Procedure generally
s 21
21. Except as otherwise provided under this Act or any other Act, the members of the Authority must regulate their own procedure.
Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore Act 2022 PART 4 — DECISION-MAKING BY AUTHORITY
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Division 1 — Meetings
Notice of meetings
s 22
22.—(1) The Authority must hold such meetings as are necessary for the performance of its functions. (2) The Chairperson must appoint the times and places of the meetings of the Authority, and cause notice of those meetings to be given to each member, including those not present when the appointment is made. (3) The meetings of the Authority must be held in accordance with the provisions of this Act and Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.
Quorum
s 23
23.—(1) The quorum is the number that is one‑third the number of members or 3 members, whichever is higher. (2) No business may be transacted at a meeting of the Authority if a quorum is not present.
Presiding at meetings
s 24
24.—(1) At a meeting of the Authority, the following person presides:(a) if there is a Chairperson and he or she is present and is not interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter — the Chairperson; (b) if there is no Chairperson, or the Chairperson is not present or is interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter, and a Deputy Chairperson who is not so interested in the matter is present — a Deputy Chairperson; (c) in any other case, the member elected from among themselves to preside. (2) A person mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c) may exercise all the powers and functions of the Chairperson for the purposes of the meeting.
Voting at meetings
s 25
25.—(1) Each member has one vote. (2) In addition to his or her general vote, the member presiding at a meeting has, in the case of an equality of votes, a casting vote. (3) A resolution of the Authority is passed if it is agreed by all members present without dissent, or if a majority of the members who are entitled to vote on the matter cast votes in favour of it. (4) A member present at a meeting of the Authority is presumed to have agreed to, and to have voted in favour of, a resolution of the Authority unless he or she expressly dissents from or votes against the resolution at the meeting.
Execution of documents
s 26
26.—(1) The Authority must have a seal. (2) The seal of the Authority is to be kept and used as authorised by the Authority. (3) A document is duly executed by the Authority if —(a) the seal of the Authority is affixed to the document in the presence of one of its members who must sign the document to attest that the seal was so affixed, and the document is signed —(i) by any 2 members generally or specially authorised by the Authority for the purpose; or (ii) by one member and the Chief Executive; or (b) the document is signed on behalf of the Authority by a person or persons authorised to do so by the Authority and in accordance with the terms of that authorisation. (4) A document purporting to be executed in accordance with this section is presumed to be duly executed until the contrary is shown. (5) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially are to take judicial notice of the imprint of the seal of the Authority appearing on a document. (6) When a document is produced bearing a seal purporting to be the seal of the Authority, it must be presumed that the seal is the seal of the Authority until the contrary is shown.
Division 2 — Committees and delegation
Appointment of committees
s 27
27.—(1) The Authority may, by resolution, appoint any number of committees that the Authority thinks fit for purposes which, in the opinion of the Authority, would be better regulated and managed by means of those committees. (2) A committee appointed under this section may consist of any number of individuals that the Authority thinks fit, and may include individuals who are not members of the Authority. (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the Authority may appoint committees —(a) to advise the Authority on any matters relating to the Authority’s functions and powers that are referred to the committee by the Authority; or (b) to perform or exercise any of the Authority’s functions and powers that are delegated to the committee, if the committee includes at least one member of the Authority. (4) An individual may not be appointed as a member of a committee unless, before appointment, he or she discloses to the Authority the details of any interest (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) the individual may have if he or she were a member of that committee.
Proceedings of committees
s 28
28.—(1) Section 17 applies to a committee, and to committee members or individuals purporting to be committee members, with the necessary modifications. (2) Subject to this Act, the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 and any restrictions by a resolution under section 29(1), a committee may regulate its own proceedings and business as it thinks fit.
Ability to delegate, etc.
s 29
29.—(1) The Authority may delegate the performance or exercise of any of its functions or powers, either generally or specially, to any of the following persons by resolution and written notice to the person or persons:(a) a member of the Authority; (b) the Chief Executive, any employee of the Authority or any other person performing duties in the Authority; (c) a committee; (d) a wholly‑owned subsidiary company of the Authority; (e) a person engaged as a contractor by the Authority. (2) A delegation by the Authority under subsection (1) of the performance or exercise of any of its functions or powers —(a) to a person in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) may authorise the delegate to subdelegate the performance or exercise of the function or power to another member, an appropriately qualified employee of the Authority or person performing duties in the Authority (called in this Act a subdelegate); or (b) to a person in subsection (1)(d) or (e) may authorise the delegate to subdelegate the performance or exercise of the function or power to an appropriately qualified employee of that delegate (also called in this Act a subdelegate), but subject to the same restrictions, and with the same effect, as if the subdelegate were the delegate. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any power under this Act or any other Act administered by the Authority that is declared by that Act to be non‑delegable. (4) A delegation or subdelegation in accordance with this Act is not affected by any change in the membership of the Authority or of any committee or by any change in the Chief Executive or employee. (5) In this section —(a) a reference to a wholly‑owned subsidiary company of the Authority includes a company limited by guarantee the sole member of which is the Authority; and (b) a reference to a person performing duties in the Authority includes a person performing duties in the Authority under a contract, or under an arrangement making available temporarily to the Authority the services of public officers (or secondment).
Power of delegate, etc.
s 30
30.—(1) A delegate (or subdelegate) who purports to perform a function or exercise a power under delegation (or subdelegation) —(a) is taken to be in accordance with the terms of a delegation (or subdelegation) under section 29, unless the contrary is shown; and (b) must produce evidence of his or her authority to do so, if reasonably requested to do so. (2) A subdelegate to whom a function or power of the Authority is subdelegated under section 29(2) is not authorised to further delegate that function or power to anyone else.
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