Procedure generally
s 26
Open ↗26. Except as otherwise provided under this Act or any other Act, the members of the Agency must regulate their own procedure.
Source
SkillsFuture Singapore Agency Act 2016 Division 1 — Meetings
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Notice of meetings
s 27
Open ↗27.—(1) The Agency is to hold such meetings as are necessary for performing its functions. (2) The Chairperson must appoint the times and places of the meetings of the Agency, and cause notice of those meetings to each member not present when the appointment is made.
Quorum
s 29
Open ↗29.—(1) The quorum is the number that is one‑third the number of members.(2) No business may be transacted at a meeting of the Agency if a quorum is not present. —(1) The quorum is the number that is one‑third the number of members. (2) No business may be transacted at a meeting of the Agency if a quorum is not present.
Presiding at meetings
s 30
Open ↗30.—(1) At a meeting of the Agency, the following person presides:(a) if there is a Chairperson and he or she is present and is not interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter — the Chairperson; (b) if there is no Chairperson, or the Chairperson is not present or is interested (within the meaning given by Part 4 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018) in the matter, and the Deputy Chairperson who is not so interested in the matter is present — the Deputy Chairperson; (c) in any other case, the member elected from among themselves to preside.[5/2018] (2) A person mentioned in subsection (1)(b) or (c) may exercise all the powers and functions of the Chairperson for the purposes of the meeting.
Voting at meetings
s 31
Open ↗31.—(1) Each member has one vote. (2) In addition to his or her general vote, the member presiding at a meeting has, in the case of an equality of votes, a casting vote. (3) A resolution of the Agency is passed if it is agreed by all members present without dissent, or if a majority of the members who are entitled to vote on the matter cast votes in favour of it. (4) A member present at a meeting of the Agency is presumed to have agreed to, and to have voted in favour of, a resolution of the Agency unless he or she expressly dissents from or votes against the resolution at the meeting.
Execution of documents
s 33
Open ↗33.—(1) The Agency must have a seal. (2) The seal of the Agency is to be kept and used as authorised by the Agency. (3) A document is duly executed by the Agency if —(a) the seal of the Agency is affixed to the document in the presence of one of its members who must sign the document to attest that the seal was so affixed, and the document is signed —(i) by any 2 members generally or specially authorised by the Agency for the purpose; or (ii) by one member and the Chief Executive; or (b) it is signed on behalf of the Agency by a person or persons authorised to do so by the Agency and in accordance with the terms of that authorisation. (4) A document purporting to be executed in accordance with this section must be presumed to be duly executed until the contrary is shown. (5) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially must take judicial notice of the imprint of the seal of the Agency appearing on a document. (6) When a document is produced bearing a seal purporting to be the seal of the Agency, it must be presumed that the seal is the seal of the Agency until the contrary is shown.
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