Singapore legislation
Clause 2
of Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment No. 3) Bill
Clause 2
Amendment of Article 2
Article 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (referred to in this Act as the Constitution) is amended —
by deleting the words “Article 20” in the definition of “Civil List” in clause (1) and substituting the words “Article 22I”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “Consolidated Fund” in clause (1), the following definition:“ “Council of Presidential Advisors” means the Council of Presidential Advisors constituted under Part VA;”;
by deleting the words “appointed to exercise” in the definition of “President” in clause (1) and substituting the word “exercising”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “President” in clause (1), the following definition:“ “Presidential Elections Committee” means the Presidential Elections Committee established under the provisions of any law made by the Legislature governing the conduct of elections to the office of President;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “remuneration” in clause (1), the following definition:“ “reserves”, in relation to the Government, a statutory board or Government company, means the excess of assets over liabilities of the Government, statutory board or Government company, as the case may be;”;
by inserting, immediately after the definition of “ “Speaker” and “Deputy Speaker” ” in clause (1), the following definition:“ “term of office”, in relation to the Government, means the period —
commencing on the date the Prime Minister and Ministers first take and subscribe the Oath of Allegiance in accordance with Article 27 after a general election; and
ending on the date immediately before the next Prime Minister and Ministers first take and subscribe the Oath of Allegiance in accordance with Article 27 after the next general election;”; and
by deleting the word “Vice-President,” in the sixth line of clause (5).