Singapore legislation
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Constitution and Proceedings of Board of Directors of Agency
FIRST SCHEDULESection 5(3)Constitution and Proceedings of Board of Directors of AgencyAppointment of Chairman and other directors1.—
The Chairman and other directors of the board shall be appointed by the Minister from among persons who have had experience in public administration or in the field of defence science or technology.(2) The Minister may appoint the Chief Executive to be a director of the board.Tenure of office of Chairman and directors
2. The Chairman and every director 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
3. The Minister may appoint any director to be a temporary Chairman if the Chairman is unable to perform his duties for any period, by reason of absence from Singapore, illness or for any other reason.Temporary director
4. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary director if any director is unable to perform his duties for any period, by reason of absence from Singapore, illness or for any other reason.Revocation of appointment
5. The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the Chairman or any director without assigning any reason.Resignation
6. Any director 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 director 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 director shall become vacant —
if he becomes in any manner disqualified from directorship of the board;
if he, without sufficient cause (the sufficiency thereof to be decided by the board), fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the board;
if he resigns from his office; or (d)on his death.Filling of vacancies
9. If a director 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 director was appointed.Disqualification from directorship
10. No person shall be appointed or shall continue to hold office as a director if he —
is of unsound mind;
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement or composition with his creditors;
is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude and has not received a free pardon; or (d)has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 6 months or more and has not received a free pardon.Salaries, fees and allowances payable to Chairman and directors
11. There shall be paid to the Chairman and directors out of the funds of the Agency such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may, from time to time, determine.Meetings and proceedings 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, 3 directors shall form a quorum.(3) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board; and where the Chairman is absent at a meeting, such director as the directors present may elect shall preside at that meeting.(4) Decisions at meetings of the board shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the directors present and voting; and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman or in his absence the director presiding shall have a casting vote.(5) The validity of any proceedings of the board shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst its directors or by any defect in the appointment of any director.(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the board may regulate its own proceedings.