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Establishment and incorporation of Singapore Pharmacy Council
3. A body called the Singapore Pharmacy Council 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 performing any other acts or things that bodies corporate may by law do and perform.
Constitution of Council
4.—(1) Subject to section 7, the Council consists of the following members:(a) 9 registered pharmacists each of whom is appointed by the Minister; (b) the Chief Pharmacist; (c) the Head of the Department of Pharmacy of the National University of Singapore or a member of the Department who is a registered pharmacist designated by the Head. (2) Subject to section 7, the members appointed under subsection (1)(a) hold office for a term of 3 years and are eligible for re-appointment. (3) The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of any member appointed under subsection (1)(a) without giving any reason.
Functions of Council
5. The functions of the Council are —(a) to keep and maintain registers of registered pharmacists; (b) to approve or reject applications for registration under this Act or to approve any of those applications subject to any restrictions the Council may think fit; (c) to issue certificates of registration and practising certificates to registered pharmacists; (d) to make recommendations to the appropriate authorities on the courses of instructions and examinations leading to a Singapore degree; (e) to prescribe and implement measures, guidelines and standards for the training of persons seeking registration as pharmacists under this Act; (f) to make recommendations to the appropriate authorities for the training and education of registered pharmacists; (g) to determine and regulate the conduct and ethics of registered pharmacists; and (h) generally to do all such acts and matters and things as are necessary to be carried out under this Act.
President of Council
6.—(1) The Minister must appoint one of the Council members to be the president of the Council. (2) The president serves for such term as the Minister may specify and is eligible for re‑appointment. (3) The president presides at any meeting of the Council and, in the president’s temporary absence, the Council members present must elect from among themselves one Council member to preside over the meeting.
Disqualifications from membership of Council
7. A person must not be appointed or continue to hold office as a Council member if the person —(a) is not a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore; (b) is an undischarged bankrupt; (c) has been convicted in Singapore or elsewhere of any offence involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; or (d) is totally or partially incapacitated by a mental or physical disability.
Filling of vacancies
8.—(1) The office of a Council member becomes vacant if the member —(a) dies; (b) resigns his or her office; (c) becomes subject to any of the disqualifications specified in section 7; or (d) has his or her appointment revoked before the expiry of the term for which the member has been appointed. (2) The Minister may remove from office any Council member who is absent without leave of the Council from 3 consecutive meetings of —(a) the Council; or (b) any committee appointed by the Council of which he or she is a member. (3) Any question as to whether a person has ceased to be a Council member must be determined by the Minister whose decision is final. (4) If any vacancy arises among the Council members, the Minister may appoint a person to fill the vacancy in the manner in which the appointment to the vacant office was made, and that person holds office for as long as the Council member in whose place that person was appointed would have held office. (5) No act done by or under the authority of the Council is invalid in consequence of any defect that is afterwards discovered in the appointment or qualification of its members or any of them.
Meetings and quorum of Council
9.—(1) The Council must meet at the times and places appointed by the president or the Registrar. (2) At any meeting of the Council, 5 Council members form a quorum and no business may be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present. (3) The president or the Council member presiding at any meeting of the Council has an original vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, a casting vote. (4) Subject to subsection (2), the Council may act despite any vacancy in the membership of the Council. (5) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Council may regulate its own procedure.[5/2018] (6) The Council must keep minutes of its proceedings in the form or manner that it thinks fit.
Appointment of executive secretary and other employees
10. The Council may appoint an executive secretary and other employees on such terms as the Council may determine.
Appointment of committees
11.—(1) The Council may —(a) appoint one or more committees for any general or special purpose which, in the opinion of the Council, may be better dealt with or managed by a committee; and (b) delegate, with or without restrictions or conditions as it thinks fit, any of the powers or functions which may be exercised or performed by the Council to any committee so appointed. (2) The number and term of office of the members of a committee and the number of those members necessary to form a quorum must be fixed by the Council. (3) A committee appointed under this section may include persons who are not Council members. (4) This section does not apply to a Complaints Panel, a Disciplinary Committee, an Interim Orders Committee or a Health Committee.
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