Singapore legislation
Clause 2
Clause 2
New section 4A
The Voluntary Sterilization Act (hereinafter in this Act referred to as “the principal Act”) is hereby amended by inserting immediately after section 4 thereof the following new section: —“Board may appoint committees4A.—
The Board may from time to time appoint committees of persons who may or may not be members of the Board, either for general or specific purposes, and may delegate to such committees power to do any specific act or carry out any specific function.(2) Any committee appointed by the Board under subsection (1) of this section shall consist of such number of members as the Board may decide but in every committee, so appointed, one of the members shall be a registered medical practitioner and one of the members shall be a professionally qualified social worker.(3) The Chairman of the Board shall, by virtue of his office, be a member of every committee, and if present at any meeting, shall preside.(4) Every committee shall report to the Board.”.