Establishment of Corporation
Open ↗3.—(1) There is established in accordance with the provisions of this Act a body called the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises which is a body corporate with perpetual succession and with power to sue and be sued in its corporate name, and to acquire and dispose of property, movable and immovable, and to perform such other acts as bodies corporate may by law perform, and to exercise such other powers as are conferred under this Act.[2/2020]
(2) The Corporation may perform any of its functions or carry out any of its duties under one or more business names as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, specify.[2/2020]
Constitution of Corporation
Open ↗4.—(1) The Corporation consists of the following members, all of whom are to be appointed by the Minister:(a)
a Chairperson;
(b)
a Deputy Chairperson who must be an officer from the Ministry of Home Affairs;
(c)
the Commissioner of Prisons or his or her representative; and
(d)
at least 2 and not more than 12 other members.[23/87; 1/2014]
(2) All members, 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.
(3) The Minister may appoint a person to be a temporary member during the absence, or incapacity owing to illness or otherwise, of any other member.
(4) The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of a member without giving any reason.
(5) The Minister may, at any time, accept the resignation of a member.
Salaries, fees and allowances payable to members
Open ↗5. The members are to be paid out of the funds of the Corporation such salaries, fees and allowances as the Minister may determine.
Meetings of Corporation
Open ↗6.—(1) Meetings of the Corporation must be held —(a)
at least once in 3 months; and
(b)
at the times and places that the Corporation or the Chairperson may determine.
(2) The quorum at every meeting of the Corporation is one‑third of the total number of members or 3 members, whichever is the higher.[25/2009]
(3) Decisions at meetings of the Corporation are adopted by a simple majority of the votes of the members present and voting; and in the event of an equality of votes the Chairperson, or in his or her absence the Deputy Chairperson or the member presiding, has a casting vote.
(4) The Chairperson, or in his or her absence the Deputy Chairperson, presides at meetings of the Corporation.
(5) Where both the Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson are absent at a meeting such member as the members present may elect presides at the meeting.
(6) The Corporation is not precluded from holding any meeting or acting in any matter merely by reason of a vacancy in its membership.
(7) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, the Corporation 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 member
Open ↗8. The acts of a member are valid despite any defect that may afterwards be discovered in the member’s appointment or qualifications.
Powers of Minister in relation to Corporation
Open ↗9.—(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 provide the Minister with such information or facilities for obtaining information with respect to its property and the exercise of its functions in such manner and at such times as the Minister may reasonably require.
Source: Singapore Statutes Online (Attorney-General's Chambers), © Government of Singapore.
