Singapore legislation
Clause 12
Clause 12
Meetings of Council and payment of members of Council
(1)
The Council must meet at such times and places as the president or the Registrar may appoint.
(2)
The quorum for a meeting of the Council is —
for a meeting in relation to a decision of the Council, on its own motion, to bring a disciplinary case against a registered veterinarian under section 41(3) — 2 members of the Council;
for a meeting in relation to a decision of the Council to make a referral, take an action or give a direction mentioned in section 75(1) for the continuation of a disciplinary case despite the withdrawal of the disciplinary case — 2 members of the Council; and
for any other meeting — the higher of the following:
one‑third of the number of members of the Council;
4 members of the Council.
(3)
No business may be transacted at a meeting of the Council if a quorum is not present.
(4)
Subject to subsection (5) —
the president is to preside at any meeting of the Council and, in his or her absence, the members of the Council present may elect, from among those members, a member of the Council to preside at that meeting; and
the president or member of the Council presiding at any meeting of the Council has an original vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, a casting vote.
(5)
Subsection (4) does not apply to a meeting mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b).
(6)
Subject to subsection (2), the Council may act despite any vacancy in the membership of the Council.
(7)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Council may regulate its own procedure.
(8)
The Council must keep minutes of its proceedings in any form or manner that it thinks fit.
(9)
The Minister may determine the remuneration (if any) to be paid to each member of the Council.
(10)
If a member of the Council is an employee, any remuneration payable to the member under subsection (9) may be paid to the member’s employer.