Singapore legislation

Clause 9

of Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill

Clause 9

Amendment of Article 98

Article 98 of the Constitution is amended —

(a)

by deleting clause (1) and substituting the following clauses:“(1) The office of a Supreme Court Judge must not be abolished during the continuance in office of the Judge.(1A) Unless he resigns or is removed in accordance with this Article, a Supreme Court Judge appointed under Article 95(1) holds office until he attains the age of 65 years or such later time not being later than 6 months after he attains that age, as the President may approve.”;

(b)

by deleting the words “A Judge of the Supreme Court or a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge of the Supreme Court” in clause (2) and substituting the words “A person holding high judicial office”;

(c)

by deleting the words “office as a Judge of the Supreme Court or a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge of the Supreme Court” in clause (3) and substituting the words “high judicial office”;

(d)

by deleting the words “Judge of the Supreme Court” in clauses (4), (7), (8), (9) and (10) and substituting in each case the words “Supreme Court Judge”;

(e)

by deleting the words “any other Judge of the Supreme Court or a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge of the Supreme Court” in clause (5) and substituting the words “any other person holding high judicial office”;

(f)

by deleting the words “a Judge of the Supreme Court, or a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge of the Supreme Court (as the case may be)” in clause (5) and substituting the words “a person holding high judicial office”;

(g)

by deleting the word “Parliament” in clause (6) and substituting the words “The Legislature”;

(h)

by deleting the words “Judges of the Supreme Court” in clauses (6) and (7) and substituting in each case the words “Supreme Court Judges”;

(i)

by deleting the word “Parliament” in clause (7) and substituting the words “the Legislature”;

(j)

by deleting the words “clause (1)” in clause (9) and substituting the words “clause (1A)”; and

(k)

by deleting the words “Judges of Supreme Court” in the Article heading and substituting the words “Supreme Court Judges”.