Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Constitution of Board
(1)
The Board shall consist of —
a Chairman; and
not less than 5 but not more than 11 members,all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister on such terms and conditions as he may determine.
(2)
The Minister may appoint the chief executive officer to be a member of the Board.
(3)
The Minister may appoint any member of the Board to be the Deputy Chairman of the Board, and if for any reason the Chairman is unable to act or the office of Chairman is vacant, the Deputy Chairman may exercise all or any of the powers conferred, or the duties imposed, on the Chairman under this Act.
(4)
The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary member of the Board during the incapacity owing to illness or otherwise of any member of the Board.
(5)
Where it appears to the Minister to be necessary in the interests of the efficient performance of the functions and duties of the Board under this Act, he may revoke any appointment made under this section.
(6)
A member of the Board may resign his seat at any time by giving one month’s notice in writing to the Minister.
(7)
The seat of a member of the Board shall become vacant —
on his death;
if he, without sufficient cause, which is to be decided by the Board, fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the Board;
if he becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Board;
if he is adjudicated a bankrupt; or
if he resigns his seat.
(8)
If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board by death, resignation, revocation of an appointment under subsection (5) or for any other cause, the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy in the manner prescribed by subsection (1), and any person so appointed shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.