Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and proceedings of Authority
FIRST SCHEDULESection 5(2)Constitution and proceedings of AuthorityAppointment of Chairman and other members1.—
The Chairman and other members of the Authority under section 5 shall be appointed by the Minister from among persons who have had experience in public administration or matters relating to land transport.(2) The Minister may appoint one of the members to be the Deputy Chairman; and the Deputy Chairman so appointed 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 of the Authority.Tenure of office of members
2. A member shall hold office on such terms and conditions and for such period as the Minister may determine, and shall be eligible for reappointment.Temporary members
3. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary member of the Authority during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of any member.Revocation of appointment
4. The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the Chairman or any member without assigning any reason.Resignation
5. Any member may resign from his appointment at any time by giving notice in writing to the Minister.Chairman may delegate functions
6. The Chairman may, by instrument in writing, authorise any member to exercise any power or perform any function conferred on the Chairman by or under this Act.Vacation of office
7. The office of a member shall become vacant —
on his death;
if he, without sufficient cause (the sufficiency thereof to be decided by the Authority) fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority; or
if he becomes in any manner disqualified from membership of the Authority.Filling of vacancies
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, the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the residue of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.Disqualification from membership
9. No person shall be appointed or shall continue to hold office as a member if he —
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement with his creditors; or
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 6 months or more and has not received a free pardon.Disclosure of interest by members10.—
A member of the Authority 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 a meeting of the Authority; and the disclosure shall be recorded in the minutes of the Authority and the member shall not take part in any deliberation of the Authority with respect to that transaction or project.(2) For the purpose of determining whether there is a quorum, a member shall be treated as being present at a meeting notwithstanding that under sub-paragraph (1) he cannot vote or has withdrawn from the meeting.Salaries, etc., payable to members of Authority
11. There shall be paid to the 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, 3 members shall form a quorum.(3) A decision at a meeting of the Authority 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 Authority.(5) Where both the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman are absent at a meeting, such member as the Chairman appoints as an acting Chairman shall preside at that meeting.Vacancies
13. The Authority may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.Procedure at meetings
14. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority may make rules to regulate its own procedure 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.Validity of proceedings
15. The validity of any proceedings of the Authority shall not be affected by any defect in the appointment of any member or by any contravention of paragraph 10 by any member.