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Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972 s 8B

s 8B Quorum

8B.—(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the quorum for a meeting of the Armed Forces Council is 3 members. (2) Business must not be transacted at any meeting of the Armed Forces Council unless the following members of the Council are present:(a) the Chairperson of the Council; (b) a Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence; and (c) the Chief of Defence Force, Army, Air Force, Navy, or Digital and Intelligence Service.[Act 24 of 2022 wef 28/10/2022] (3) Where the Chairperson of the Armed Forces Council is unable to attend any meeting of the Council, the Council may meet and transact any business if a member present at such a meeting has been appointed by the Chairperson to act on the Chairperson’s behalf. (4) A decision of the Armed Forces Council on any matter made at that meeting does not take effect unless the written consent of the Chairperson of the Council under the hand of the Chairperson has been obtained therefor.

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