Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Constitution of Board
(1)
The Board consists of —
the Chairperson;
the Chief Executive; and
10 other members to be appointed by the Minister.
(2)
The members of the Board appointed by the Minister under subsection (1)(c) hold office, unless their appointment is revoked by the Minister under subsection (7) or they resign during their period of office, for a term of 3 years or for any shorter period that the Minister may in any case determine.
(3)
The Minister may appoint a member of the Board to be Deputy Chairperson of the Board.
(4)
The Deputy Chairperson may preside at meetings of the Board in the absence of the Chairperson.
(5)
A member of the Board must not, in any meeting of the Board, participate in any discussion relating to, and must not vote in respect of, any contract, business or other matter in which he or she is interested, and if he or she does so his or her vote must not be counted.
(6)
The members of the Board are to be paid out of the funds of the Board such salaries, fees or allowances as the Minister may determine.
(7)
The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of the Chairperson or of any other member of the Board.