Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of National Science and Technology Board (Amendment) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of First Schedule

The First Schedule to the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “, the Deputy Chairman” in paragraph 1(1) and the words “, Deputy Chairman” in the marginal note thereto;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph 2, the following paragraph:“Deputy Chairmen2A.—

(1)

The Minister may appoint not more than 2 members to be Deputy Chairmen of the Board.(2) At any time when the Chairman is absent or otherwise incapable of acting and no temporary Chairman has been appointed —

(a)

such one of the Deputy Chairmen as the Chairman may designate; or

(b)

if there is only one Deputy Chairman, that Deputy Chairman,may exercise any of the functions of the Chairman.”;

(c)

by deleting the words “or temporary Deputy Chairman” in paragraph 3 and in the marginal note thereto;

(d)

by deleting the words “or the Deputy Chairman, as the case may be” in the 4th and 5th lines of paragraph 3;

(e)

by deleting the words “or the Deputy Chairman” in paragraph 5 and substituting the words “or a Deputy Chairman”;

(f)

by deleting the words “the Deputy Chairman” in paragraph 13(4) and substituting the words ”a Deputy Chairman”; and

(g)

by deleting the words “the Deputy Chairman” in paragraph 13(5) and substituting the words “every Deputy Chairman”.

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