Singapore legislation
Clause 3
of Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill
Clause 3
Amendment of Article 39
Article 39(1) of the Constitution is deleted and the following clauses substituted therefor:“(1) The Parliament shall consist of —
such number of elected Members as is equal to the number of constituencies prescribed by or under any law made by the Legislature; and
such other additional Members, not exceeding 6 in number, who shall be known as non-constituency Members, as the Legislature may provide in any law relating to Parliamentary elections to ensure the representation in Parliament of a minimum number of Members from a political party or parties not forming the Government.(1A) A non-constituency Member shall not vote in Parliament on any motion pertaining to —
a Bill to amend the Constitution;
a Supply Bill or Supplementary Supply Bill;
a Money Bill as defined in Article 68;
a vote of no confidence in the Government.(1B) In this Article and in Article 47 a constituency shall be construed as an electoral division for the purposes of Parliamentary elections.”.