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Singapore's Constitution of 1963 with Amendments Through 2016 PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:47 constituteproject.org Singapore's Constitution of 1963 with Amendments through 2016 This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:47 Table of contents PART I: PRELIMINARY . 10 1. Citation . 10 2. Interpretation . 10 PART II: THE REPUBLIC AND THE CONSTITUTION . 14 3. Republic of Singapore . 14 4. Supremacy of Constitution . 14 5. Amendment of Constitution . 14 PART III: PROTECTION OF THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE . 15 6. No surrender of sovereignty or relinquishment of control over the Police Force or the Armed Forces except by referendum . 15 7. Participation in co-operative international schemes which are beneficial to Singapore . 16 8. No amendment to this Part except by referendum . 16 PART IV: FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES . 16 9. Liberty of the person . 16 10. Slavery and forced labour prohibited . 17 11. Protection against retrospective criminal laws and repeated trials . 17 12. Equal protection . 18 13. Prohibition of banishment and freedom of movement . 18 14. Freedom of speech, assembly and association . 18 15. Freedom of religion . 19 16. Rights in respect of education . 19 PART V: THE GOVERNMENT . 20 Chapter 1: The President . 20 17. The President . 20 17A. Election of President . 20 18. Presidential Elections Committee . 21 19. Qualifications and disabilities of President . 23 19A. Disabilities of President . 27 19B. Reserved election for community that has not held office of President for 5 or more consecutive terms . 28 20. Term of office . 30 21. Discharge and performance of functions of President . 30 22. Appointment of public officers, etc . 32 22A. Appointment of members of statutory boards . 33 22B. Budgets of statutory boards . 34 22C. Appointment of directors of Government companies . 37 22D. Budgets of Government companies . 38 Singapore 1963 (rev. 2016) Page 2 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:47 22E. Moneys of the Central Provident Fund . 40 22F. President's access to information . 41 22G. Concurrence of President for certain investigations . 41 22H. President may withhold assent to certain Bills . 41 22I. Restraining order under Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act . 42 22J. Civil List and personal staff of President . 42 22K. Immunity of President from suit . 43 22L. Vacation of and removal from office of President . 43 22M. Determination by Election Judge that President was not duly elected or election of President was void . 44 22N. Persons to exercise functions of President when office is vacant . 45 22O. Temporary disability of President . 46 22P. Grant of pardon, etc . 46 Chapter 2: The Executive . 47 23. Executive authority of Singapore . 47 24. Cabinet . 47 25. Appointment of Prime Minister and Ministers . 47 26. Tenure of office of Prime Minister and Ministers . 48 27. Oath . 48 28. Summoning of and presiding in Cabinet . 49 29. Validity of proceedings in Cabinet . 49 30. Assignment of responsibility to Ministers . 49 31. Parliamentary Secretaries . 49 32. Leave of absence for Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries . 49 33. Disabilities of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries . 50 34. Permanent Secretaries . 50 35. Attorney-General . 50 35A. Deputy Attorneys-General . 52 36. Secretary to Cabinet . 53 Chapter 3: Capacity as regards property, contracts and suits . 54 37. Capacity of Government as regards property, contracts and suits . 54 PART VA: COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTIAL ADVISERS . 54 37A. Interpretation of this Part . 54 37B. Council of Presidential Advisers . 54 37C. Alternate members . 56 37D. Qualifications of members and considerations in appointing members . 57 37E. Disqualifications of members . 58 37F. Termination of membership . 58 37G. Determination of questions as to membership . 59 Singapore 1963 (rev. 2016) Page 3 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Aug 2021, 16:47 37H. Oaths of Allegiance and Secrecy . 59 37I. Function of Council . ..
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