Singapore legislation
Clause 19
Clause 19
Appointment of Inquiry Committee
(1)
The Board may from time to time appoint one or more committees comprising —
four certified public accountants; and
a lay person,to be known for the purposes of this Act as Inquiry Committees to hear and determine any complaint of professional misconduct made against any public accountant.
(2)
An Inquiry Committee shall be appointed in connection with one or more matters or for a fixed period of time as the Board may think fit.
(3)
The Board may at any time revoke the appointment of any Inquiry Committee or may remove any member of an Inquiry Committee or fill any vacancy in an Inquiry Committee.
(4)
Three members of an Inquiry Committee of whom one shall be a lay person shall constitute a quorum.
(5)
An Inquiry Committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership provided that there is a quorum; and no act done by or under the authority of the Inquiry Committee shall be invalid in consequence of any defect that is subsequently discovered in the appointment or qualification of the members or any of them.
(6)
The Board shall appoint a member of the Inquiry Committee to be the Chairman.
(7)
The Inquiry Committee shall meet from time to time for the despatch of business and, subject to the provisions of this Act, may regulate its own procedure and the mode of deciding questions before the Committee.