| FIRST SCHEDULE |
| Section 5. |
| Constitution and Proceedings of the Corporation |
| Constitution of Corporation |
| Appointment of Deputy Chairman |
2.—(1) The Minister may in his discretion appoint any of the members of the Corporation to be the Deputy Chairman of the Corporation.
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| Tenure of office of members of Corporation |
| 3. A member of the Corporation shall hold office on such conditions and for such term, not exceeding 3 years, as the Minister may determine and shall be eligible for reappointment. |
| Temporary members |
| 4. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary member of the Corporation during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of any member. |
| Temporary Chairman or Deputy Chairman |
| 5. The Minister may appoint any member of the Corporation to be a temporary Chairman or temporary Deputy Chairman during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, as the case may be. |
| Revocation of appointment |
| 6. If at any time it appears to the Minister that removal from office of all or any of the members of the Corporation is necessary in the interests of the effective and economical performance of the functions of the Corporation under this Act, or in the public interest, the Minister may remove from office all or so many of those members of the Corporation as he considers necessary in such interests. |
| Resignation |
| 7. A member of the Corporation may resign his office at any time by giving not less than one month’s notice to the Minister. |
| Chairman may delegate function |
| 8. The Chairman may, in writing, authorise any member of the Corporation to exercise any power or perform any function conferred on the Chairman by this Act. |
| Vacation of office |
9. The seat of a member of the Corporation shall become vacant —
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| Filling of vacancies |
| 10. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Corporation, the Minister may, subject to paragraph 1, appoint any person to fill the vacancy and the person so appointed shall hold office for so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held office. |
| Leave of absence |
| 11. The Minister may grant to the Chairman or any other member of the Corporation such leave of absence as the Minister may think fit. |
| Disqualification from membership |
12. No person shall be eligible to be appointed or to remain a member of the Corporation who —
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| Members of Corporation to dispose of interest in any postal or telecommunication enterprise |
13.—(1) Every person appointed to be a member of the Corporation shall, within 3 months after his appointment, sell or dispose of all his shares in any postal or telecommunication enterprise which at the time of his appointment he owns or has an interest in for his own benefit, and it shall not be lawful for any member of the Corporation, whilst he holds office as such, to purchase or acquire an interest in, for his own benefit, any shares in any postal or telecommunication enterprise, and if any member of the Corporation becomes entitled, for his own benefit under any will or succession, to any shares in any postal or telecommunication enterprise, he shall sell or dispose of the same within 3 months after he has become entitled thereto.
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| Disclosure of interest by members |
14.—(1) If a member of the Corporation has a pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in any contract, proposed contract or other matter which is before any meeting of the Corporation, he shall at that meeting declare the nature of his interest and shall not take part in the consideration or discussion of, or vote on any question with respect to that contract or other matter, and if the Chairman or the person presiding at that meeting so directs, he shall withdraw from the meeting during the consideration or discussion.
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| Sealing of documents |
15.—(1) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Corporation shall be sealed with the common seal of the Corporation in the presence of any two officers of the Corporation duly authorised by the Corporation to act in that behalf and shall be signed by those officers and such signing shall be sufficient evidence that the common seal of the Corporation has been duly and properly affixed and that the seal is the lawful common seal of the Corporation.
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| Salaries and fees payable to members of Corporation |
| 16. There shall be paid to the members of the Corporation, out of the funds of the Corporation, such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine. |
| Quorum |
17.—(1) The Corporation shall ordinarily meet for the despatch of business at such times and places as the Chairman may from time to time appoint.
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| Vacancies |
| 18. The Corporation may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership. |
| Procedure at meetings |
| 19. Subject to this Act, the Corporation may make rules regulating its own procedure generally and, in particular, regarding the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of such meetings, the proceedings thereat, the keeping of minutes, the custody, production and inspection of such minutes, and the opening, keeping, closing and auditing of accounts. |
| Appointment of committees and delegation of powers |
20.—(1) The Corporation may, in its discretion, appoint from among its own members or other persons who are not members of the Corporation such number of committees as it thinks fit consisting of members or other persons or members and other persons for purposes which, in the opinion of the Corporation, would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees.
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