Singapore legislation
Clause 8
Clause 8
Government Procurement Adjudication Tribunal
(1)
For the purposes of hearing and determining challenges referred to in section 7(3), there shall be established a Tribunal to be called the Government Procurement Adjudication Tribunal consisting of the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner.
(2)
The Minister shall appoint a Commissioner and such number of Deputy Commissioners as he thinks fit.
(3)
The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners shall be appointed for a period of 2 years and shall be eligible for reappointment.
(4)
No person shall be appointed or shall continue to hold office as Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner if he —
is of unsound mind;
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement or composition with his creditors; or
is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude or has not received a free pardon.
(5)
The Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner may at any time resign from his office by giving notice in writing to the Minister.
(6)
The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code (Cap. 224), and shall enjoy the same judicial immunity as is enjoyed by a Judge of the Supreme Court.
(7)
The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners shall be paid such remuneration and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine.
(8)
The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of a Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner who —
ceases to be eligible to hold that appointment in accordance with subsection (4);
has become permanently incapable of discharging the functions of a Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be; or
has misconducted himself in such a manner as to render him unfit to continue holding the appointment.
(9)
When the Commissioner is or is expected to be absent from duty, the Commissioner or, if the Commissioner is absent, the Minister may appoint a Deputy Commissioner to be acting Commissioner during the absence of the Commissioner.