Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
FIRST SCHEDULESection 4(2)Constitution and Proceedings of the AuthorityAppointment of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and other members1.—
The Chairperson and other members are to be appointed by the Minister.(2) The Minister may appoint one of the members to be the Deputy Chairperson; and the Deputy Chairperson may, subject to any directions that the Chairperson may give, exercise all or any of the powers exercisable by the Chairperson under this Act.(3) The Minister may appoint the chief executive to be a member.Tenure of office of members
2. The Chairperson and every other member hold office for a term of 3 years or such shorter period as the Minister may determine, unless their appointment is revoked under paragraph 5 or they resign during their term of office.Temporary Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson
3. The Minister may appoint any member to be a temporary Chairperson or temporary Deputy Chairperson during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore of the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson, as the case may be.Temporary members
4. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary member during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of any member.Revocation of appointment
5. The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the Chairperson or the Deputy Chairperson or any member; and in exercising his or her power under this paragraph, the Minister is not required to give any reason for the revocation.Resignation
6. Any member may resign from his or her appointment at any time by giving written notice to the Minister.Vacation of office of member
7. The office of a member is vacated if the member —
becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Authority;
has been absent, without leave of the Authority, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority; or
resigns from his or her office.Filling of vacancy in the office of a member
8. If a member dies or has his or her appointment revoked or otherwise vacates his or her office before the expiry of the term for which he or she has been appointed, another person may be appointed by the Minister for the remainder of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.Disqualification from membership
9. A person must not be appointed or continue to hold office as a member if the person —
has a mental disorder and is incapable of managing himself or herself or his or her affairs;
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement or composition with his or her creditors; or
is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude and has not received a free pardon.Salaries, fees and allowances payable to members
10. There are to be paid to the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and other members out of the funds of the Authority such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.Meetings of Authority11.—
The Chairperson must hold meetings as often as may be required but not less than once in 3 months.(2) The quorum at every meeting of the Authority is one‑third of the total number of members or 3 members, whichever is the higher.(3) Decisions at meetings of the Authority are to be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the members present and voting and, in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairperson or in the Chairperson’s absence the Deputy Chairperson or the member presiding has a casting vote.(4) The Chairperson or in the Chairperson’s absence the Deputy Chairperson presides at meetings of the Authority.(5) Where both the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson are absent at a meeting, such member as the members present may elect presides at the meeting.(6) The Authority may act despite any vacancy in its membership.(7) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Authority may make standing orders to regulate its own procedure and, in particular, the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of the meetings, the proceedings at the meetings, the keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of the minutes.Validity of acts of members
12. The acts of a member are valid despite any defect that may afterwards be discovered in the member’s appointment or qualifications.[21/2008; 25/2009; 5/2018]