Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and Proceedings of Board
FIRST SCHEDULESection 5Constitution and Proceedings of BoardConstitution of Board1.—
The Board shall consist of —
a Chairman;
the Chief Executive; and
such other members, not being less than 5 or more than 10, as the Minister may from time to time determine.(2) The Chairman and other members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister on such terms and conditions as the Minister may determine.Appointment of Deputy Chairman
2. The Minister may, in his discretion, appoint any member of the Board to be Deputy Chairman of the Board, and if for any reason the Chairman is unable to act or the office of Chairman is vacant, the Deputy Chairman may exercise all or any of the powers conferred, or the duties imposed, on the Chairman under this Act.Temporary members
3. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary member of the Board 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 Chairman or the Deputy Chairman or any member without assigning any reason.Resignation
5. A member of the Board may resign his office at any time by giving not less than one month’s notice to the Minister.Vacation of office
6. The office of a member shall become vacant —
on his death;
if he, without sufficient cause (the sufficiency thereof to be decided by the Board) fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the Board;
if he becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Board;
if he is adjudicated a bankrupt;
if he resigns his office; or
if his appointment is revoked.Filling of vacancies
7. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board, the Minister may, subject to paragraph 1, appoint any person to fill the vacancy and the person so appointed shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.Disqualification from membership. 8. No person shall be appointed or shall continue to hold office as a member if he —
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement with his creditors;
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding 6 months and has not received a free pardon; or
is incapacitated by physical or mental illness.Member’s interest to be made known9.—
A member who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in a transaction or project of the Board shall disclose the nature of his interest at the first meeting of the Board at which he is present after the relevant facts have come to his knowledge.(2) A disclosure under sub-paragraph (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Board and, after the disclosure, that member —
shall not take part in any deliberation or decision of the Board with respect to that transaction or project; and
shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Board for such deliberation or decision.(3) No act or proceedings of the Board shall be questioned on the ground that a member has contravened this paragraph.Sealing of documents10.—
All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Board shall be sealed with the common seal of the Board in the presence of any 2 officers of the Board duly authorised by the Board to act in that behalf and shall be signed by those officers and such signing shall be sufficient evidence that the common seal of the Board has been duly and properly affixed and that the seal is the lawful common seal of the Board.(2) The Board may by resolution or otherwise appoint an employee of the Board or any other agent, either generally or in a particular case, to execute or sign on behalf of the Board any agreement or other instrument not under seal in relation to any matter coming within the powers of the Board.(3) Section 12 of the Registration of Deeds Act [Cap. 269] shall not apply to any instrument purporting to have been executed under sub-paragraph (1). Salaries and fees payable to members of Board. 11. There shall be paid to the members of the Board, out of the funds of the Board, such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine.Quorum12.—
At every meeting of the Board, 3 members shall constitute a quorum and no business shall be transacted unless a quorum is present.(2) The Chairman, or in his absence the Deputy Chairman, shall preside at meetings of the Board, and if both the Chairman and Deputy Chairman are absent from any meeting or part thereof, such member as the members present shall elect shall preside at that meeting or part thereof.(3) A decision at a meeting of the Board shall be adopted by a simple majority of the members present and voting except that, in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.Vacancies
13. The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.Procedure at meetings14.—
The Chairman or any other officer authorised by him shall, subject to such standing orders as may be made by the Board under sub-paragraph (2), summon all meetings of the Board for the despatch of business.(2) Subject to this Act, the Board may make standing orders to regulate its own procedure generally and, in particular, regarding the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, the proceedings thereat, the keeping of minutes, the custody, production and inspection of such minutes.Appointment of committees and delegation of powers15.—
The Board may, in its discretion, appoint from among its own members such number of committees as it thinks fit for purposes which, in the opinion of the Board, would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees.(2) The Board may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit, delegate to any such committee or the Chairman, all or any of the powers, functions and duties vested in the Board by this Act, except the powers to make regulations, prescribe or levy dues and rates and borrow money.(3) The Board may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit, delegate to any employee of the Board or any person all or any of its powers, functions and duties vested in the Board by this Act, except the powers to make regulations, prescribe or levy dues and rates and borrow money; and any power, function or duty so delegated may be exercised or performed by the employee or person in the name and on behalf of the Board.(4) The Board may continue to exercise a power conferred upon it, or perform a function or duty under this Act, notwithstanding the delegation of the power, function or duty under this paragraph.