Section 4
Establishment of Land Surveyors Board
(1)
A body called the Land Surveyors Board is established, which is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, with power, subject to the provisions of this Act —
to sue and be sued in its corporate name;
to acquire and dispose of property, both movable and immovable; and
to do and perform any other acts that bodies corporate may by law perform.
(2)
The Board consists of the following members to be appointed by the Minister:
a president who is to be appointed from among the registered surveyors;
3 registered surveyors selected from a list of at least 4 registered surveyors submitted by the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers;
not more than 3 other registered surveyors as the Minister may determine.
(3)
A member of the Board is to be appointed for a term not exceeding 2 years but may be re‑appointed, and may at any time be removed from office by the Minister.
(4)
A person is not qualified to be appointed as a member of the Board under subsection (2) if the person —
is not a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore;
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement or composition with his or her creditors;
has been convicted of any offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude, or of any other offence implying a defect in character which makes him or her unfit for the surveying profession; or
has a mental disorder and is incapable of managing himself or herself or his or her affairs, or is incapacitated by physical illness.
(5)
The office of any appointed member of the Board becomes vacant if the member —
dies;
resigns or is removed from office; or
becomes in any manner disqualified for office within the meaning of subsection (4).
(6)
Any vacancy arising under subsection (5) must, as soon as practicable, be filled in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was made; and every person so appointed holds office for the remainder of the term for which his or her predecessor was appointed.
(7)
The powers of the Board are not affected by any vacancy in its membership.
(8)
Any question as to whether a person has ceased to be a member of the Board appointed under subsection (2) is to be decided by the Board whose decision is final.