Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and proceedings of Authority
FIRST SCHEDULESection 6Constitution and proceedings of AuthorityMembers of the Authority1.—
The Authority shall consist of —
a Chairman; and
not less than 5 other members as the Minister may from time to time determine.(2) The Minister may appoint the Executive Director to be a member of the Authority.(3) The Minister may appoint one of the members to be the Deputy Chairman; and the Deputy Chairman so appointed may, subject to such directions as may be given by the Chairman, exercise all or any of the powers exercisable by the Chairman under this Act.(4) The Chairman and members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Minister.(5) A member of the Authority shall hold office for such term as the Minister may specify in his appointment, being not longer than 3 years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.(6) Any member of the Authority may at any time by notice in writing to the Minister resign his office.(7) The Minister may revoke any appointment made under sub-paragraph (1) without assigning any reason.(8) The Authority shall pay to the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and members of the Authority such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine.Temporary Chairman or Deputy Chairman
2. The Minister may appoint any member to be a temporary Chairman or temporary Deputy Chairman during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman, as the case may be.Temporary members
3. The Minister may, subject to paragraph 1, appoint any suitable person to be a temporary member of the Authority during the absence or incapacity owing to illness or otherwise of any member of the Authority appointed by him.Vacation of office
4. The seat of a member of the Authority shall become vacant —
on his death;
if he, without sufficient cause (the sufficiency whereof to be decided by the Authority), fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority;
if he becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Authority;
if he resigns his seat; or
if his appointment is revoked.Filling of vacancies
5. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Authority, the Minister may, subject to paragraph 1, appoint any person to fill the vacancy and the person so appointed shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.Disqualification from membership
6. No person shall be appointed or shall continue to hold office as a member of the Authority if he —
is subject to a receiving order made against him or has made any arrangement or composition with his creditors or is prohibited from being a director of a company under the Companies Act [Cap. 50];
is an undischarged bankrupt;
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding 6 months and has not received a free pardon; or
is a person found or declared under any written law to be of unsound mind.Proceedings of the Authority7.—
At all meetings of the Authority, 5 members shall form a quorum.(2) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Authority at which he is present and in his absence the Deputy Chairman or, if the Deputy Chairman is also absent, such member as the members present may elect shall preside.(3) Meetings of the Authority shall be held at such times and places as the Authority may think fit.(4) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may regulate its own procedure.Decision of majority at meeting8.—
A decision of the Authority or any committee appointed by the Authority shall be adopted by a simple majority of the members of the Authority or committee, as the case may be, present and voting.(2) The member presiding at any meeting of the Authority or any committee appointed by the Authority have a vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, a second or casting vote.Vacancy not to invalidate acts9.—
The validity of any proceedings of the Authority or any committee appointed by the Authority shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst its members or by any defect in the appointment of any member.(2) Until the contrary is proved, every meeting of the Authority or any committee appointed by the Authority shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held and all the members present thereat shall be deemed to have been duly qualified.Disclosure of interest by members10.—
If a member of the Authority has a pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract or other matter which is before any meeting of the Authority, he shall at that meeting declare the nature of his interest and shall not take part in the consideration or discussion of, or vote on any question with respect to that contract or other matter, and if the Chairman or the person presiding at that meeting so directs, he shall withdraw from the meeting during such consideration or discussion.(2) Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (1), for the purpose of determining whether there is a quorum, a member shall be treated as being present at a meeting notwithstanding that, under that sub-paragraph, he cannot vote or has withdrawn from the meeting.Delegation of powers11.—
The Authority may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit, delegate to any member, officer or agent of the Authority or any committee appointed by the Authority, all or any of the Authority’s powers, functions and duties and any power, function or duty so delegated may be exercised or performed by such member, officer, agent or committee in the name and on behalf of the Authority.(2) The Executive Director may, where expedient, delegate to any officer of the Authority any of the powers, functions and duties delegated to the Executive Director.(3) Every member, officer, agent or committee purporting to act pursuant to a delegation under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be presumed to be acting in accordance with the terms of the delegation.(4) The Authority may continue to exercise any power conferred upon it, or perform any function or duty under this Act, notwithstanding the delegation of such power, function or duty under this paragraph.Committees12.—
The Authority may from time to time appoint or alter the composition of committees, consisting of one or more persons (whether members of the Authority or not), and define and vary the terms of reference of those committees.(2) Subject to this Act and any rules made thereunder and to the control of the Authority, each committee appointed under this paragraph may regulate its own procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.Sealing of documents13.—
All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Authority shall be sealed with the common seal of the Authority in the presence of any two officers of the Authority duly authorised by the Executive Director to act in that behalf and shall be signed by such officers and such signing shall be sufficient evidence that the common seal of the Authority has been duly and properly affixed and that the seal is the common seal of the Authority.(2) The Authority may by resolution or otherwise appoint an officer of the Authority or any other agent, either generally or in a particular case, to execute or sign on behalf of the Authority any agreement or other instrument not under seal in relation to any matter coming within the powers of the Authority.(3) Section 12 of the Registration of Deeds Act [Cap. 269] shall not apply to any instrument purporting to have been executed under sub-paragraph (1).[25/86]