Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
—(1) A Legal Service Commission is established.
The Legal Service Commission
- Jurisdiction
- Singapore
- Provision
- 111J
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source111J.—(1) A Legal Service Commission is established.
(2) The Commission consists of —
(a) the Attorney‑General (as President);
(b) the Chairman of the Public Service Commission (as
Vice‑President); and
(c) the following other members:
(i) up to 2 members appointed by the President on the
advice of the Attorney‑General;
(ii) up to 2 members appointed by the President on the
advice of the Chairman of the Public Service
Commission;
(iii) up to 2 members appointed by the President on the
advice of the Prime Minister.
(3) For the purposes of clause (2)(c) —
(a) the President may, acting in the President’s discretion,
refuse to make an appointment if the President does not
concur with the advice tendered; and
(b) the President must not appoint 2 members under clause
(2)(c)(i), (ii) or (iii) unless at least one of them has for an
aggregate period of 10 or more years been one or more of
the following:
(i) a qualified person within the meaning of section 2(1)
of the Legal Profession Act 1966†;
(ii) an officer in the Singapore Judicial Service;
(iii) an officer in the Singapore Legal Service.
[†Updated to be consistent with the 2020 Revised Edition]
(4) Before assuming the duties of his or her office, an appointed
member must take and subscribe before a Supreme Court Judge the
appropriate Oath for the due execution of his or her office in the form
set out in the First Schedule.
[Act 32 of 2021 wef 14/01/2022]
Disqualification for appointment to Commission
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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · sso.agc.gov.sg · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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