Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 1994

REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

ACTS SUPPLEMENT

Published by Authority

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Thursday, March 31

[1994

The following Act was passed by Parliament on 21st March 1994 and assented to by the President on 26th March 1994:—

Constitution Of The Republic Of Singapore (Amendment) Act 1994

(No. 5 of 1994)

I assent.

ONG TENG CHEONG

President.

26th March 1994.

Date of Commencement: 31st March 1994

Date of Commencement: 8th April 1994

An Act to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (1992 Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

Short title and commencement

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 1994 and shall come into operation on such date as the President may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

(2) The President may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of the different provisions of this Act.

Amendment of Article 34

2. Article 34(2)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (referred to in this Act as the Constitution) is amended by deleting the word “grade” and substituting the word “office”.

Repeal of Article 100

3. Article 100 of the Constitution is repealed.

New Article 111A

4. The Constitution is amended by inserting, immediately after Article 111, the following Article:

“Promotion to significant grade

111A.—(1) The President may, by notification in the Gazette, designate as significant a grade each in the Administrative Service Scheme of Service and the Administrative (Foreign Service) Scheme of Service (referred to in this Article as the significant grade), and such notification may be subsequently amended to designate as significant any other grade in those Schemes of Service not lower than the grade first so designated.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision in the Constitution, any appointment or promotion of a public officer to the significant grade shall be made by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, from public officers nominated by the Public Service Commission.”.

Saving and transitional

5.—(1) Nothing in sections 2 and 4 of this Act shall affect the appointment or promotion of any person made before the commencement of those sections.

(2) Nothing in section 3 of this Act shall apply to any appeal, application for leave or application for special leave to appeal made under any written law or enactments in force before the commencement of section 3; and such written law or enactments shall continue to apply to such appeal, application for leave or application for special leave as if section 3 had not been enacted.

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