Singapore legislation
Section 22
Section 22
Appointment of public officers, etc.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the President, acting in his discretion, may refuse to make an appointment to any of the following offices or to revoke any such appointment if he does not concur with the advice or recommendation of the authority on whose advice or recommendation he is, by virtue of that other provision of this Constitution or any other written law, to act:
the Chief Justice, Justices of the Court of Appeal, Judges of the Appellate Division, Judges of the High Court, Judicial Commissioners, Senior Judges and International Judges;
the Attorney-General;
the Chairman and members of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights;
the chairman and members of the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony constituted under the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990;
the chairman and members of an advisory board constituted for the purposes of Article 151;
the Chairman and members of the Public Service Commission, and the members of a personnel board established under Article 110D to exercise any power over Division I officers;
(fa)a member of the Legal Service Commission, other than an ex‑officio member referred to in Article 111(2)(a), (b) or (c), and the members of a personnel board established under Article 111AA;
the Chief Valuer;
the Auditor-General;
the Accountant-General;
the Chief of Defence Force;
the Chiefs of the Air Force, Army and Navy;
a member (other than an ex-officio member) of the Armed Forces Council established under the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972;
the Commissioner of Police; and
the Director of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.