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Establishment and incorporation of Health Sciences Authority
3. A body called the Health Sciences Authority is established, which is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and is by that name capable of —(a) suing and being sued; (b) acquiring, owning, holding and developing, or disposing of property, both movable and immovable; and (c) doing and suffering all such other acts or things as a body corporate may lawfully do and suffer.
Common seal
4.—(1) The Authority must have a common seal and the seal may be broken, changed, altered or made anew as the Authority thinks fit. (2) All deeds and other documents requiring the seal of the Authority must be sealed with the common seal of the Authority. (3) All instruments to which the common seal is affixed must be signed by any 2 members generally or specially authorised by the Authority for the purpose or by one member and the Chief Executive. (4) The Authority may, by resolution or otherwise in writing, appoint an officer of the Authority or any other agent either generally or in any particular case to execute or sign on behalf of the Authority any agreement or other instrument not under seal in relation to any matter coming within the powers of the Authority. (5) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially are to take judicial notice of the common seal of the Authority affixed to any document and presume that it was duly affixed.
Constitution of Authority
5.—(1) The Authority consists of —(a) a Chairperson; and (b) not less than 6 but not more than 10 other members, all of whom must be appointed by the Minister. (2) The Minister may appoint the Chief Executive to be a member of the Authority.
Chairperson may delegate functions
6. The Chairperson may in writing authorise any member to exercise any power or perform any function conferred on the Chairperson by or under this Act.
Term of office of members
7.—(1) A member of the Authority (including the Chairperson) holds office on such conditions and for such term not exceeding 3 years as the Minister specifies in the appointment, and may be re‑appointed. (2) Any member of the Authority may resign from his or her office at any time by giving at least one month’s notice in writing to the Minister. (3) The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of any member as the Minister considers necessary in the interest of the effective performance of the functions of the Authority under this Act, or in the public interest. (4) If a member dies or resigns or has his or her appointment revoked, the Minister may appoint any person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term for which the vacating member was appointed. (5) The Authority is to pay to the Chairperson and other members of the Authority, out of the funds of the Authority, such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.
Temporary Chairperson and temporary members
8. The Minister may appoint any person as a temporary Chairperson or as a temporary member if the Chairperson or any member is absent from Singapore or for any other reason is unable to discharge his or her functions.
Meetings and proceedings of Authority
9.—(1) At all meetings of the Authority, 5 members form a quorum. (2) The Chairperson presides at all meetings of the Authority and, in his or her absence, the members present must elect one of their number to preside. (3) Meetings of the Authority must be held at such times and places as the Chairperson may determine. (4) All questions arising at any meeting must be decided by a majority of votes of the members present and voting. (5) At any meeting of the Authority, the Chairperson or, in his or her absence, the member presiding at the meeting has a deliberative vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, he or she also has a casting vote. (6) The validity of any proceedings of the Authority is not affected by any vacancy among its members or by any defect in the appointment of any member. (7) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Authority may regulate its own proceedings.[5/2018]
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