Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
Establishment of Professional Engineers Board
(1)
There shall be a board to be called “the Professional Engineers Board” which shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and which may sue and be sued.
(2)
The Board shall consist of —
a President appointed by the Minister;
eight members appointed by the Minister, of whom three shall be appointed on the nomination of the Council of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore; and
a member appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Board of Architects, Singapore.
(3)
Not less than three members appointed under paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section shall be in private practice, and not more than three shall be representative of any particular branch of engineering.
(4)
A member of the Board, including the President of the Board, shall be appointed for a term not exceeding three years but may from time to time be re-appointed, or may be at any time removed from office by the Minister.
(5)
If any member of the Board dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the vacancy so created shall, as soon as practicable, be filled in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was made; and every person so appointed shall hold office for the residue of the term for which his predecessor was appointed.
(6)
The powers of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership thereof.
(7)
At any meeting of the Board six members thereof shall form a quorum and no business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present.
(8)
At any meeting of the Board the President of the Board shall preside and in his absence the members present shall elect one of their number to preside over the meeting.
(9)
If on any question to be determined by the Board there is an equality of votes, the President of the Board or the member presiding over that meeting shall have a casting vote.
(10)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may determine its own procedure.
(11)
The Board shall cause proper records of its proceedings to be kept.