Singapore legislation
Section 33
Section 33
Special features of broadcasting company
(1)
A broadcasting company must not, on or after 2 September 2002, appoint a person as its chief executive officer or director, or as the chairperson of its board of directors, unless it has obtained the approval of the Authority.
(2)
Unless the Authority otherwise approves, the chief executive officer of a broadcasting company and at least one-half of its directors must be citizens of Singapore.
(3)
No chief executive officer, director, or chairperson of the board of directors, of a broadcasting company who was appointed before 2 September 2002 is to be permitted by the broadcasting company to act as such on or after that date unless —
his or her appointment as chief executive officer, director, or chairperson of the board of directors, of the broadcasting company was approved by the Authority before 2 September 2002; or
his or her appointment as chief executive officer, director, or chairperson of the board of directors, of the broadcasting company is approved by the Authority on a written application by the broadcasting company made within 6 months after 2 September 2002 or any longer period that the Authority may allow.
(4)
Where the Authority does not approve the appointment of a person as chief executive officer, director or chairperson of the board of directors under subsection (3)(b), the broadcasting company must immediately remove the person from such office.
(5)
Any broadcasting company which contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $5,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.
(6)
This section has effect despite the provisions of any other written law or of the memorandum or articles of association, or other constitution, of a broadcasting company.
(7)
In this section —
Definition
“chief executive officer”, in relation to a broadcasting company, means any person, by whatever name described, who is —
in the direct employment of, or acting for or by arrangement with, the broadcasting company; and
principally responsible for the management and conduct of any type of business of the broadcasting company in Singapore,and includes any person for the time being performing all or any of the functions or duties of a chief executive officer;
Definition
“director” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967.