Singapore legislation

Clause 18

of Port of Singapore Authority (Amendment) Bill

Clause 18

Amendment of First Schedule

The First Schedule to the principal Act is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting paragraph 1 thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“Constitution of the Authority

1. The Authority shall consist of a Chairman and not more than eight other members, all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister.”;

(b)

by deleting paragraph 2 thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“Tenure of office of the Chairman and other members

2. The Chairman and other members of the Authority shall hold office for such term not exceeding three years as the Minister may think fit and shall be eligible for re-appointment.”.(c)by deleting sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 12 thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“(1) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Authority shall be sealed with the common seal of the Authority in the presence of any two officers of the Authority duly authorised by the Authority to act in that behalf and shall be signed by the said officers 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.”;

(d)

by deleting the word “six” appearing in the first line of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 13 thereof and substituting therefor the word “five”;

(e)

by deleting the word “Six” appearing in the first line of sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 13 thereof and substituting therefor the word “Five”;

(f)

by deleting the words “prescribe or levy dues and rates” appearing in the ninth line of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 14 thereof;

(g)

by deleting the words “prescribe or levy dues and rates” appearing in the fourth line of sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 14 thereof;

(h)

by inserting immediately after sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 14 thereof the following new sub-paragraph: —“(3) Any of the powers delegated by the Authority to the General Manager may be sub-delegated by the General Manager where expedient, to any officer of the Authority.”; and

(i)

by re-numbering the existing sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 14 thereof as sub-paragraph (4).

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