Singapore legislation
Clause 5
Clause 5
Amendment of section 8
Section 8 of the principal Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting subsection (8) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(8) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Corporation under paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection (1) of section 5 of this Ordinance, by reason of death, resignation, revocation of the appointment under subsection (1) of section 7 of this Ordinance or for any other cause, the Chairman shall —
in the case of a vacancy under the said paragraph (b) or (c), appoint a person to fill the vacancy; and
in the case of a vacancy under paragraph (d), in consultation with the organisation concerned, appoint a person to fill the vacancy,and any person appointed under the provisions of paragraph (a) or (b) of this section shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.”.