Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Board of Governors and Senate, their constitutions, powers and duties
(1)
The respective constitutions, functions, powers and duties of the Board and the Senate shall be prescribed by this Act and the Polytechnic Constitution.
(2)
The Board shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the Polytechnic Constitution, be the supreme governing body of the Polytechnic and subject to the provisions of this Act and the Polytechnic Constitution, it shall administer the property and manage the affairs of the Polytechnic.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Polytechnic Constitution and to the financial control of the Board, the Senate shall have the regulation of all matters relating to education in the Polytechnic.
(4)
No act or resolution of the Board or the Senate shall be invalid by reason only of any vacancy in, or any want to qualification by or invalidity in the election or appointment of any member of, any such body.