Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
—(1) Subject to this Article and Article 111K, an appointed
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- Singapore
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- 111L
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- in force
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Official source111L.—(1) Subject to this Article and Article 111K, an appointed
member —
(a) is to hold office for the period (which must not be shorter
than 3 years or longer than 5 years) specified by the
President in appointing the appointed member; and
(b) is eligible for reappointment.
(2) An appointed member may at any time resign his or her office
by writing under his or her hand addressed to the President.
(3) If the Prime Minister, or the President of the Commission after
consulting the Prime Minister, represents to the President that an
appointed member ought to be removed from office for —
(a) inability to discharge the functions of the appointed
member’s office; or
(b) misbehaviour,
the President must —
(c) refer that representation to a tribunal consisting of 2
Supreme Court Judges nominated for that purpose by the
Chief Justice, if the President, acting in the President’s
discretion, concurs with that representation; and
(d) remove the appointed member from office by writing
under the President’s hand if the tribunal so recommends.
[Act 32 of 2021 wef 14/01/2022]
Terms of service of appointed members, etc.
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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · sso.agc.gov.sg · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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