No. S 90
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
Public Service
(Disciplinary Proceedings)
(Amendment) Regulations 2022
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 2022 and are deemed to have come into operation on 14 January 2022.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  Regulation 2 of the Public Service (Disciplinary Proceedings) Regulations (Rg 1) (called in these Regulations the principal Regulations) is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately before the definition of “Permanent Secretary”, the following definition:
“ “Commission” means —
(a)in relation to a public officer (being a Judicial Service Officer) — the Judicial Service Commission;
(b)in relation to a public officer (being a Legal Service Officer) — the Legal Service Commission; and
(c)in relation to any other public officer — the Public Service Commission;”; and
(b)by inserting, immediately after paragraph (f) of the definition of “Permanent Secretary”, the following paragraph:
“(fa)the Secretary to the Judicial Service Commission;”.
Deletion and substitution of regulation 14
3.  Regulation 14 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:
“Persons performing Permanent Secretary functions for Supreme Court, Attorney-General’s Chambers and State Courts
14.—(1)  The definition of “Permanent Secretary” in regulation 2 is subject to the following modifications:
(a)in relation to a judicial or legal officer holding a post in the Supreme Court, “Permanent Secretary” does not include the Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Justice;
(b)in relation to any other public officer holding a post in the Supreme Court, “Permanent Secretary” does not include the Registrar of the Supreme Court;
(c)in relation to a judicial or legal officer holding a post in the Attorney‑General’s Chambers, “Permanent Secretary” does not include the Chief Executive, Attorney‑General’s Chambers;
(d)in relation to any other public officer holding a post in the Attorney‑General’s Chambers, “Permanent Secretary” does not include a Deputy Attorney‑General;
(e)in relation to a judicial or legal officer holding a post in the State Courts, “Permanent Secretary” does not include the Principal District Judge (Corporate Services) of the State Courts.
(2)  In this regulation, “judicial or legal officer” means a public officer who is a Judicial Service Officer or Legal Service Officer.”.
Miscellaneous amendment
4.  The principal Regulations are amended by deleting the words “Public Service” wherever they appear in the following provisions:
 
Regulation 3(1) and (3)
 
Regulation 4(1), (3), (5), (8E), (10A), (10B) and (13) to (19)
 
Regulation 6(1), (2) and (3)
 
Regulation 7(1), (2) and (4)
 
Regulation 9(1) and (2)
 
Regulation 10(1) and (2)
 
Regulation 11
 
Regulation 12(2)
 
Regulation 13.
[G.N. Nos. S 206/2013; S 172/2021; S 385/2021]
Made on 9 February 2022.
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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