Constitution of Board of Governors
7.—(1)  There shall be a Board of Governors of the Institute which shall be the executive body of the Institute and may exercise all the powers conferred on the Institute under this Act.
(2)  The Board shall consist of the following members:
(a)a Chairman;
(b)the Chief Executive Officer;
(c)such number of other members, not being less than 9 or more than 18 as the Minister may from time to time determine, representing the Government, employers and trade unions.
(3)  The Chairman and other members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister and shall, unless the Minister otherwise directs, hold office for a period of 3 years from the date of their respective appointments and shall be eligible for reappointment.
(4)  The Minister may, in his discretion, appoint any member of the Board to be the Deputy Chairman of the Board.
(5)  The Deputy Chairman so appointed may, subject to such direction as may be given by the Chairman, exercise all or any of the powers exercisable by the Chairman under this Act.
(6)  The Minister may appoint a person to be a temporary member during the absence from Singapore, or incapacity owing to illness or otherwise, of a member.
(7)  The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of a member without assigning any reason.
(8)  A member may resign from his appointment at any time by giving written notice to the Minister.