Singapore legislation

Clause 2

of Hindu Endowments (Amendment) Bill

Clause 2

Amendment of section 5

Section 5 of the Hindu Endowments Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended —

(a)

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) The Board shall consist of —

(a)

a Chairman;

(b)

a Vice-Chairman;

(c)

a Finance member; and

(d)

not less than 8 and not more than 12 other members,all of whom shall be appointed by the Minister.”; and

(b)

by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) The members of the Board shall be eligible for reappointment except that a Finance member shall not be appointed for more than two consecutive terms as a Finance member but may, at the end of the second consecutive term, be appointed in any capacity in the Board except as a Finance member.”.