Clause 2

Section 3 of the Audit Act, 1966, is hereby amended by deleting subsection (1) thereof and substituting therefor the following subsections: —“(1) There shall be an Auditor-General who shall be appointed by the President in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister after the Prime Minister has consulted with the Chairman of the Public Service Commission.(1A) The Auditor-General 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.”.