No. S 172
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
Public Service
(Disciplinary Proceedings)
(Amendment) Regulations 2021
In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 116(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, the President makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Public Service (Disciplinary Proceedings) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 15 April 2021.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  Regulation 2 of the Public Service (Disciplinary Proceedings) Regulations (Rg 1) is amended by deleting the definition of “Permanent Secretary” and substituting the following definition:
“ “Permanent Secretary” includes —
(a)a Deputy Attorney‑General;
(b)the Solicitor‑General;
(c)the Chief Executive, Attorney‑General’s Chambers;
(d)the Auditor‑General;
(e)the Clerk of Parliament;
(f)the Secretary to the Public Service Commission;
(g)the Secretary to the Legal Service Commission;
(h)the Registrar of the Supreme Court;
(i)the Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Justice;
(j)the Principal Private Secretary to the President;
(k)the Secretary to the Prime Minister; and
(l)the Secretary to the Cabinet;”.
Deletion and substitution of regulation 14
3.  Regulation 14 of the Public Service (Disciplinary Proceedings) Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:
“Application to Legal Service Officers and non-Legal Service Officers
14.—(1)  In the application of these Regulations to an officer in the Singapore Legal Service (called in this regulation a legal service officer), the reference to the Public Service Commission is to be read as a reference to the Legal Service Commission.
(2)  In the case of an officer holding a post in the Supreme Court —
(a)where the officer is a legal service officer, the reference to the Permanent Secretary excludes a reference to the Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Justice; and
(b)where the officer is a non‑legal service officer, the reference to the Permanent Secretary excludes a reference to the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
(3)  In the case of an officer holding a post in the Attorney‑General’s Chambers —
(a)where the officer is a legal service officer, the reference to the Permanent Secretary excludes a reference to the Chief Executive, Attorney‑General’s Chambers; and
(b)where the officer is a non‑legal service officer, the reference to the Permanent Secretary excludes a reference to a Deputy Attorney‑General.”.
[G.N. No. S 206/2013]
Made on 12 March 2021.
By Command,
TAN KEE YONG
Secretary to the Cabinet,
Singapore.
[PSD/PSC/D/4.1.01 VOL 9; AG/LEGIS/SL/CONS/2020/22 Vol. 1]
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