Singapore legislation
Clause 26
of Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill
Clause 26
Transitional provisions for existing officers
(1)
On the appointed date —
a judicial branch officer becomes an officer in the Singapore Judicial Service under the same conditions of service as those applicable to the officer immediately before that date; and
a legal branch officer continues to be an officer in the Singapore Legal Service under the same conditions of service as those applicable to the officer immediately before that date.
(2)
In relation to a judicial branch officer —
any proceeding or matter (whether disciplinary or otherwise) pending before the existing Commission or an existing personnel board immediately before the appointed date may, from that date, be continued and disposed of by the Judicial Service Commission; and
any decision of an existing personnel board may be appealed to the Judicial Service Commission within the time and in the manner prescribed under Article 111AA(5) of the Constitution in force immediately before the appointed date.
(3)
The functions of the Judicial Service Commission in subsection (2)(a) may be delegated in accordance with Article 111I of the Constitution as inserted by section 14.
(4)
In relation to a legal branch officer —
any proceeding or matter (whether disciplinary or otherwise) pending before the existing Commission or an existing personnel board immediately before the appointed date may, from that date, be continued and disposed of by the reconstituted Legal Service Commission; and
any decision of an existing personnel board may be appealed to the reconstituted Legal Service Commission within the time and in the manner prescribed under Article 111AA(5) of the Constitution in force immediately before the appointed date.
(5)
The functions of the reconstituted Legal Service Commission in subsection (4)(a) may be delegated in accordance with Article 111Q of the Constitution as inserted by section 14.
(6)
In this section —
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“appointed date” means the date of commencement of the provisions of this Act (except sections 21 and 22);
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“existing Commission” means the Legal Service Commission constituted under Article 111 of the Constitution in force immediately before the appointed date;
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“existing officer” means a person who is an officer of the Singapore Legal Service immediately before the appointed date;
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“existing personnel board” means a personnel board constituted under Article 111AA of the Constitution in force immediately before the appointed date;
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“judicial branch officer” means an existing officer who is holding a post in the Supreme Court or a subordinate court immediately before the appointed date;
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“Judicial Service Commission” means the Judicial Service Commission constituted under Article 111B of the Constitution as inserted by section 14;
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“legal branch officer” means an existing officer who is not holding a post in the Supreme Court or a subordinate court immediately before the appointed date;
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“reconstituted Legal Service Commission” means the Legal Service Commission constituted under Article 111J of the Constitution as inserted by section 14.