Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
—(1) There shall be for each Ministry one or more Permanent
The Executive
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- Singapore
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- 34
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- English
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Official source34.—(1) There shall be for each Ministry one or more Permanent
Secretaries who shall be persons who are public officers.
(2) (a) Appointments to the office of Permanent Secretary shall be
made by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the
Prime Minister, from a list of names submitted by the Public Service
Commission.
(b) The responsibility for the allocation of each Permanent
Secretary to a Ministry shall be vested in the Prime Minister.
(3) Every Permanent Secretary shall, subject to the general
direction and control of the Minister, exercise supervision over the
department or departments to which he is allocated.
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