National Parks Board.
Since 1 April 2019, all non-food plant and animal-related functions originally under the
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) was a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development that regulated food safety, safeguarded animal and plant health, and facilitated the agri-food and fisheries trade secto ...
were transferred to NParks under Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) as part of a reorganisation.
See also
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List of parks in Singapore
There are numerous parks throughout the sovereign island country of Singapore. This is a list of parks in Singapore that are currently existing and have articles on Wikipedia. Parks in Singapore are managed by the National Parks Board or NPark ...
References
External links
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Centre for Urban Greenery and EcologyGarden City Fund
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1996 establishments in Singapore
Statutory boards of the Singapore Government
Parks in Singapore
Regulation in Singapore