Schedule 2
Rules
of Saint Andrew’s Mission Hospital Ordinance 1934
SECOND SCHEDULESections 32 and 34RulesGENERAL MEETINGS OF MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATIONQuorum
1. The quorum for a general meeting shall be 10 persons being members or representatives of members of the Corporation.Notice
2. An advertisement giving 10 days’ previous notice published in the Gazette and in 2 English and one Chinese daily newspapers published in Singapore shall be sufficient notice of a meeting.Chairman
3. The President, or in his absence the Vice-President, shall take the Chair at any general meeting. In the absence of both, some person appointed by the Board shall take the Chair.Votes
4. The voting at a general or special meeting shall be by show of hands but 5 members present may demand a poll and if so demanded a poll shall be taken in such manner and at such time and place and either immediately or after an interval or adjournment as the Chairman of the meeting directs.Representative
5. A member being a firm, company, corporation or society may authorise a person to act as its representative to attend and vote at a meeting or on a poll and if any question arises whether the person claiming to be such representative is duly authorised the decision of the Chairman of the meeting shall be final. Any partner of a firm may attend and vote personally.Votes on a poll
6. On a poll a member may vote by a proxy appointed by an instrument in writing in the usual common form or such form as may be approved by the Chairman of the meeting provided such instrument be delivered to the Chairman of the meeting before the vote is given.Proceedings not invalidated by informality
7. The proceedings at any meeting shall not be invalidated by reason of any informality or irregularity in the convening thereof or otherwise, or any want of qualification in any of the persons present or voting thereat.Minutes
8. A minute book shall be kept and proper entries made therein of all business transacted at every meeting of the members of the Corporation.BOARD OF MANAGEMENTMeetings of the Board
9. The Board may meet for the despatch of business, adjourn, and otherwise regulate their meetings as they may think fit, and 5 members of the Board shall be a quorum. The President or Vice-President or any 3 members of the Board may at any time, and the Secretary shall, upon his or their request in writing, summon a meeting of the Board. Notice of every meeting of the Board, stating the general particulars of all business to be considered at such meeting, shall be sent by post to each member of the Board at least 7 days before such meeting, unless urgent circumstances require shorter notice; but the proceedings of any meeting shall not be invalidated by any irregularity in respect of such notice.President or Vice-President to be Chairman
10. At every meeting of the Board the Chair shall be taken by the President, or in his absence by the Vice-President, or in the absence of both by a Chairman to be nominated by the members of the Board present.Medical officer to attend all Board meetings
11. It shall be the duty of the medical officer in charge to attend all meetings of the Board.Minutes
12. A minute book shall be kept and proper entries made therein of all business transacted at every meeting of the Board.Report to annual general meeting
13. The Board shall make a report of their proceedings during the preceding year to the annual general meeting of the Corporation, and shall cause accurate accounts to be kept of all receipts and payments and such accounts shall be made up to 31 December in each year and shall be laid with all proper vouchers before the auditors, so that they may be duly audited one week at least before the annual general meeting.EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEConstitution of Executive Committee
14. The Board shall at their first meeting in every year after the annual general meeting appoint an Executive Committee consisting of the President and the Vice‑President and the Treasurer (hereinafter called “the ex officio members”) and not less than 5 or more than 7 other members of the Board.Members to be appointed by the Board
15. The Board may from time to time determine which of their members (other than the ex officio members) shall be members of the Executive Committee but so that at least 2 nominated members of the Board and at least 2 elective members of the Board, and one professional member, shall be members of the Executive Committee and subject as aforesaid may from time to time modify, dissolve or reconstitute the Executive Committee and may make such regulations in regard thereto as the Board may think expedient.Powers of Executive Committee
16. The Executive Committee shall subject to any regulations from time to time made by the Board be competent to exercise all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in or exercisable by the Board.Meetings of Executive Committee
17. The Executive Committee may meet for the despatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they may think fit, and until otherwise determined by the Board, 4 shall be a quorum. The Executive Committee may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, provided there be a quorum.President or Vice-President to summon meetings
18. The President or Vice-President or any 2 members of the Executive Committee may at any time summon a meeting of the Executive Committee.Medical officer to attend all Executive Committee meetings
19. It shall be the duty of the medical officer in charge to attend all meetings of the Executive Committee.Other committees
20. The Board may at any time appoint such other committees (consisting wholly or partly of members of their own body, or others) as they may think fit, and may prescribe the functions of and delegate any of their powers to any such committee.HONORARY CONSULTANTSHonorary Consultants
21. The Board may from time to time invite and appoint any physician, surgeon or other qualified medical practitioner or qualified dentist to act as Honorary Consultant of the Hospital for such period and to perform such duties as the Board shall think fit, and as far as possible there shall always be at least 3 qualified persons acting as Honorary Consultants.MEDICAL COMMITTEEMedical Committee
22. The 2 professional members of the Board and the other Honorary Consultants of the Hospital shall constitute a Medical Committee, who shall have power to enquire into any matters of a professional nature relating to the staff of the Hospital, and shall report their findings and recommendations to the Bishop in the case of missionary workers and to the Board in the case of other workers. It shall be the duty of the medical officer in charge to attend all meetings of the Medical Committee.SECRETARYSecretary
23. There shall be a Secretary of the Corporation who may be an honorary or salaried officer, and who may or may not be a member of the Board. The first Secretary shall be Mrs. Dorothy Mary Roberts and future Secretaries shall be appointed by the Board. The Secretary shall perform such functions as shall be assigned to him by the Board and may at any time be removed by the Board.REGISTER OF MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATIONRegister of members
24. The Treasurer shall keep a register of members and shall enter therein the names and addresses of all members and shall from time to time rectify the register by deleting the names of members who shall from any cause cease to be members.NOMINATED MEMBERS OF BOARD OF MANAGEMENTAppointment of nominated members of the Board
25. The appointment or the revocation of the appointment of a nominated member of the Board shall be in writing under the hand of the Appointor or some person duly authorised to sign for the Appointor. Notice in writing of such appointment or revocation shall be given to the Secretary of the Corporation and no appointment or revocation shall take effect until such notice is given.COMMON SEALUse of common seal
26. The Board shall procure a common seal and shall provide for the safe custody thereof and the common seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Board or the Executive Committee and in the presence of at least 2 members of the Board and of the Secretary or some other person as the Board or the Executive Committee may appoint and these 2 members and the Secretary or other person aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the common seal is so affixed in their presence.