Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and Proceedings of the Authority
FIRST SCHEDULESection 4(2)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 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 to be a member.Tenure of office of members
2. The Chairman and every other member shall, unless their appointment is revoked under paragraph 5 or they resign during their term of office, hold office for a term of 3 years or such shorter period as the Minister may determine.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.Temporary members
4. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary member during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of any member.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.Vacation of office of member
7. The office of a member shall be vacated if the member —
becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Authority;
has been absent, without leave of the Authority, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority; or
resigns from his office.Filling of vacancy in the office of a member
8. If a member dies or has his appointment revoked or otherwise vacates his office before the expiry of the term for which he has been appointed, another person may be appointed by the Minister for the unexpired period of the term of office of the member in whose place he is appointed.Disqualification from membership
9. No person shall be appointed or shall continue to hold office as a member if he —
is of unsound mind;
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement or composition with his creditors; or
is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude and has not received a free pardon.Member’s interest to be made known10.—
A member 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 the first meeting of the Authority at which he is present after the relevant facts have come to his knowledge.(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the Authority and, after the disclosure, that member —
shall not take part in any deliberation or decision of the Authority with respect to that transaction or project; and
shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Authority for such deliberation or decision.(3) No act or proceedings of the Authority shall be questioned on the ground that a member has contravened this section.Salaries, fees and allowances payable to members
11. There shall be paid to the Chairman, Deputy 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 Authority12.—
The Chairman shall summon meetings as often as may be required but not less than once in 3 months.(2) At every meeting of the Authority, a quroum shall consist of 3 members.(3) Decisions at meetings of the Authority shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the members present and voting; and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman or in his absence the Deputy Chairman or the member presiding shall have a casting 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 the meeting.(6) The Authority may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.(7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may make standing orders to regulate its own procedure, and, in particular, the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, the proceedings thereat, the keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of such minutes.Validity of acts of members
13. The acts of a member shall be valid notwithstanding any defect that may afterwards be discovered in his appointment or qualifications.