Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Constitution of Council
(1)
For the purposes of this Ordinance there shall be established a Council of the Society consisting of the following members: —
the Accountant-General;
a representative of the Ministry of Finance to be appointed by the Minister;
four public accountants to be elected by the members of the Society who are registered under the provisions of this Ordinance as public accountants;
four registered accountants to be elected by the members of the Society who are registered under the provisions of this Ordinance as registered accountants; and
a representative of the Department of Accountancy in the Singapore Polytechnic established by the Singapore Polytechnic Ordinance (Cap. 204) to be appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Board of Governors of the Singapore Polytechnic.
(2)
The Minister may by notification in the Gazette vary the constitution of the Council to the extent of providing for the appointment of two additional members each of whom shall be a representative of a university or other educational institution which provides courses of instruction in accountancy at the professional level.
(3)
The President and the Vice-President of the Society shall be elected by the Council from amongst its members and in the event of any casual vacancy arising in respect of the office of the President or of the Vice-President of the Society, the Council shall at its next meeting or as soon as may be thereafter elect one of its members to fill such vacancy.
(4)
The President of the Society shall be the Chairman of the Council and shall preside at all its meetings. In the absence of the President of the Society at any meeting of the Council, the Vice-President of the Society shall preside and in the absence of the President and the Vice-President of the Society at any such meeting the Council shall elect a Chairman from amongst its members.