Communicable Diseases Agency Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Apr 2025 · Part 4 · Decision-Making by Agency
26. Presiding at meetings
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
At a meeting of the Agency, the following person presides:
Agency
“Agency” means the Communicable Diseases Agency established by section 3;
if there is a Chairperson and he or she is present and is not interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter — the Chairperson;
if there is no Chairperson, or the Chairperson is not present or is interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter, and a Deputy Chairperson who is not so interested in the matter is present — the Deputy Chairperson;
in any other case — the member elected from among the members present at the meeting to preside.
The person specified in subsection (1)(b) or (c) may perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Chairperson for the purposes of the meeting.
functions
“functions”, in relation to the Agency, means functions conferred on the Agency by this Act or any other Act;
Terms defined in s 2
Agency
Defined · s 2“Agency” means the Communicable Diseases Agency established by section 3;
Chairperson
Defined · s 2“Chairperson”, in relation to the Agency, means the member of the Agency who is appointed under section 13 as the Chairperson of the Agency, and includes any individual appointed under section 15 to act in that capacity;
Deputy Chairperson
Defined · s 2“Deputy Chairperson”, in relation to the Agency, means a member of the Agency who is appointed under section 13 as a Deputy Chairperson of the Agency;
functions
Defined · s 2“functions”, in relation to the Agency, means functions conferred on the Agency by this Act or any other Act;
member
Defined · s 2“member”, in relation to the Agency, means a member of the Agency appointed under section 11, and includes any individual appointed under section 15 to act in that capacity;
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