Singapore legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Powers of Executive Committee
(1)
It is the duty of the Executive Committee, in the exercise of its powers and in the performance of its functions, to act in the manner that appears to it best calculated to promote the aims and interests of the Institute.
(2)
The functions of the Executive Committee include the carrying on of all such activities and the doing of all such things as are necessary or advantageous and proper for the government, control and general administration of the Institute and of the assets of the Institute and, without limiting the foregoing, include —
the authorisation of the appropriate and necessary expenditure within the limits of the funds available to the Institute;
the preparation of an annual report on the workings of the Institute, and the preparation of the annual estimates and of the annual statements of account in accordance with this Act or any rules made under this Act;
the appointment of the senior research staff and the senior administrative staff of the Institute and the appointment of any advisers that the Director may consider necessary or desirable;
the making, subject to the approval of the Board, of regulations relating generally to the academic management of the Institute and in particular to —
the qualifications necessary for entrance to the Institute, the duration and number of the Institute terms, the award of certificates and diplomas to the fellows of the Institute and the revocation of any certificates or diplomas so awarded;
the institution of other posts and offices and appointments to such posts and offices;
the establishment of an Institute printing press and the publishing of books and other publications;
the erection, equipment and maintenance of libraries, laboratories, museums, lecture halls and all other buildings required for the purposes of the Institute whether in Singapore or elsewhere;
the institution and award of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, medals, prizes and other titles, distinctions, awards and forms of assistance towards the advancement and dissemination of knowledge on Southeast Asia;
the relationship between the Institute on the one hand and schools, colleges, universities and other academic institutions, both in Singapore and abroad, on the other; and
the fees to be payable at the Institute;
the making of regulations relating to —
the procedure in regard to meetings of the Executive Committee and of any committee duly appointed by it under the provisions of this Act;
the setting up, membership and functions of advisory committees and the procedure in regard to the meetings of the advisory committees; and
the powers and functions of the officers of the Institute and of any committee duly appointed by it under the provisions of this Act;
the provision of pensions, superannuation or provident fund schemes for the benefit of the Institute’s employees or any section of its employees, and the making of arrangements for the establishment of those schemes;
the provision and regulation of residences for officers, staff and fellows of the Institute and the welfare and discipline of staff and fellows; and
the demand and receipt of any fees that may from time to time be prescribed by regulations.
(3)
The Executive Committee may appoint from among its own number any committees either of a general or special nature and consisting of any number of persons that the Executive Committee may think fit for any purposes which in the opinion of the Executive Committee would be better regulated by those committees.
(4)
The proceedings of every committee must be recorded in writing and must be open to inspection to any member of the Executive Committee or any member of the committee at any time.
(5)
Any committee has full power to act on any resolution passed by it within the scope of the power delegated to it by the Executive Committee under subsection (3) and all decisions of the committee must be reported to the Executive Committee.