Singapore legislation
Clause 6
of Recovery of Possession of Controlled Premises (Special Provisions) Bill
Clause 6
Constitution of Board
(1)
For the purposes of this Act there shall be constituted a Board called the “Tenants’ Compensation Board” consisting of a Chairman and such number of persons, not being less than three persons or more than ten persons, as the Minister may think fit.
(2)
The Chairman and every member of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister and upon appointment, the name of the Chairman and every member of the Board, shall be published in the Gazette.
(3)
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board.
(4)
No person shall be eligible to be appointed, or to remain, a member of the Board who —
is an undischarged bankrupt;
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months and has not received a free pardon; or
is a person found or declared under any written law to be of unsound mind.
(5)
Any person including the Chairman, who is appointed to the Board shall save where his appointment is revoked by the Minister under the provisions of subsection (6) of this section be a member of the Board, unless he resigns during the period of appointment, for a period of three years or for such shorter period as the Minister may in any case determine but shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(6)
The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of a member of the Board.
(7)
Where a person ceases to be a member of the Board the Minister shall as soon as is reasonably practicable take steps to fill the vacancy but the existence of any vacancy in the Board shall not invalidate the acts of the Board.
(8)
Every member of the Board when and so long as he is serving on the Board shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code (Cap. 119) and the proceedings of the Board shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings.
(9)
There shall be paid to the members of the Board such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.
(10)
Any interested party may be represented before the Board by an advocate and solicitor of the High Court or by such agent as the interested party may appoint.
(11)
Every summons and notice issued under the hand of the Chairman shall be deemed to be issued by the Board.
(12)
The functions of the Board under this Act shall be —
to hear and determine applications by landlords for the recovery of controlled premises;
to award to tenants of controlled premises, possession of which is recovered by the landlord under this Act, such compensation as the Board considers fair and reasonable under section 7 of this Act; and
to determine and apportion compensation as between tenant and sub-tenant.
(13)
The Minister may appoint a Secretary of the Board and such other officers and servants of the Board as may be necessary.