Constitution of Board of Governors
Open ↗7.—(1) There is to be a Board of Governors of the Institute which is the executive body of the Institute and may exercise all the powers conferred on the Institute under this Act.
(2) The Board consists of the following members:(a)
a Chairperson;
(b)
the Chief Executive Officer;
(c)
such number of other members, not being less than 9 or more than 18 as the Minister may determine, representing the Government, employers and trade unions.
(3) The Chairperson and other members are to be appointed by the Minister and, unless the Minister otherwise directs, hold office for a period of 3 years from the date of their respective appointments and are eligible for re‑appointment.
(4) The Minister may appoint any member to be the Deputy Chairperson of the Board.
(5) The Deputy Chairperson so appointed may, subject to any direction that the Chairperson may give, exercise all or any of the powers exercisable by the Chairperson under this Act.
(6) The Minister may appoint a person to be a temporary member during the absence from Singapore, or incapacity owing to illness or otherwise, of a member.
(7) The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of a member without giving any reason.
(8) A member may resign from his or her appointment at any time by giving written notice to the Minister.
Salaries, fees and allowances payable to members
Open ↗8. There are to be paid to the members out of the funds of the Institute such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.
Vacation of office
Open ↗9. The office of a member is vacated if the member —(a)
becomes mentally disordered and incapable of managing himself or herself or his or her affairs;
(b)
is adjudicated a bankrupt;
(c)
is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud;
(d)
fails to attend, without leave of the Board, 3 consecutive meetings of the Board; or
(e)
resigns from his or her office.[21/2008]
Filling of vacancies
Open ↗10.—(1) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Board, the Minister may appoint any person to fill the vacancy and the person so appointed holds office for the unexpired period of the term of office of the member in whose place he or she is appointed.
(2) Where the member in whose place a person is appointed under subsection (1) was a representative of a person or class of persons, the member so appointed must be a representative of the same person or class of persons.
Meetings of Board
Open ↗11.—(1) The Chairperson must summon meetings as often as may be required.
(2) At every meeting of the Board, one‑third of the number of members constitutes a quorum.
(3) Decisions at meetings of the Board are to be adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the members present and voting, except that in the case of an equality of votes the Chairperson, or in his or her absence the Deputy Chairperson, has a casting vote.
(4) The Chairperson, or in his or her absence the Deputy Chairperson, presides at meetings of the Board.
(5) The Board is not precluded from holding a meeting or acting in any matter merely by reason of any vacancy in its membership.
(6) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Board may make standing orders to regulate its own procedure and, in particular, the holding of meetings, the notice to be given of the meetings, the proceedings at the meetings, the keeping of minutes and the custody, production and inspection of the minutes.[5/2018]
Validity of acts of members
Open ↗13. The acts of a member are valid despite any defect that may afterwards be discovered in the member’s appointment or qualifications.
Directions by Minister
Open ↗14.—(1) The Minister may, after consulting the Board, give to the Institute any direction under section 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.[5/2018]
(2) The Board must give the Minister such information or facilities for obtaining information with regard to the exercise of its powers and functions in such manner and at such times as the Minister may reasonably require.
Appointment of committees and delegation of powers
Open ↗15.—(1) The Board may appoint any number of committees consisting of members or other persons or members and other persons for purposes that, in the opinion of the Board, would be better regulated and managed by means of those committees.
(2) The Board may, subject to any conditions or restrictions that it thinks fit, delegate to any committee or the Chairperson or the Chief Executive Officer all or any of the powers, functions and duties by this Act vested in the Institute, and a power, function or duty so delegated may be exercised or performed by the committee or the Chairperson or the Chief Executive Officer (as the case may be) in the name and on behalf of the Institute.
(3) The Board may, subject to any conditions or restrictions that it thinks fit, delegate to any employee of the Institute all or any of the powers, functions and duties by this Act vested in the Institute, and a power, function or duty so delegated may be exercised or performed by the employee in the name and on behalf of the Institute.
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
