Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
—(1) Except as provided in clause (4), the President shall not
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22K.—(1) Except as provided in clause (4), the President shall not
be liable to any proceedings whatsoever in any court in respect of
anything done or omitted to be done by him in his official capacity.
(2) No proceedings in any court in respect of anything done or
omitted to be done by the President in his private capacity shall be
instituted against him during his term of office.
(3) Where provision is made by law limiting the time within which
proceedings of any description may be brought against any person,
the period of time during which such person holds office as President
shall not be taken into account in calculating any period of time
prescribed by that law.
(4) The immunity conferred by clause (1) shall not apply to —
(a) any inquiry held by a tribunal pursuant to a resolution
passed by Parliament under Article 22L; or
(b) any proceedings before the Election Judge under
election.
Vacation of and removal from office of President
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