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Establishment of Jurong Town Corporation
3.—(1) A body called the Jurong Town Corporation is established. (2) The Corporation is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold or dispose of property, both movable and immovable, to enter into contracts, to sue and be sued in its corporate name and to perform any other acts that bodies corporate may by law perform.
Chairperson of Corporation
4. The Minister, with the President’s concurrence under Article 22A(1)(b) of the Constitution, must appoint a Chairperson of the Corporation who holds office, subject to the provisions of this Act, for such period and on such terms as the Minister may determine.
Constitution of Corporation
5.—(1) The Corporation consists of —(a) a Chairperson; and (b) not fewer than 4 and not more than 14 other members to be appointed by the Minister with the President’s concurrence under Article 22A(1)(b) of the Constitution.[20/2013] (2) The Minister may, with the President’s concurrence, appoint one of the members of the Corporation as Deputy Chairperson. (3) The quorum at all meetings of the Corporation is 4 or one‑third of the total number of members in office, whichever is the higher.[20/2013] (4) The Chairperson or any officer authorised by him or her to act on his or her behalf may call a meeting of the Corporation at least once in every 2 months or as often as the Chairperson thinks fit. (5) The members of the Corporation, other than the Chairperson, hold office for a period of 3 years or for such shorter period as the Minister may in any case determine unless their appointment is revoked by the Minister under subsection (10) or unless they resign during their period of office. (6) If for any reason the Chairperson is absent or unable to act or the office of Chairperson is vacant, the Deputy Chairperson or, in the absence of both the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson, any member of the Corporation duly appointed by the members present at any meeting of the Corporation may exercise all or any of the powers conferred, or perform all or any of the duties imposed, on the Chairperson under this Act. (7) The Chairperson or the person lawfully acting as Chairperson at any meeting of the Corporation has an original as well as a casting vote. (8) A member of the Corporation must not, at any meeting of the Corporation, participate in any discussion relating to, and must not vote in respect of, any business in which the member is interested, and if the member does so the member’s vote must not be counted nor is the member counted in the quorum present at such meeting. (9) The members of the Corporation must be paid out of the funds of the Corporation such salaries, fees or allowances as the President may determine. (10) The Minister may, with the President’s concurrence under Article 22A(1)(b) of the Constitution, at any time revoke the appointment of the Chairperson, the Deputy Chairperson or any other member of the Corporation.
Direction by Minister
6.—(1) The Minister may give to the Corporation any direction under section 5 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018.[5/2018] (2) The Corporation must furnish the Minister with such information with respect to its property and activities as the Minister may require.
Chief executive officer, officers and employees, etc.
7.—(1) There must be a chief executive officer of the Corporation, whose appointment, removal, discipline and promotion must be in accordance with the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 and Article 22A of the Constitution.[5/2018] (2) The Corporation may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018 and Article 22A of the Constitution, appoint an individual to act temporarily as the chief executive officer during any period, or during all periods, when the chief executive officer —(a) is absent from duty or Singapore; or (b) is, for any reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.[5/2018] (3) The Corporation may, subject to the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, appoint and employ, on such terms and conditions as it may determine, any other officers, employees, consultants and agents as may be necessary for the effective performance of its functions.[5/2018]
Appointment of committees and delegation of powers
8.—(1) The Corporation may appoint from among its own members or other persons who are not members of the Corporation any number of committees that it thinks fit consisting of members or other persons or members and other persons for purposes which, in the opinion of the Corporation, would be better regulated and managed by means of those committees. (2) The Corporation may, subject to any conditions or restrictions that it thinks fit, delegate to any such committee or the Chairperson all or any of the powers, functions and duties by this Act vested in the Corporation, except the power to borrow money or to raise loans by the issue of bonds and debentures; and any power, function or duty so delegated may be exercised or performed by that committee or the Chairperson in the name and on behalf of the Corporation. (3) The Corporation may, subject to any conditions or restrictions that it thinks fit, delegate to any employee of the Corporation all or any of the powers, functions and duties by this Act vested in the Corporation, except the power to borrow money or to raise loans; and any power, function or duty so delegated may be exercised or performed by the employee in the name and on behalf of the Corporation.
Protection from personal liability
9.—(1) No matter or thing done and no contract of any kind entered into by the Corporation and no matter or thing done by any member or employee of the Corporation or any other person acting under the direction of the Corporation shall, if the matter or thing was done or the contract was entered into bona fide for the purpose of executing the provisions of this Act, subject the member or employee or any other person acting under the direction of the Corporation personally to any action, liability, claim or demand in respect thereof. (2) Any expense incurred by the Corporation or any member, employee or other person so acting under the direction of the Corporation must be borne by and repaid out of the funds of the Corporation.
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