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Formal Consolidation |  2006 RevEd
Compensation Board
101.—(1)  For the purpose of determining disputes as to any entitlement to, or the quantum of, compensation payable under this Part for the mobilisation of any Auxiliary Police Force, there shall be constituted a Compensation Board consisting of —
(a)the president or a deputy president of a Compensation Board; and
(b)2 other members selected by the president or deputy president from a panel of members constituted in accordance with this section.
(2)  The president and every deputy president of a Compensation Board shall be appointed by the Minister for a period of 2 years and shall be eligible for re-appointment, but no person shall be eligible for appointment unless he possesses the qualifications required for a District Judge under section 9(3) of the Subordinate Courts Act (Cap. 321).
(3)  The Minister may appoint such number of deputy presidents as he thinks fit.
(4)  For the purpose of enabling a Compensation Board to be constituted, there shall be a panel of not more than 20 persons, each of whom shall be appointed by the Minister for a period of 2 years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(5)  No person shall be eligible to be appointed or to remain the president, or a deputy president or a member of the panel if he —
(a)is an undischarged bankrupt;
(b)has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding 6 months and has not received a free pardon; or
(c)is a person found or declared under any written law to be of unsound mind.
(6)  Where a person ceases to be a member of the panel, the Minister shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, take steps to fill the vacancy, but the existence of any vacancy in the panel shall not invalidate the acts of any Compensation Board.
(7)  The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of a member of the panel.
(8)  There shall be paid to the president, deputy presidents and members of a Compensation Board such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.
(9)  Every president, deputy president and member of a Compensation Board, when and so long as he is serving on the Compensation Board, shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code (Cap. 224) and shall enjoy the same judicial immunity as is enjoyed by a District Judge.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 10 of 2015
Compensation Board
101.—(1)  For the purpose of determining disputes as to any entitlement to, or the quantum of, compensation payable under this Part for the mobilisation of any Auxiliary Police Force, there shall be constituted a Compensation Board consisting of —
(a)the president or a deputy president of a Compensation Board; and
(b)2 other members selected by the president or deputy president from a panel of members constituted in accordance with this section.
(2)  The president and every deputy president of a Compensation Board shall be appointed by the Minister for a period of 2 years and shall be eligible for re-appointment, but no person shall be eligible for appointment unless he possesses the qualifications required for a District Judge under section 9(3) of the State Courts Act (Cap. 321) or is a District Judge appointed under section 9(1) of that Act.
[Act 5 of 2014 wef 07/03/2014]
(3)  The Minister may appoint such number of deputy presidents as he thinks fit.
(4)  For the purpose of enabling a Compensation Board to be constituted, there shall be a panel of not more than 20 persons, each of whom shall be appointed by the Minister for a period of 2 years and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(5)  No person shall be eligible to be appointed or to remain the president, or a deputy president or a member of the panel if he —
(a)is an undischarged bankrupt;
(b)has been sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding 6 months and has not received a free pardon; or
(c)is mentally disordered and incapable of managing himself or his affairs.
[21/2008 wef 01/03/2010]
(6)  Where a person ceases to be a member of the panel, the Minister shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, take steps to fill the vacancy, but the existence of any vacancy in the panel shall not invalidate the acts of any Compensation Board.
(7)  The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of a member of the panel.
(8)  There shall be paid to the president, deputy presidents and members of a Compensation Board such emoluments as the Minister may determine.
[Act 10 of 2015 wef 01/06/2015]
(9)  Every president, deputy president and member of a Compensation Board, when and so long as he is serving on the Compensation Board, shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code (Cap. 224) and shall enjoy the same judicial immunity as is enjoyed by a District Judge.