Singapore legislation
Section 16
Section 16
Rules
The Board may make rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act for all or any of the following purposes: (a)to regulate the keeping, revision and publication of the Membership Register, and to prescribe the conditions required to be complied with, including the payment of fees, to entitle a person to have his name entered on the Membership Register;
to regulate the election of members of the Board, and to provide for the declaration and publication of the results of such election;
to regulate the calling and conduct of general meetings of persons whose names are on the Membership Register, and the procedure in the transaction of business thereat;
to regulate the election of officials of the Board and to provide for the declaration and publication of the results of that election;
to regulate the proceedings of the Board, the calling of meetings and the procedure for the transaction of business;
for the appointment of sub-committees;
to regulate the appointment, conduct, dismissal and remuneration of granthis or priests, ragis or musicians, and such other religious personnel as the Board may think fit;
to allocate duties to and to regulate the executive power of the Board, sub-committees and officials of the Board;
to regulate the keeping, audit, presentation and publication of accounts, including quarterly accounts; and to provide for the inspection of accounts by persons whose names are on the Membership Register;
to regulate the conduct of religious services and other ceremonies customary among the followers of the Sikh religion;
to regulate the admission of boarders, inmates or visitors;
to regulate the appointment, conduct, dismissal and remuneration of servants of the Board;
to regulate the use of any portion of the land and premises vested in the Board for the purposes of education; and
generally to carry out the purposes of this Act.