Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
Constitution of the Board
(1)
The Board shall consist of —
a Chairman, to be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara;
seven other members who shall not be public officers, to be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara; and
one public officer, to be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Negara on the nomination of the Minister.
(2)
The Chairman and the other members of the Board shall each hold office for a period of three years from the dates of their respective appointments and shall be eligible for reappointment on completion of such period.
(3)
The Yang di-Pertuan Negara may appoint any member of the Board to be the temporary Chairman during the incapacity owing to illness or otherwise of the Chairman.
(4)
The Yang di-Pertuan Negara may appoint any person to be a temporary member of the Board during the incapacity owing to illness or otherwise of any member of the Board.
(5)
Where it appears to the Yang di-Pertuan Negara to be necessary in the interests of the efficient performance of the functions and duties of the Board under this Ordinance, he may revoke any appointment made under this section.
(6)
A member of the Board may resign his seat at any time by giving one month’s notice in writing to the Yang di-Pertuan Negara.
(7)
A member of the Board appointed under the provisions of paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section shall vacate his seat if he ceases to be a public officer.
(8)
The seat of a member of the Board shall become vacant —
on his death; or
if he, without sufficient cause (the sufficiency whereof to be decided by the Board), fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Board; or
if he becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Board; or
if he be adjudged a bankrupt; or
if he shall resign his seat.
(9)
If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board by death, resignation, revocation of the appointment under subsection (5) of this section or for any other cause, the Yang di-Pertuan Negara may appoint a person to fill the vacancy in the manner prescribed by subsection (1) of this section, and any person so appointed shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.