Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Constitution of the Board
(1)
The Board shall consist of —
the Chairman, who may be a full time officer of the Board and who shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, hold office for such period and on such terms as the Minister may determine;
three directors representing the interests of the Government;
three directors representing the interests of employers;
three directors nominated by the National Trades Union Congress of Singapore;
three directors representing the professional and academic interests associated with productivity,all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister; and
the Executive Director of the Board.
(2)
The Board may meet as often as it thinks necessary but not less than once in every month and at every meeting thereof the quorum shall be six.
(3)
The directors appointed by the Minister under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall, unless their appointments are revoked by the Minister under the provisions of subsection (6) of this section or unless they resign during the period of office, hold office for a term of three years or for such shorter period as the Minister may in any case determine.
(4)
The Minister may appoint any director of the Board to be the Deputy Chairman of the Board and if for any reason the Chairman is absent or unable to act or the office of the Chairman is vacant, the Deputy Chairman may exercise all or any of the powers conferred, or perform all or any of the duties imposed, on the Chairman under this Act.
(5)
The Chairman or the person lawfully acting as Chairman at any meeting of the Board shall have an original as well as a casting vote.
(6)
The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of the Chairman or of any other director of the Board.
(7)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may make standing orders regulating its own procedure generally, and in particular, regarding the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, the proceedings thereof, the keeping of minutes, the custody, production and inspection of such minutes, and the opening, keeping, closing and audit of accounts.
(8)
All deeds, documents or other instruments requiring the seal of the Board shall be sealed with the common seal of the Board in the presence of the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman and one other member of the Board or the Executive Director, who shall sign every such deed, document or other instrument to which the common seal is affixed and such signing shall be sufficient evidence that the said seal was duly and properly affixed and that the same is the lawful seal of the Board.