Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and proceedings of the council
FIRST SCHEDULESection 3(2).Constitution and proceedings of the councilConstitution of the Council
1. The Council shall consist of —
the chief executive officer of the Singapore Bus Service (1978) Ltd.;
the chief executive officer of the Trans-Island Bus Services Ltd.;
the chief executive officer of the company which is licensed to operate the Mass Rapid Transit System;
the chief executive officer of NTUC Workers’ Co-operative Commonwealth for Transport Ltd.; and
not more than 9 other members appointed by the Minister.Appointment of Chairman and Deputy Chairman2.—
The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman shall be appointed by the Minister from among its members.(2) The Deputy Chairman 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.Temporary Chairman or Deputy Chairman
3. 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
4. The Minister may revoke the appointment of the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman or any appointed member without assigning any reason.Tenure of office of appointed member
5. The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman or an appointed member, unless his appointment is revoked by the Minister or unless he resigns during his term of office, shall hold office for a period of 2 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.Filling of vacancies
6. If an appointed member resigns, dies or has his appointment revoked 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 his predecessor was appointed.Salaries, etc., payable to members
7. There shall be paid to the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman and other members, out of the funds of the Council, such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine.Meetings of Council8.—
The Council 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 Council, 9 members shall form a quorum.(3) A decision at a meeting of the Council 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 Council.(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) If for any reason the chief executive officer referred to in section 3(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) is unable to attend a particular meeting of the Council, he may nominate a representative to attend the meeting and his representative shall at the meeting be deemed for all purposes to be a member of the Council.(7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Council may make rules to regulate its own procedures 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.Council may act notwithstanding vacancy
9. The Council may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.