Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and Proceedings of Board of Directors of Agency
FIRST SCHEDULESection 5(3)Constitution and Proceedings of Board of Directors of AgencyAppointment of Chairperson and other directors1.—
The Chairperson and other directors of the board must be appointed by the Minister from among persons who have had experience in public administration or in the field of defence science or technology.(2) The Minister may appoint the Chief Executive to be a director of the board.Tenure of office of Chairperson and directors
2. The Chairperson and every director hold office on such terms and conditions and for such period as the Minister may determine, and are eligible for re‑appointment.Temporary Chairperson
3. The Minister may appoint any director to be a temporary Chairperson if the Chairperson is unable to perform his or her duties for any period, by reason of absence from Singapore, illness or for any other reason.Temporary director
4. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary director if any director is unable to perform his or her duties for any period, by reason of absence from Singapore, illness or for any other reason.Revocation of appointment
5. The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the Chairperson or any director without assigning any reason.Resignation
6. Any director may resign from his or her appointment at any time by giving written notice to the Minister.Chairperson may delegate functions
7. The Chairperson may, by instrument in writing, authorise any director to exercise any power or perform any function conferred on the Chairperson by or under this Act.Vacation of office
8. The office of a director becomes vacant if he or she —
becomes in any manner disqualified from directorship of the board;
without sufficient cause (the sufficiency of the cause to be decided by the board), fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the board;
resigns in accordance with paragraph 6; or
dies.Filling of vacancies
9. If a director 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 residue of the term for which the vacating director was appointed.Disqualification from directorship
10. A person must not be appointed or continue to hold office as a director if he or she —
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;
is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude and has not received a free pardon; or
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 6 months or more and has not received a free pardon.Salaries, fees and allowances payable to Chairperson and directors
11. There are to be paid to the Chairperson and directors out of the funds of the Agency such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.Meetings and proceedings of board12.—
The board is to meet for the despatch of business at such times and places as the Chairperson may appoint.(2) The quorum at every meeting of the board is one-third of the total number of directors or 3 directors, whichever is the higher.(3) The Chairperson presides at all meetings of the board; and where the Chairperson is absent at a meeting, such director as the directors present may elect presides at that meeting.(4) Decisions at meetings of the board are to be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the directors present and voting; and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairperson or in his or her absence the director presiding has a casting vote.(5) The validity of any proceedings of the board is not affected by any vacancy among its directors or by any defect in the appointment of any director.(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the board may regulate its own proceedings.[21/2008; 25/2009; 5/2018]