Singapore legislation

Section 11

of Optometrists and Opticians Act 2007

Section 11

Disclosure of interest

(1)

If a member is, directly or indirectly, interested in a matter under consideration by the Board and is present at a meeting of the Board at which the matter is the subject of consideration, the member must, at the meeting and as soon as practicable after it commences, disclose the member’s interest in that matter and may, with the permission of the Board, participate in its consideration of that matter, but must not vote on any question with respect to that matter.

(2)

No act or proceedings of the Board are to be questioned on the ground that a member has contravened this section.