Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and Proceedings of the Authority
FIRST SCHEDULESection 5.Constitution and Proceedings of the AuthorityAppointment of Chairman, Deputy Chairman and other members1.—
The Chairman and other members shall be appointed by the Minister.(2) The Minister may appoint one of the members to be the Deputy Chairman; and the Deputy Chairman so appointed may, subject to such directions as may be given by the Chairman, exercise all or any of the powers exercisable by the Chairman under this Act.(3) The Minister may appoint the chief executive officer to be a member of the Authority.Tenure of office of members of the Authority
2. A member shall hold office on such conditions and for such term, as the Minister may determine, and shall be eligible for reappointment.Temporary members
3. 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
4. The Minister may appoint any member 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 the Deputy Chairman, as the case may be.Revocation of appointment
5. The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman or any member; and in exercising his power under this paragraph, the Minister shall not be required to assign any reason for such revocation.Resignation
6. Any member may resign from his appointment at any time by giving notice in writing to the Minister.Chairman may delegate functions
7. The Chairman may, by instrument in writing, authorise any member to exercise any power or perform any function conferred on the Chairman by or under this Act.Vacation of office
8. The office of a member shall be vacated if he —
has been absent, without leave of the Authority, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority; or
becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Authority.Filling of vacancies
9. If a member resigns, dies or has his appointment revoked or otherwise vacates his office before the expiry of the term for which he has been appointed, the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the residue of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.Leave of absence
10. The Minister may grant to the Chairman or any member such leave of absence as the Minister may think fit.Disqualification from membership
11. No person shall be appointed or shall continue to hold office as a member if he —
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement with his creditors; or
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than 6 months and has not received a free pardon.Disclosure of interest by members12.—
A member of the Authority who is in any way directly or indirectly interested in a transaction or project of the Authority shall disclose the nature of his interest at a meeting of the Authority; and the disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the Authority and the member shall not take part in any deliberation of the Authority with respect to that transaction or project.(2) For the purpose of determining whether there is a quorum, a member shall be treated as being present at a meeting notwithstanding that under sub-paragraph (1) he cannot vote or has withdrawn from the meeting.Salaries, etc., payable to members of the Authority
13. There shall be paid to the Chairman and other members, out of the funds of the Authority, such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine.Meetings of the Authority14.—
The Authority shall meet for the despatch of business at such times and places as the Chairman may from time to time appoint.(2) At every meeting of the Authority 5 members shall form a quorum.(3) A decision at a meeting 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 or member presiding shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.(4) The Chairman or in his absence the Deputy Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Authority.(5) Where both the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman are absent at a meeting, such member as the members present may elect shall preside at that meeting.(6) Where not less than 4 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 7 days from the receipt of the notice, convene a meeting for that purpose.Vacancies
15. The Authority may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.Procedure at meetings
16. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may make rules to regulate its own procedure generally, and in particular, regarding the holding and proceedings of meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, the keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of such minutes.Validity of proceedings
17. The validity of any proceedings of the Authority shall not be affected by any defect in the appointment of any member or by any contravention of paragraph 12 by any member.