Transitional provisions for Council of Presidential Advisers
165.—(1) An existing member continues to be a member for the remaining duration of the existing member’s last appointment.
(2) Article 37B(2) applies to the appointment or re-appointment of any person as a member on or after the appointed date.
(3) The first 3 appointments made under Article 37B(2) by the President acting in his discretion must be made as follows:
(a)
the first appointment must be made under Article 37B(2)(a)(i) as soon as practicable after the appointed date;
(b)
the second appointment must be made under Article 37B(2)(b)(i) as soon as practicable after any existing member appointed by the President acting in his discretion completes the member’s term or vacates the member’s seat;
(c)
the third appointment must be made under Article 37B(2)(c)(i) as soon as practicable after the remaining existing member appointed by the President acting in his discretion completes the member’s term or vacates the member’s seat.
(4) The first 3 appointments made under Article 37B(2) by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister must be made as follows:
(a)
the first appointment must be made under Article 37B(2)(a)(ii) as soon as practicable after the appointed date;
(b)
the second appointment must be made under Article 37B(2)(b)(ii) as soon as practicable after any existing member appointed by the President on the Prime Minister’s advice completes the member’s term or vacates the member’s seat;
(c)
the third appointment must be made under Article 37B(2)(c)(ii) as soon as practicable after the remaining existing member appointed by the President on the Prime Minister’s advice completes the member’s term or vacates the member’s seat.
(5) The first appointment made under Article 37B(2)(a)(iii) must be made as soon as practicable after the existing member appointed by the President on the Chief Justice’s advice completes the member’s term or vacates the member’s seat.
(6) The first appointment made under Article 37B(2)(b)(iii) must be made as soon as practicable after the existing member appointed by the President on the advice of the Chairman of the Public Service Commission completes the member’s term or vacates the member’s seat.
(7) In this Article, unless the context otherwise requires —
“appointed date” means the date of commencement of section 17 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2016;
“existing member” means a member on the date immediately before the appointed date;
“member” means a member of the Council of Presidential Advisers.