Singapore legislation
Schedule “FIRST SCHEDULE
Schedule “FIRST SCHEDULE
Constitution and Proceedings of Board
Section 5(12)Constitution and Proceedings of BoardDisqualification from membership
1. No person shall be appointed or shall continue to hold office as a member if he —
is incapacitated by physical or mental illness;
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;
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 6 months or more and has not received a free pardon; or
is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member.Vacation of office
2. The office of a member shall be vacated if the member —
has been absent, without leave of the Board, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Board; or
becomes in any manner disqualified from membership of the Board.Resignation
3. A member may resign from his appointment at any time by giving notice in writing to the Minister.Filling of vacancies
4. If a member resigns, dies 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 member was appointed.Chairman may delegate functions
5. The Chairman may, in writing, authorise any member to exercise any power or perform any function conferred on the Chairman by or under this Act.Meetings and proceedings of Board6.—
The Chairman or the person lawfully acting as Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board, but if the Chairman is absent from a meeting —
a Deputy Chairman; or
if there is no Deputy Chairman, such member as the members present may elect,shall preside at that meeting.(2) Decisions at meetings of the Board shall be adopted by a simple majority of the members present and voting and, in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairman of the meeting shall have a casting vote in addition to his original vote.(3) A resolution in writing, signed by a simple majority of all the members for the time being, shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the members duly convened and held.(4) The validity of any proceedings of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy amongst its members or by any defect in the appointment of any member.(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may regulate its own proceedings generally and, in particular, regarding the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, the proceedings thereat, the keeping of minutes, and the custody, production and inspection of such minutes.Disclosure of interest by members7.—
Subject to sub-paragraph (2), if a member has a pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract or other matter which is before any meeting of the Board, he shall at that meeting declare the nature of his interest and shall not take part in the consideration or discussion of, or vote on any question with respect to, that contract or other matter, and if the Chairman or the person presiding at that meeting so directs, he shall withdraw from the meeting during the consideration or discussion.(2) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), a general notice given to the members by a member to the effect that he is an officer or a member of a specified enterprise and is to be regarded as interested in any contract which may, after the date of the notice, be made with that enterprise or in any other matter shall be deemed to be a sufficient declaration of interest in relation to the contract or matter if it specifies the nature and extent of his interest in the specified enterprise and his interest is not different in nature or greater in extent than the nature or extent so specified in the general notice at the time any contract is so made.(3) No notice under sub-paragraph (2) shall be of effect unless either it is given at a meeting of the Board or the member takes reasonable steps to ensure that it is brought up and read at the next meeting of the Board after it is given.(4) For the purpose of this paragraph, a pecuniary interest of any spouse, parent, son or adopted son, or daughter or adopted daughter, of a member shall be treated as a pecuniary interest of the member.(5) For the purpose of determining whether there is a quorum, a member shall be treated as being present notwithstanding that, under this paragraph, he cannot vote or has withdrawn from the meeting.Sealing of documents8.—
All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Board shall be sealed with the common seal of the Board in the presence of any 2 officers of the Board duly authorised by the Board to act in that behalf and shall be signed by those officers.(2) Such signing shall be sufficient evidence that the common seal of the Board has been duly and properly affixed and that the seal is the lawful common seal of the Board.(3) The Board may by resolution or otherwise appoint an officer or employee of the Board or any other agent, either generally or in a particular case, to execute or sign on behalf of the Board any agreement or other instrument not under seal in relation to any matter coming within the powers of the Board.(4) Section 12 of the Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 269) shall not apply to any instrument purporting to have been executed under sub-paragraph (1).”.