Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
A person shall be disqualified for appointment as a member
- Jurisdiction
- Singapore
- Provision
- 72
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source72. A person shall be disqualified for appointment as a member
who —
(a) is or has been found or declared to be of unsound mind;
(b) is insolvent or an undischarged bankrupt;
(c) has —
(i) been convicted of an offence by a court in Singapore
or elsewhere and sentenced to imprisonment for a
term of not less than one year or to a fine of not less
than $10,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency
when sentenced); and
(ii) not received a free pardon,
(c) except that where the conviction is by a foreign court, the
offence must also be one which, had it been committed in
Singapore, would have been punishable by a court in
Singapore; or
[Act 19 of 2022 wef 27/05/2022]
(d) has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of, or exercised the
rights of citizenship in, a foreign country or has made a
declaration of allegiance to a foreign country.
Termination of membership
Source record
Source and verification
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · sso.agc.gov.sg · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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