Singapore legislation

Clause 8

of Pharmacists Registration Bill

Clause 8

Filling of vacancies

(1)

The office of a Council 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 Council member who is absent without leave of the Council from 3 consecutive meetings of —

(a)

the Council; or

(b)

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

(3)

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

(4)

If any vacancy arises among the Council 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 Council member in whose place he was appointed would have held office.

(5)

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

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