Singapore legislation
Clause 7
Clause 7
Repeal and re-enactment of sections 27 and 28
Sections 27 and 28 of the principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted therefor:“Person presiding at meetings of Board
27. Meetings of the Board shall be presided by —
the Chairman of the Board;
in the absence of the Chairman of the Board —
where there is only one Deputy Chairman of the Board present, the Deputy Chairman; and
where there is more than one Deputy Chairman of the Board present, such Deputy Chairman as may be chosen by the Deputy Chairmen present; and
where neither the Chairman of the Board nor any Deputy Chairman of the Board is present, such member of the Board as may be chosen by the members present.Casting vote
28. All matters coming before the Board or a committee of the Board at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and, in the event of an equality of votes, the Chairman of the Board, the Deputy Chairman of the Board or such other member as may be presiding, as the case may be, shall have a second or casting vote.”.