Singapore legislation
Clause 9
Clause 9
Chairman and Vice-Chairman
(1)
A Chairman of a Town Council shall be appointed by the elected members from among their number within 7 days after any general election or by-election in any constituency comprised within the Town under the Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap. 218) for such term as the elected members may determine except that the first Chairman of a Town Council shall be so appointed within 7 days after the establishment of the Town Council; and where the elected members fail to appoint a Chairman, the Minister shall appoint any elected member to be the Chairman for such term as he may determine.
(2)
Where the area of a Town comprises only one constituency (other than a group representation constituency), the Member of Parliament for that constituency shall be the Chairman during his tenure of office as a Member of Parliament for that constituency.
(3)
The Chairman shall appoint any member to be the Vice-Chairman for such term, not exceeding two years, as he may determine.
(4)
The Chairman or Vice-Chairman, if he is an elected member, shall hold office as Chairman or Vice-Chairman, as the case may be, only so long as he is an elected member and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(5)
Where all the elected members of a Town Council have vacated their seats in Parliament by reason of a dissolution of Parliament or otherwise, the appointed members shall, with the approval of the Minister, forthwith appoint one of their number to act as Chairman for such term as they may determine; and where such members fail to do so, the Minister shall appoint any appointed member to act as Chairman for such term as the Minister may determine.
(6)
Any Chairman appointed under subsection (5) may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint not less than 6 nor more than 30 members, of whom not less than two-thirds shall be residents of the Town.
(7)
The appointment of any Chairman under subsection (5) —
shall terminate upon the assumption of office of the elected member or members; and
may be revoked by the Minister if he is satisfied that it is desirable in the public interest to do so and thereupon another Chairman shall be appointed in the same manner prescribed in subsection (5).
(8)
The Chairman may at any time revoke the appointment of the Vice-Chairman without assigning any reason.
(9)
The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of a Town Council shall as soon as practicable after their assumption of office complete a declaration of acceptance of such office in the form prescribed in the Schedule and deliver the same to the Minister, except that any failure to comply with this subsection by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman shall not invalidate his term of office.
(10)
A Town Council shall as soon as practicable publish in the Gazette the names of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members of the Town Council.