Singapore legislation
Schedule 3
Schedule 3
Constitution and Proceedings of Authority
THIRD SCHEDULESection 5(2)Constitution and Proceedings of AuthorityAppointment of Chairman, Deputy Chairman and other members1.—
The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman and other members shall be appointed by the Minister.(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.(3) The Minister may appoint the Chief Executive to be a member.Tenure of office of members
2. The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman and every other member shall, unless their appointment is revoked under paragraph 5 or they resign during their term of office under paragraph 6, hold office for such term 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 without assigning any reason.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; or
has been absent, without leave of the Authority, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority.Filling of vacancy in office of member
8. If a member dies, resigns 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 sub-paragraph (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 paragraph.Salaries, fees and allowances payable to members
11. There shall be paid to the Chairman, the 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 Authority 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 Authority, one-half of the total number of members shall form a quorum.(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.Appointment of committees and delegation of powers14.—
The Authority may, in its discretion, appoint from among its own members or other persons who are not members of the Authority such number of committees as the Authority thinks fit consisting of members or other persons or members and other persons for purposes which, in the opinion of the Authority, would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees.(2) The Authority may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it thinks fit, delegate to any such committee or the Chairman or the Chief Executive, all or any of the powers, functions and duties vested in the Authority by this Act or the regulations, and a power, function or duty so delegated may be exercised or performed by such committee or the Chairman or the Chief Executive, as the case may be, in the name and on behalf of the Authority.(3) The Authority may, subject to such conditions or restrictions as it may think fit, delegate to any officer or employee thereof or any other person all or any of its powers, functions and duties vested in the Authority by this Act or any regulations, and any power, function or duty so delegated may be exercised or performed by the officer or employee or other person in the name and on behalf of the Authority.(4) The Authority may continue to exercise a power conferred upon it, or perform a function or duty under this Act or the regulations, notwithstanding the delegation of the power, function or duty under this paragraph.