Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and proceedings of Authority
FIRST SCHEDULESection 5(2)Constitution and proceedings of AuthorityAppointment of Chairperson and other members1.—
The Chairperson and other members of the Authority under section 5 must be appointed by the Minister from among persons who have had experience in public administration or matters relating to land transport.(2) The Minister may appoint one of the members to be the Deputy Chairperson; and the Deputy Chairperson so appointed may, subject to such directions as may be given by the Chairperson, 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 of the Authority.Tenure of office of members
2. A member holds office on such terms and conditions and for such period as the Minister may determine, and is eligible for re‑appointment.Temporary members
3. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary member of the Authority during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of any member.Revocation of appointment
4. The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the Chairperson or any member without giving any reason.Resignation
5. Any member may resign from his or her appointment at any time by giving written notice to the Minister.Chairperson may delegate functions
6. The Chairperson may, by instrument in writing, authorise any member to exercise any power or perform any function conferred on the Chairperson by or under this Act.Vacation of office
7. The office of a member becomes vacant —
on the member’s death;
if the member, without sufficient cause (the sufficiency of the cause to be decided by the Authority) fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority; or
if the member becomes in any manner disqualified from membership of the Authority.Filling of vacancies
8. If a member dies, resigns 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, the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy 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 he or she —
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement with his or her creditors; or
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 6 months or more and has not received a free pardon.Salaries, etc., payable to members of Authority
10. There are to be paid to the members out of the funds of the Authority such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.Meetings of Authority11.—
The Authority is to meet for the despatch of business at the times and places that the Chairperson may appoint.(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) A decision at a meeting of the Authority is to be adopted by a simple majority of the members present and voting except that in the case of an equality of votes the Chairperson or member presiding has a casting vote in addition to his or her original vote.(4) The Chairperson or in his or her 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 Chairperson appoints as an acting Chairperson presides at that meeting.Vacancies
12. The Authority may act despite any vacancy in its membership.Procedure at meetings
13. Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Authority may make rules to regulate its own procedure generally, and in particular, regarding the holding and proceedings of meetings, the notice to be given of the meetings, the keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of the minutes.Validity of proceedings
14. The validity of any proceedings of the Authority is not affected by any defect in the appointment of any member.[25/2009; 5/2018]