Singapore legislation

Clause 27

Committee’s decisions to be decisions of body corporate

(1)

Subject to this Act, the decision of a committee on any matter, other than a restricted matter, shall be the decision of the body corporate.

(2)

Notwithstanding that a committee holds office, the body corporate may in general meeting continue to exercise or perform all or any of the powers, duties and functions conferred or imposed on the body corporate by this Act or the by-laws.

(3)

A committee shall not make a decision on any matter if, before the decision is made, notice in writing has been given to the secretary of the council by persons who altogether own not less than 10 per cent of the flats in the housing estate concerned that the making of the decision is opposed by those persons, and any decision, if made by the committee, shall have no force or effect.

(4)

For the purposes of subsection (1), “restricted matter”, in relation to a committee, means —

(a)

any matter a decision on which may, in accordance with any provision of this Act or the by-laws, only be made by the body corporate pursuant to a special resolution or in general meeting of the body corporate; and

(b)

any matter referred to in section 28 and specified in a resolution of that body corporate passed for the purposes of that section.

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