ESTABLISHMENT, INCORPORATION AND CONSTITUTION OF BOARD
Establishment of Singapore Tourism Board
3.—(1) There shall be established in accordance with the provisions of this Act a body to be called the Singapore Tourism Board.
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(2) The Board shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act —
(a)
to acquire and dispose of property, both movable and immovable;
(b)
to sue and be sued in its corporate name; and
(c)
to perform such other acts as bodies corporate may by law perform.
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Chairman of Board
4. The Minister shall appoint a Chairman of the Board who shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, hold office for such period and on such terms as the Minister may determine.
Constitution of Board
5.—(1) The Board shall consist of —
(a)
the Chairman;
(b)
the Chief Executive; and
(c)
10 other members to be appointed by the Minister.
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(2) The members of the Board appointed by the Minister under subsection (1)(c) shall, unless their appointment is revoked by the Minister under subsection (7) or they resign during their period of office, hold office for a term of 3 years or for such shorter period as the Minister may in any case determine.
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(3) The Minister may appoint a member of the Board to be Deputy Chairman of the Board.
(4) The Deputy Chairman may preside at meetings of the Board in the absence of the Chairman.
(5) A member of the Board shall not, in any meeting of the Board, participate in any discussion relating to, and shall not vote in respect of, any contract, business or other matter in which he is interested, and if he does so his vote shall not be counted.
(6) The members of the Board shall be paid out of the funds of the Board such salaries, fees or allowances as the Minister may determine.
(7) The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of the Chairman or of any other member of the Board.
Associate members
6.—(1) The Board may appoint a person carrying on any business in Singapore to be an associate member of the Board.
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(2) An associate member shall —
(a)
be granted an emblem and a certificate to be prescribed by the Board in recognition of his associate membership;
(b)
maintain high standards at all times in the conduct of his business for the promotion of the tourist trade in Singapore;
(c)
comply with all regulations made by the Board; and
(d)
pay to the Board such fee as the Board may prescribe.
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(3) The Board may at any time revoke the appointment of a person as an associate member.
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(4) No person other than an associate member shall use the emblem and certificate referred to in subsection (2)(a).
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(5) No person shall use any emblem, title or description reasonably calculated to suggest that he is an associate member unless he is in fact an associate member.
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(6) Any person who contravenes subsection (4) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.