Singapore legislation
Clause 3
of Audit Bill
Clause 3
Director of Audit
(1)
The Director of Audit shall be deemed to be a public officer and save as otherwise provided in this Act, the law for the time being in force relating to the public service of Singapore and to members thereof shall apply to him.
(2)
A person who has held the office of Director of Audit shall not be eligible for any other appointment as a public officer but shall be eligible for re-appointment as Director of Audit.
(3)
The Director of Audit shall be paid such remuneration and allowances as may from time to time be determined by Parliament and such remuneration and allowances shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.
(4)
The terms of service of the Director of Audit shall not be altered to his disadvantage during his continuance in office.
(5)
For the purposes of subsection (4), in so far as the terms of service of the Director of Audit depend upon his option, any terms for which he opts shall be taken to be more advantageous to him than any for which he might have opted.
(6)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (8), the Director of Audit shall hold office until he attains the age of fifty-five years:Provided that —
he may at any time resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the President; and
the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister, may permit a Director of Audit who has attained the age of fifty-five years to remain in office for such fixed period as may have been agreed between the Director of Audit and the Government.
(7)
Nothing done by the Director of Audit shall be invalid by reason only that he has attained the age at which he is required by this section to vacate his office.
(8)
If the Prime Minister, or the Chairman of the Public Service Commission after consulting the Prime Minister, represents to the President that the Director of Audit ought to be removed from office for inability to discharge the functions thereof (whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or any other cause) or for misbehaviour, the President shall refer the representation to a tribunal consisting of the Chief Justice and two other Judges of the Supreme Court nominated specially or generally for that purpose by the Chief Justice, and shall, if that tribunal so recommends, remove the Director of Audit from office.
(9)
The tribunal constituted under subsection (8) shall regulate its own procedure and may make rules for that purpose.