Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Constitution of Senate
(1)
The management of the affairs and properties of the Academy are vested in a Senate consisting of —
the Chief Justice;
the Supreme Court Judges;
the Attorney-General;
every Deputy Attorney‑General;
the Solicitor-General;
the president of the Law Society;
the Dean of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore, the Dean of the School of Law of the Singapore Management University and the Dean of the School of Law of the Singapore University of Social Sciences; and
9 other members who are appointed by the Chief Justice after consultation with the Attorney‑General, the president of the Law Society and the Deans appointed under paragraph (g).
(2)
A person must not be appointed as a member of the Senate pursuant to subsection (1)(h) unless he or she is a member of the Academy and a citizen of Singapore.
(3)
Any person appointed as a member of the Senate pursuant to subsection (1)(h) holds office for a term of one year and is eligible for re‑appointment on the expiration of his or her term of office.
(4)
Any person holding office as a nominated member of the Senate immediately before 10 November 1995 is deemed to have been appointed under subsection (3).