Singapore legislation
Section 4
Section 4
Establishment of Land Surveyors Board
(1)
There is hereby established a body to be known as the Land Surveyors Board which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act —
to sue and be sued in its corporate name;
to acquire and dispose of property, both movable and immovable; and
to do and perform such other acts as bodies corporate may by law perform.
(2)
The Board shall consist of —
the Chief Surveyor who shall be the President;
the Deputy Chief Surveyor;
an authorised surveyor appointed by the Minister; and
3 surveyors appointed by the Minister, of whom one shall be selected from a list of not less than 2 registered surveyors submitted by the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers.
(3)
A member of the Board(other than the Chief Surveyor or the Deputy Chief Surveyor) shall be appointed for a term not exceeding 2 years but may from time to time be reappointed, and may at any time be removed from office by the Minister.
(4)
A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a member of the Board under subsection (2)(c) or (d) if —
he is not a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore;
he is not a registered surveyor;
he is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement on composition with his creditors;
he has been convicted of any offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or of any other offence implying a defect in character which makes him unfit for the surveying profession; or
he is of unsound mind or incapacitated by physical illness.
(5)
The office of any appointed member of the Board shall become vacant if the member —
dies;
resigns or is removed from office; or
becomes in any manner disqualified for office within the meaning of subsection (4).
(6)
The vacancy created under subsection (5) shall, as soon as practicable, be filled in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was made; and every person so appointed shall hold office for the residue of the term for which his predecessor was appointed.
(7)
The powers of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy in its membership.
(8)
Any question as to whether a person has ceased to be a member of the Board appointed under subsection (2)(c) or (d)shall be determined by the Board whose decision shall be final.