Schedule 1
Constitution and Proceedings of Authority
of Singapore Land Authority Act 2001
FIRST SCHEDULESection 5(2)Constitution and Proceedings of AuthorityAppointment of Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and members1.—
The Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and other members of the Authority must be appointed by the Minister from among persons who appear to the Minister to be qualified for appointment because of their knowledge of or experience in one or more of the following fields:
public administration;
commerce;
economics;
law;
survey;
real estate development;
consumer affairs;
town planning.
The Minister may appoint the Chief Executive and any other public officer to be a member of the Authority.Tenure of office of members of Authority
2. The Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and a member of the Authority hold office for such period and on such terms and conditions as the Minister may determine, and are eligible for re‑appointment.Deputy Chairperson
3. The Deputy Chairperson so appointed may, subject to any directions that may be given by the Chairperson, exercise all or any of the powers exercisable by the Chairperson under this Act.Temporary Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson
4. The Minister may appoint any member of the Authority to be a temporary Chairperson or temporary Deputy Chairperson during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson, as the case may be.Temporary member
5. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary member if any member is unable to perform his or her duties for any period, by reason of absence from Singapore, illness or for any other reason.Revocation of appointment
6. If it appears to the Minister that the removal of the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson or any member is necessary in the interest of the effective and economical performance of the functions of the Authority under this Act or any other written law, or in the public interest, the Minister may remove from office all of them or so many of them as the Minister considers necessary in those interests.Resignation
7. A member of the Authority may resign from his or her appointment at any time by giving at least one month’s notice in writing to the Minister.Chairperson may delegate functions
8. The Chairperson may, in writing, authorise any member of the Authority to exercise and perform any power, function or duty conferred on the Chairperson by or under this Act, as the Chairperson sees fit.Vacation of office
9. The office of a member of the Authority becomes vacant if the member —
becomes in any manner disqualified from membership of the Authority;
fails to attend 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority without sufficient cause (the sufficiency thereof to be decided by the Authority);
resigns from the office; or
dies.Filling of vacancies
10. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Authority, the Minister may, subject to paragraphs 1 and 11, appoint any person to fill the vacancy, and the person so appointed holds office for the remainder of the term for which the vacating member was appointed.Disqualification from membership
11. A person must not be appointed or continue to hold office as a Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson or member if the person —
is incapacitated by physical or mental illness;
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement or composition with his or her creditors;
is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude and has not received a free pardon;
has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 6 months or more and has not received a free pardon; or
is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member.Salaries, fees and allowances payable to Chairperson and members
12. There are to be paid to the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and members of the Authority out of the funds of the Authority such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.Meetings and proceedings of Authority13.—
The Authority is to meet for the despatch of business at such times and places as the Chairperson may appoint.
The quorum for a meeting of the Authority is half the number of its members.
The Chairperson presides at all meetings of the Authority at which he or she is present; and where the Chairperson is absent, the Deputy Chairperson presides.
If neither the Chairperson nor the Deputy Chairperson is present at a meeting, the members present may elect from among them a member to preside at that meeting.
Decisions at meetings of the Authority are to be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the members present and voting; and in the case of an equality of votes, the Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the Deputy Chairperson or (as the case may be) the member presiding has a casting vote.
A resolution is taken to have been passed at a meeting of the Authority if —
without meeting, a majority of the members indicate agreement with the resolution in accordance with such method as the Authority may determine; and
all members were informed of the proposed resolution, or reasonable efforts had been made to inform all members of the proposed resolution.
Where at least 4 members of the Authority request the Chairperson by written notice signed by them to convene a meeting of the Authority for any purpose specified in the notice, the Chairperson must, within 7 days from the receipt of the notice, convene a meeting for that purpose.
Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Authority may regulate its own proceedings generally and, in particular, regarding the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of the meetings, the proceedings at the meetings, the keeping of minutes, the custody, production and inspection of the minutes, and the opening, keeping, closing and audit of accounts.Vacancy not to affect performance of functions
14. The performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the Authority is not affected merely by any vacancy in the membership of the Authority or any defect in the appointment of any member.[5/2018]