Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and Proceedings of the Authority
FIRST SCHEDULE(Section 6).Constitution and Proceedings of the AuthorityConstitution of the Authority
1. The Authority shall consist of the following members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister —
a Chairman;
three persons representing the Government of the State of Singapore;
one person representing the Government of the Federation of Malaysia upon the coming into existence of the said Federation; and
ten other persons.Tenure of office of the Chairman and other members
2. The Chairman and the other members of the Authority shall each hold office for a period of three years from the dates of their respective appointments and shall be eligible for re‐appointment on completion of such period.Temporary Chairman3.—
The Minister may appoint any member of the Authority to be a temporary Chairman during the absence or incapacity owing to illness or otherwise of the Chairman.(2) A temporary Chairman so appointed shall be deemed for all the purposes of this Ordinance to be the Chairman of the Authority.Temporary members
4. The Minister may, subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Schedule, appoint any suitable person to be a temporary member of the Authority during the absence or incapacity owing to illness or otherwise of any member of the Authority appointed by him.Resignation
5. A member of the Authority may resign his seat at any time by giving one month’s notice in writing to the Minister. Revocation of appointment
6. The Minister may revoke any appointment made under paragraph 1 of this Schedule without assigning any reason therefor.Vacation of office
7. The seat of a member of the Authority shall become vacant —
on his death;
if he, without sufficient cause (the sufficiency whereof to be decided by the Authority), fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Authority;
if he becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Authority;
if he resigns his seat; or
if his appointment is revoked.Filling of vacancies
8. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Authority, the Minister may, subject to the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Schedule, appoint any person to fill the vacancy and the person so appointed shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.Leave of absence
9. The Minister may grant to the Chairman or any other member of the Authority such leave of absence as the Minister may deem fit.Disqualification from membership
10. No person shall be eligible to be appointed or to remain a member of the Authority who —
is subject to a receiving order made against him or has made any arrangement or composition with his creditors or is prohibited from being a director of a company under the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 174);
is an undischarged bankrupt;
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months and has not suffered such punishment or received a free pardon; or
is a person found or declared under any written law to be of unsound mind.Disclosure of interest by members
11. If a member of the Authority has a pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract or other matter which is before any meeting of the Authority, he shall at that meeting declare the nature of his interest and shall not take part in the consideration or discussion of, or vote on any question with respect to that contract or other matter, and if the Chairman or the person presiding at that meeting so directs, he shall withdraw from the meeting during such consideration or discussion:Provided that for the purpose of determining whether there is a quorum, a member shall be treated as being present at a meeting notwithstanding that, under the foregoing provisions of this subsection, he cannot vote or has withdrawn from the meeting.Sealing of documents12.—
All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Authority shall, subject to the approval of the Authority, be sealed with the common seal of the Authority in the presence of the General Manager and of some other person duly authorised by the Authority to act in that behalf and shall be signed by the General Manager and by such duly authorised person, and such signing shall be sufficient evidence that the common seal of the Authority has been duly and properly affixed and that the said seal is the lawful common seal of the Authority.(2) The Authority may by resolution or otherwise appoint an officer of the Authority or any other agent, either generally or in a particular case, to execute or sign on behalf of the Authority any agreement or other instrument not under seal in relation to any matter coming within the powers of the Authority.(3) The provisions of section 12 of the Registration of Deeds Ordinance (Cap. 255) shall not apply to any instrument purporting to have been executed under the provisions of sub‐paragraph (1) of this paragraph.Meetings of the Authority13.—
The Authority shall ordinarily meet for the despatch of business at such times and places as the Chairman may, from time to time, appoint, but not less than once in every month.(2) Where not less than six members of the Authority request the Chairman by notice in writing signed by them to convene an extraordinary meeting of the Authority for any purpose specified in such notice, the Chairman shall, within seven days from the receipt of such notice, convene an extraordinary meeting for such purpose.(3) Six members of the Authority shall form a quorum at any meeting of the Authority.(4) At every meeting of the Authority, the Chairman, if present, shall preside, but in his absence such member, as the members present may select, shall act as Chairman.Appointment of committees, etc.14.—
The Authority may appoint from among its own number such and so many committees, either standing or special, and consisting of such number of members of the Authority as it thinks fit for any purposes which in the opinion of the Authority would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees, and may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit, delegate to such committee or committees all or any of the functions by this Ordinance vested in the Authority except the powers to make rules and regulations, prescribe or levy dues and rates and borrow money, and any powers so delegated shall be exercisable by such committee or committees in the name and on behalf of the Authority.(2) The Authority may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit, delegate to any employee thereof all or any of the functions by this Ordinance vested in the Authority except the powers to make rules and regulations, prescribe or levy dues and rates and borrow money, and any powers so delegated shall be exercisable by such employee in the name and on behalf of the Authority.(3) The Authority may continue to perform any functions conferred on it by this Ordinance notwithstanding the delegation of such functions under the provisions of this section.Decision of majority at meeting15.—
A decision of the majority of the members of the Authority or of any committee thereof present and voting at a meeting of the Authority or of such committee shall be deemed to be a decision of the Authority or of such committee, as the case may be.(2) The member presiding at any meeting of the Authority or of any committee thereof shall have a vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, a second or casting vote.Standing Orders16.—
Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Authority may, from time to time, make, vary or revoke Standing Orders for the purpose of regulating the meetings and proceedings of the Authority or of any committee thereof, and such Standing Orders may include, inter alia, provisions with respect to the notices to be given of such meetings, the proceedings thereat and the custody of and the production for inspection of the minutes of such proceedings.(2) Such Standing Orders may contain directions concerning the administration of the business of the Authority and the functions of its employees and the manner in which such functions are to be exercised and discharged.Emergency powers of the General Manager
17. In cases of emergency, the General Manager may direct the execution of any work or the doing of any act which the Authority is empowered to execute or do and which he is not by this Ordinance or any Standing Order or rule or regulation made thereunder expressly empowered to do and the immediate execution or doing of which is in his opinion necessary for the operation of the port services or the safety of the public, and may direct that the expense of executing the work or doing the act shall be paid from the funds of the Authority:Provided that —
he shall not act under this section in contravention of any resolution of the Authority passed at a meeting; and
where he acts under this section, he shall report his proceedings to the next following meeting of the Authority.Vacancy not to invalidate acts18.—
No act or proceedings of the Authority or any committee thereof shall be questioned on account of any vacancy among the members thereof or on account of the appointment of any member having been defective.(2) Until the contrary is proved, every meeting of the Authority or of any committee thereof shall be deemed to have been duly convened and held and all the members present thereat shall be deemed to have been duly qualified.