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136 Deputy Chairman

3.—(1) The Minister may appoint any member to be the Deputy Chairman of the Authority.

(2) At any time when the Chairman is absent or otherwise incapable of acting and no temporary Chairman has been appointed, the Deputy Chairman may exercise any of the functions of the Chairman.

Temporary Chairman

4. The Minister may appoint any member to be a temporary Chairman during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of the Chairman.

Temporary members

5. The Minister may appoint any person to be a temporary member during the temporary incapacity from illness or otherwise, or during the temporary absence from Singapore, of any member.

Revocation of appointment

6. The Minister may, at any time, revoke the appointment of the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman or any member without assigning any reason.

Resignation

7. Any member may resign from his appointment at any time by giving notice in writing to the Minister.

Chairman may delegate functions

8. The Chairman may, by instrument in writing, authorise any member to exercise any power or perform any function conferred on the Chairman by or under this Act.

Vacation of office

9. The office of a member shall be vacated if the member—
 * (a) has been absent, without leave of the Authority, from 3 consecutive meetings of the Authority; or
 * (b) becomes in any manner disqualified from membership of the Authority.

Filling of vacancies

10. If a member resigns, dies or has his appointment revoked or otherwise vacates his office before the expiry of the term for which he has been appointed, the Minister may appoint another person for the unexpired period of the term of office of the member in whose place he is appointed.