Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and Proceedings of the Authority
FIRST SCHEDULESection 5.Constitution and Proceedings of the AuthorityConstitution of the Authority1.—
The Authority shall consist of a Chairman and the General Manager and such number of other members, not being less than five or more than seven, as the Minister may from time to time determine.(2) The Chairman and other members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Minister.Appointment of Deputy Chairman2.—
The Minister may in his discretion appoint any of the members of the Authority to be the Deputy Chairman of the Authority.(2) A Deputy Chairman so appointed may, subject to such directions as may be given by the Chairman, exercise all or any of the powers exerciseable by the Chairman for the purposes of this Act.Tenure of office of members of the Authority
3. The members of the Authority appointed by the Minister shall hold office on such conditions and for such term, not exceeding three years, as the Minister may determine and shall be eligible for re-appointment on the expiry of the terms of office.Temporary members
4. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary member of the Authority during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of any member.Temporary Chairman or Deputy Chairman
5. The Minister may appoint any member of the Authority to be a temporary Chairman or temporary Deputy Chairman during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case may be.Revocation of appointment
6. If at any time it appears to the Minister that removal from office of all or any of the members of the Authority appointed by him is necessary in the interests of the effective and economical performance of the functions of the Authority under this Act, or in the public interest, the Minister may remove from office, without assigning any reason therefor, all or so many of such members of the Authority as he considers necessary in the interests aforesaid.Resignation
7. A member of the Authority may resign from his appointment at any time by giving not less than one month’s notice to the Minister.Chairman may delegate functions
8. The Chairman may, by instrument in writing, authorise any member of the Authority to exercise any power or perform any function conferred on the Chairman by or under this Act.Vacation of office
9. The seat of a member of the Authority shall become vacant —
on his death;
if he, without sufficient cause (the sufficiency whereof to be decided by the Authority), fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the Authority;
if he becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Authority;
if he resigns his seat; or
if his appointment is revoked.Filling of vacancies
10. If a vanacy occurs in the membership of the Authority, the Minister may, subject to the provisions of paragraph 1, appoint any person to fill the vacancy and the person so appointed shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office.Leave of absence
11. The Minister may grant to the Chairman or any other member of the Authority such leave of absence as the Minister may deem fit.Disqualification from membership
12. No person shall be eligible to be appointed or to remain a member of the Authority who —
is subject to a receiving order made against him or has made any arrangement or composition with his creditors or is prohibited from being a director of a company under the Companies Act (Cap. 185);
is an undischarged bankrupt;
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months and has not suffered such punishment or received a free pardon; or
is a person found or declared under any written law to be of unsound mind.Members of the Authority to dispose of interest in any telecommunication undertaking13.—
Every person appointed to be a member of the Authority shall, within three months after his appointment, sell or dispose of all shares in any telecommunication undertaking which, at the time of his appointment, he owns or has an interest in for his own benefit, and it shall not be lawful for any member of the Authority, whilst he holds office as such, to purchase or acquire an interest in, for his own benefit, any shares in any telecommunication undertaking, and if any member of the Authority becomes entitled, for his own benefit under any will or succession, to any shares in any telecommunication undertaking, he shall sell or dispose of the same within three months after he has become entitled thereto.(2) The Minister may waive the requirements of sub-paragraph (1) in any specific case.(3) Any member of the Authority who purchases, takes or retains an interest in any telecommunication undertaking in contravention of the provisions of this paragraph shall be disqualified from, and be deemed thereupon to have vacated, his office as such member, and the Chairman shall cause an entry to that effect to be made in the minutes of the Authority as soon as practicable after the fact of any such contravention comes to his knowledge and shall cause a notification of such vacation of office to be published in the Gazette.(4) The fact of any person disqualified under this paragraph having sat on or taken part in any proceeding of the Authority before such entry as aforesaid has been made in the minutes shall not invalidate any resolution or proceeding of the Authority.(5) In this paragraph “shares in any telecommunication undertaking” means any stock, shares, debentures, debenture stock, bonus or other securities of any company engaged in the operation of telecommunication service, or in the installation, sale or manufacture of telecommunication apparatus, and includes any share or interest in any unincorporated undertaking similarly engaged.Disclosure of interest by members
14. If a member of the Authority has a pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract or other matter which is before any meeting of the Authority, he shall at that meeting declare the nature of his interest and shall not take part in the consideration or discussion of, or vote on any question with respect to that contract or other matter, and if the Chairman or the person presiding at that meeting so directs, he shall withdraw from the meeting during such consideration or discussion:Provided that for the purpose of determining whether there is a quorum, a member shall be treated as being present at a meeting notwithstanding that, under the provisions of this paragraph, he cannot vote or has withdrawn from the meeting.Sealing of documents15.—
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.(2) The Authority may by resolution or otherwise appoint an officer of the Authority or any other agent, either generally or in a particular case, to execute or sign on behalf of the Authority any agreement or other instrument not under seal in relation to any matter coming within the powers of the Authority.(3) The provisions of section 12 of the Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 281) do not apply to any instrument purporting to have been executed under the provisions of sub-paragraph (1).Salaries and fees payable to members of the Authority
16. There shall be paid to members of the Authority, out of the funds of the Authority, such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine.Quorum17.—
The Authority shall ordinarily meet for the despatch of business at such times and places as the Chairman may from time to time appoint.(2) The quorum at every meeting of the Authority shall consist of five members.(3) Decisions at meetings of the Authority shall be adopted by a simple majority of the members present and voting except that in the case of an equality of votes the Chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote.(4) Where not less than four members of the Authority request the Chairman by notice in writing signed by them to convene a meeting of the Authority for any purpose specified in the notice, the Chairman shall, within seven days from the receipt of such notice, convene a meeting for that purpose.Vacancies
18. The Authority may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.Procedure at meetings
19. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may make rules regulating its own procedure generally and, in particular, regarding the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, the proceedings thereat, the keeping of minutes, the custody, production and inspection of such minutes, and the opening, keeping, closing and audit of accounts.Appointment of committees and delegation of powers20.—
The Authority may, in its discretion, appoint from among its own members or other persons who are not members of the Authority such number of committees as it thinks fit consisting of members or other persons or members and other persons for purposes which, in the opinion of the Authority, would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees.(2) The Authority may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit, delegate to any such committee or the Chairman or the General Manager all or any of the powers, functions and duties by this Act vested in the Authority, and a power, function or duty so delegated may be exercised or performed by such committee or the Chairman or the General Manager, as the case may be, in the name and on behalf of the Authority.(3) The Authority may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit, delegate to any officer or servant thereof all or any of the Authority’s powers, functions and duties by this Act vested in the Authority; and any power, function or duty so delegated may be exercised or performed by such officer or servant in the name and on behalf of the Authority.(4) The Authority may continue to exercise a power conferred upon it, or perform a function or duty under this Act, notwithstanding the delegation of such power, function or duty under the provisions of this paragraph.