Singapore legislation
Section 10
Section 10
Composition of committee
(1)
A committee of inquiry must consist of one or more persons (at least one of whom must be a person who is qualified to be a District Judge).
(2)
Where a committee consists of more than one person, the Minister must appoint one of the members to be the chairperson.
(3)
Where a committee consists of one member only, the member is vested with the powers of the chairperson.
(4)
The Minister may, from time to time, add to the members of any such committee.
(5)
The Minister may appoint a person to replace any member —
who has died or resigned; or
whom the Minister is satisfied —
is incapacitated by reason of physical or mental disability; or
is unwilling, unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member.
(6)
When a new member has been appointed under subsection (4) or (5), it is not necessary for any evidence which may have been taken before the committee prior to such appointment to be retaken.
(7)
A member may resign from his or her office at any time by written notice to the Minister.
(8)
Every member appointed under this Part is, so long as he or she is acting as such member, deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871, and every inquiry under this Part is deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871.