Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and Proceedings of Board
FIRST SCHEDULESection 5(2)Constitution and Proceedings of BoardAppointment of Chairman, Deputy Chairman and other members1.—
The Minister shall appoint the Chairman and the other members of the Board.(2) The Minister may appoint one of the members of the Board 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.Term of office of members
2. The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman and every other member of the Board shall, unless their appointment is revoked or they resign during their term of office, hold office on such terms and conditions and for such period as the Minister may determine, and shall be eligible for reappointment.Temporary Chairman or Deputy Chairman
3. The Minister may appoint any member of the Board 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 of the Board 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 of the Board without assigning any reason.Resignation
6. Any member may resign from his appointment at any time by giving notice in writing to the Minister.Chairman may delegate functions
7. 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
8. The office of a member of the Board shall become vacant —
if the member becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Board;
if he has been absent, without sufficient cause (the sufficiency thereof to be decided by the Board) from 3 consecutive meetings of the Board;
if he resigns from his office; and
on his death.Filling of vacancies
9. 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
10. No person shall be appointed or shall continue to hold office as a member of the Board 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.Disclosure of interest by members11.—
A member of the Board who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in a transaction or project of the Board shall disclose the nature of his interest at the first meeting of the Board 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 Board and, after the disclosure, that member —
shall not take part in any deliberation or decision of the Board with respect to that transaction or project; and
shall be disregarded for the purpose of constituting a quorum of the Board for such deliberation or decision.(3) No act or proceedings of the Board shall be questioned on the ground that a member of the Board has contravened this paragraph.(4) This paragraph shall apply to any member of a committee appointed in accordance with section 11(1) when any member of the Board is present at a meeting of the committee.Salaries, fees and allowances payable to members
12. There shall be paid to the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and other members of the Board out of the funds of the Board such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may, from time to time, determine.Meetings of Board13.—
The Board shall meet for the despatch of business at such times and places as the Chairman may from time to time appoint.(2) The Chairman shall summon meetings as often as may be required but not less than once in 3 months.(3) At every meeting of the Board, 6 members shall form a quorum.(4) The Chairman or in his absence the Deputy Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board.(5) Where both the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman are absent at a meeting, such member as the Chairman appoints shall preside at that meeting.(6) Decisions at meetings of the Board 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.(7) The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.(8) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may make rules to regulate its own procedure and, in particular, for 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
14. The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any defect in the appointment of any member or by any contravention of paragraph 11 by any member.