Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
—(1) A person appointed to a high judicial office shall, before
- Jurisdiction
- Singapore
- Provision
- 97
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source97.—(1) A person appointed to a high judicial office shall, before
he enters on the execution of his office, take, in the presence of the
President, the Oath of Office in the form set out in the First Schedule.
[31/2007; 39/2014; 38/2019]
(2) Notwithstanding clause (1), a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior
Judge or an International Judge who is appointed under Article 95(4)
to hear and determine a specified case need not be required to take the
Oath of Office again if a period of less than 12 months intervenes
between the date of his judgment in any specified case he is so
appointed to hear and determine and the start of hearing for the next
specified case.
[31/2007; 39/2014; 38/2019]
Tenure of office and remuneration of Supreme Court Judges,
etc.
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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · sso.agc.gov.sg · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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