Singapore legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Premature vacancies
(1)
If a premature vacancy occurs in the office of a member, the Minister may, subject to sections 10 and 12, appoint an individual to fill the vacancy and hold that office for the remainder of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.
(2)
Section 11 applies to an appointment under subsection (1).
(3)
In this section, “premature vacancy”, for an office, means a vacancy that occurs in that office for any reason other than the expiry of the term of office.