Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Optometrists and Opticians Bill

Clause 8

Filling of vacancies

(1)

The office of a member shall become vacant if the member —

(a)

dies;

(b)

resigns his office;

(c)

becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in section 7; or

(d)

has his appointment revoked before the expiry of the term for which he has been appointed.

(2)

The Minister may remove from office any member who is absent without leave of the Board from 3 consecutive meetings of —

(a)

the Board; or

(b)

any committee of which he is a member appointed by the Board.

(3)

Any question as to whether a person has ceased to be a member shall be determined by the Minister whose decision shall be final.

(4)

If any vacancy arises among the members, the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was made, and that person shall hold office for as long as the member in whose place he was appointed would have held office.

(5)

No act done by or under the authority of the Board shall be invalid in consequence of any defect that is afterwards discovered in the appointment or qualification of the members or any of them.

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