Singapore legislation
Section 37
Section 37
Meetings of management corporation
(1)
Within one month of the expiry of the initial period or within 6 weeks of the receipt of a request in writing made by the subsidiary proprietors of not less than 10% of the total number of lots in the subdivided building concerned, whichever is the earlier, the proprietor, whether or not he is a subsidiary proprietor at the time he does so, shall convene a meeting of the management corporation within that month or the said period of 6 weeks, as the case may be.
(2)
The agenda for a meeting convened under subsection (1) shall consist of the following items:
to decide whether insurances effected by the management corporation should be varied or extended;
to determine the amount to be raised for the management fund and the sinking fund;
where there are more than 3 subsidiary proprietors, to determine the number of members of the council and to elect the council;
to decide what matters, if any, shall be determined only by the management corporation in general meeting;
to appoint a managing agent, if the management corporation so desires, and to determine which powers, duties or functions of the management corporation should be delegated to him; and
to receive and, if thought fit, to adopt the audited accounts of the management corporation for the period commencing from the date of registration of the strata title plan and ending on a date not earlier than 3 months before the meeting.
(3)
The meeting convened under subsection (1) shall be the first annual general meeting of the management corporation.
(4)
The proprietor of the land comprised in a strata title plan shall deliver to the management corporation at its first annual general meeting —
all plans, specifications, certificates (other than certificates of title for the lots), diagrams and other documents obtained or received by him and relating to the parcel or building; and
if they are in his possession or under his control, any notices or other records relating to the subdivided building,other than any such documents which exclusively evidence rights or obligations of the proprietor and which are not capable of being used for the benefit of the management corporation or any of the subsidiary proprietors, other than the proprietor.
(5)
If a meeting of the management corporation is not convened in accordance with subsection (1), the Commissioner may, pursuant to an application made by a subsidiary proprietor or a mortgagee of a lot, by order appoint a person to convene a meeting of the management corporation within such time as may be specified in the order and the meeting convened by that person shall for the purposes of subsection (3) be deemed to be the meeting convened under subsection (1).
(6)
An order made under subsection (5) may include such ancillary or consequential provisions as the Commissioner thinks fit.
(7)
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Third Schedule, where an order made under subsection (5) so provides —
the person appointed to convene a meeting of the management corporation by the order shall preside at the meeting and, while he so presides, shall be deemed to be the chairman of the management corporation; and
notice of that meeting may be given in the manner specified in the order.
(8)
Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $100 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction.