Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Filling of vacancies
(1)
The office of a member becomes vacant if the member —
dies;
resigns his or her office;
becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in section 6;
without any good and sufficient reason, refuses to accept an appointment as a member of any committee appointed by the Board; or
has his or her appointment revoked before the expiry of his or her term of office.
(2)
The Minister may remove from office any member who is absent without leave of the Board from 3 consecutive meetings of —
the Board; or
any committee of which he or she is a member appointed by the Board.
(3)
Any question as to whether a person has ceased to be a member is to be determined by the Minister whose decision is final.
(4)
If any vacancy arises among the members, the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was made, and that person holds office for as long as the member in whose place that person was appointed would have held office.
(5)
The Board may act despite any vacancy in the membership of the Board.
(6)
No act done by or under the authority of the Board is invalid in consequence of any defect that is afterwards discovered in the appointment or qualification of the members or any of them.