| FIRST SCHEDULE |
| Section 5 |
| Constitution and Proceedings of Board |
| Appointment of Chairman and members |
| Appointment of Deputy Chairman |
2.—(1) The Minister may, in his discretion, appoint any member of the Board to be Deputy Chairman of the Board.
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| Temporary Chairman, Deputy Chairman or member |
| 3. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary Chairman, Deputy Chairman or member during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman or any member, as the case may be. |
| Revocation of appointment |
| 4. The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman or any member if he considers such revocation necessary in the interest of the effective and economical performance of the functions of the Board under this Act or in the public interest. |
| Resignation |
| 5. A member may resign his office at any time by giving not less than one month’s notice to the Minister. |
| Vacation of office |
6. The office of a member shall become vacant —
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| Filling of vacancies |
| 7. If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board, the Minister may, subject to paragraphs 1 and 8, appoint any person to fill the vacancy and the person so appointed shall hold office for the remainder of the term for which the vacating member was appointed. |
| Disqualification from membership |
8. No person shall be appointed or shall continue to hold office as a member if he —
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| Disclosure of interest by members |
9.—(1) A member who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in a transaction or project of the Board shall disclose the nature of his interest at the first meeting of the Board at which he is present after the relevant facts have come to his knowledge.
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| Sealing of documents |
10.—(1) All deeds, documents and other instruments requiring the seal of the Board shall be sealed with the common seal of the Board in the presence of any 2 officers of the Board duly authorised by the Board to act in that behalf and shall be signed by those officers.
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| Salaries and fees payable to members of Board |
| 11. There shall be paid to the members of the Board, out of the funds of the Board, such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine. |
| Quorum |
12.—(1) At every meeting of the Board, 3 members shall constitute a quorum and no business shall be transacted unless a quorum is present.
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| Vacancies |
| 13. The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership. |
| Procedure at meetings |
14.—(1) The Chairman or any other officer authorised by him shall, subject to such standing orders as may be made by the Board under sub-paragraph (2), summon all meetings of the Board for the despatch of business.
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| Appointment of committees and delegation of powers |
15.—(1) The Board may, in its discretion, appoint from among its own members or persons who are not members 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 Board, would be better regulated and managed by means of such committees.
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