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 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 exercisablc by the Chairman under this Act.(3) The Minister may appoint the chief executive officer to be a member of the Board.Tenure of office of members
2. The Chairman, the Deputy Chairman and every other 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 Chairman or Deputy Chairman
3. The Minister may appoint any member to be a temporary Chairman or a 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
7. The office of a member shall be vacated if the member —
becomes in any manner disqualified for membership of the Board; or
has been absent, without leave of the Board, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Board.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 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 disclosed10.—
A member 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 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 Board such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may, from time to time, determine.Meetings of Board12.—
The Board 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 Board, one-half the total number of members shall form a quorum.(3) 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 in addition to his original vote.(4) The Chairman or in his absence the Deputy Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board.(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 Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership.(7) 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
13. 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 10 by any member.