Singapore legislation
Clause 20
Clause 20
Regulations
(1)
The Board may, with the prior approval of the Minister, make regulations generally for carrying out the provisions of this Ordinance.
(2)
In particular and without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, such regulations may provide for —
the convening of meetings of the Board and the procedure to be followed thereat;
the appointment or establishment of committees of the members of the Board, and the co-opting of persons other than members of the Board to such committees; and
the manner in which documents, cheques and instruments of any description shall be signed or executed on behalf of the Board.
(3)
Such regulations —
may prescribe that any act or omission in contravention of the provisions of any regulation shall be an offence;
may provide for the imposition of penalties for such offences, which penalties shall not exceed a fine of two thousand dollars; and
in the case of any licence granted under the provisions of paragraph (f) of section 15 of this Ordinance, may provide that in addition to such fine, the penalty may extend to the cancellation or suspension of such licence.
(4)
All regulations made under this Ordinance shall be published in the Gazette and shall be presented to the Legislative Assembly as soon as may be after publication and, if a resolution is passed pursuant to a motion notice whereof has been given for a sitting day not later than the first available sitting day of the Assembly next after the expiry of three months from the date when such regulations are so presented annulling the regulations or any part thereof as from a specified date, such regulations or such part thereof, as the case may be, shall thereupon become void as from such date but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder or to the making of new regulations.