Singapore legislation
Section 19
Section 19
Notice about members and key officers of Town Council
(1)
Within 30 days after an individual —
assumes any of the following offices in a Town Council:
the chairperson;
a vice‑chairperson;
an elected member;
an appointed member; or
is appointed as a key officer of a Town Council,the Town Council must give to the Minister a notice specifying the name and other prescribed particulars of the individual.
(2)
Within 30 days after an individual —
ceases to hold any of the following offices in a Town Council, other than because of the operation of section 9(9), 13(2) or 14(2):
the chairperson;
a vice‑chairperson;
an elected member; (iv)an appointed member; or
ceases to be a key officer of a Town Council,the Town Council must give to the Minister a notice specifying the name of the individual and other prescribed particulars about the cessation.
(3)
Within 30 days after an individual —
assumes any office mentioned in subsection (1)(a); or
is appointed as —
the secretary to the Town Council;
the general manager of the Town Council;
a finance manager of a Town Council; or
a deputy of any officer in sub-paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii),the Town Council must exhibit, in accordance with subsection (4), a notice in English specifying the name of the individual.
(4)
The notice required by subsection (3) must be —
affixed to a conspicuous part of such buildings comprised within the Town of the Town Council concerned as will secure adequate publicity for the contents of the notice; and
published in the Gazette, and at an online location accessible to residents of housing estates within that Town.[17A