Executive authority of Singapore
23.—(1)  The executive authority of Singapore shall be vested in the President and exercisable subject to the provisions of this Constitution by him or by the Cabinet or any Minister authorised by the Cabinet.
(2)  The Legislature may by law confer executive functions on other persons.
Cabinet
24.—(1)  There shall be in and for Singapore a Cabinet which shall consist of the Prime Minister and such other Ministers as may be appointed in accordance with Article 25.
(2)  Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Cabinet shall have the general direction and control of the Government and shall be collectively responsible to Parliament.
Parliament
39.—(1)  Parliament shall consist of —
(a)such number of elected Members as is required to be returned at a general election by the constituencies prescribed by or under any law made by the Legislature;
(b)such other Members, not exceeding 12 in number, who shall be known as non-constituency Members, as the Legislature may provide in any law relating to Parliamentary elections to ensure the representation in Parliament of a minimum number of Members from a political party or parties not forming the Government; and
(c)such other Members not exceeding 9 in number, who shall be known as nominated Members, as may be appointed by the President in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Schedule.
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(2)  A nominated Member shall not vote in Parliament on any motion pertaining to —
(a)a Bill to amend the Constitution;
(b)a Supply Bill, Supplementary Supply Bill or Final Supply Bill;
(c)a Money Bill as defined in Article 68;
(d)a vote of no confidence in the Government;
(e)removing the President from office under Article 22L; and
(f)any question on which nominated Members are excluded by this Constitution from the number of Members required for an affirmative decision.
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(3)  In this Article and in Articles 39A and 47, a constituency shall be construed as an electoral division for the purposes of Parliamentary elections.
(4)  If any person who is not a Member of Parliament is elected as Speaker or Deputy Speaker, he shall, by virtue of holding the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker, be a Member of Parliament in addition to the Members aforesaid, except for the purposes of Chapter 2 of Part 5 and of Article 46.
Judicial power of Singapore
93.  The judicial power of Singapore shall be vested in a Supreme Court and in such subordinate courts as may be provided by any written law for the time being in force.
Public services
102.—(1)  For the purposes of this Constitution and except as hereinafter in this Part provided, the public services shall be —
(a)the Singapore Armed Forces;
(b)the Singapore Civil Service;
(ba)the Singapore Judicial Service;
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(c)the Singapore Legal Service; and
(d)the Singapore Police Force.
(2)  [Deleted by Act 32 of 2021 wef 14/01/2022]
Interpretation of this Part
103.—(1)  Subject to clause (2), in this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
“appointed member” means —
(a)in Chapter 3 — a member of the Judicial Service Commission appointed under Article 111B(2)(c); and
(b)in Chapter 4 — a member of the Legal Service Commission appointed under Article 111J(2)(c);
“award” means any pension, gratuity or other similar allowance;
“Commission” means —
(a)in Chapter 2 — the Public Service Commission;
(b)in Chapter 3 — the Judicial Service Commission;
(c)in Chapter 4 — the Legal Service Commission; and
(d)in Chapter 5 — the Public Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission or the Legal Service Commission;
“public office” does not include the following offices, and “public officer” has a corresponding meaning:
(a)any high judicial office;
(b)the office of Attorney‑General or Deputy Attorney‑General;
(c)the office of member of the Public Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission or the Legal Service Commission;
(d)the office of any police officer below the rank of Inspector;
(e)any office the remuneration of the holder of which is calculated on a daily rate;
“public service” does not include service otherwise than in a civil capacity.
(2)  The definitions of “public office”, “public officer” and “public service” in clause (1) do not apply for the purposes of Articles 112, 114 and 115.
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Provisions about public service
104.—(1)  Except as expressly provided by this Constitution, every person who is a member of the public service shall hold office during the pleasure of the President.
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(2)  Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Constitution, the qualifications for appointments and conditions of service of persons in the public services may be regulated by law and, subject to the provisions of any such law, by the President.
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(3)  The promotion of public officers is to be based on official qualifications, experience and merit.
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(4)  A public officer must not be dismissed or reduced in rank under this Part without being given a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
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(5)  Subject to Article 110D, an officer in any of the services mentioned in Article 102(1)(b), (ba), (c) and (d) must not be dismissed or reduced in rank by an authority subordinate to that which, at the time of the dismissal or reduction, has power to appoint an officer of that service of equal rank.
[Act 32 of 2021 wef 14/01/2022]
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