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Civil List and Pension Act

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Type
Act
Status
In force
Enacted
1970
Last amended
2012
Sections
13

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About this act

Civil List and Pension Act is Singapore Act, cited as Act CLGA 1970, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1970.

Part I

LIST

CIVIL LIST

Section 2

Civil list of President

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(1)

There shall be paid for the civil list of the President so long as he holds office the yearly sums specified in the Schedule.

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(2)

Payments in respect of the amounts for the privy purse and entertainment allowance specified in Class I of the Schedule shall be made to the President.

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(3)

Payments of the acting President’s allowance specified in Class I of the Schedule shall be made to the person exercising the functions of the office of President pursuant to Article 22N or 22O of the Constitution.

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(4)

Payments in respect of the amounts specified in Classes II, III and IV of the Schedule shall be made by or on the instructions of the Private Secretary to the President in accordance with any written law governing the disbursement of public funds.

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(5)

No payment in respect of the amounts specified in Class I of the Schedule shall be made in respect of any period during which the office of the President is vacant.

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Section 3

Charge on Consolidated Fund

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The sums required for payments under section 2 shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.

Section 4

Payment

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The yearly sums payable under Class I of the Schedule shall —

(a)

accrue from day to day; and

(b)

be payable monthly on the last day of each month or on such other day as the Minister may from time to time determine.

Section 5

Appropriation

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(1)

In the application of the sums paid in respect of any year under section 2, the amounts specified in the Schedule shall be appropriated to the classes of expenditure specified therein respectively in that year.

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(2)

If it appears that the sum appropriated to any class of expenditure in any year will not be wholly required for the expenditure of that class in that year, the amount not so required may, with the approval of the Minister, be applied as an addition to the sum available for any other class.

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(3)

The sums to be expended by or on the instructions of the Private Secretary to the President in respect of Classes II, III and IV of the Schedule for any year shall be expended in that year by the Private Secretary to the President in conformity with the detailed estimates for that year submitted by him to, and approved by, the Minister.

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Section 6

Change of holder of office

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In the event of there being a change of holder of the office of President, there shall be made such adjustments and distribution of the annual payment due under section 2 in respect of the amounts specified for Class I of the Schedule as the circumstances of the case may require.

Section 8

Pension for former Presidents

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Subject to the provisions of this Act, any person who ceases to be President (referred to in this Act as former President) shall be granted a pension of such amount and on such terms as Parliament may by resolution determine.

Section 9

Payment of pensions

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Pensions under this Act may be paid monthly at the end of each month in which the pension falls due.

Section 10

Gratuity on death

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Where, after 1st July 1970, the President or a former President dies, there may be paid to his dependants or, if there are no dependants, to his legal personal representative a gratuity of such amount as Parliament may by resolution determine.

Section 11

Pension for widow and children of President and former Presidents

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Amended by49/7049/7049/70

(1)

Where the President or a former President dies, there may be granted, in addition to any gratuity which may be paid under section 10, a pension to his widow as well as to his surviving children of such amount or amounts and subject to such terms as Parliament may by resolution determine.

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(2)

Any pension granted under subsection (1) shall commence on the date of the death of the President or former President.

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(3)

Any pension paid to a widow under subsection (1) shall cease upon her re-marriage or death.

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Section 12

Pension or gratuity not to be assignable

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A pension or gratuity granted under this Act shall not be —

(a)

assignable or transferable except for the purpose of satisfying —

(i)

a debt due to the Government; or

(ii)

an order of any court for the payment of periodical sums of money towards the maintenance of the wife, or former wife or minor child of the former President to whom the pension has been granted; and (b)attached, sequestered or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim whatever except a debt due to the Government.

Section 13

Pensions and gratuities to be paid out of Pension Fund

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Amended by8/95

There shall be charged on and paid out of the Pension Fund established by the Pension Fund Act (Cap. 224A) all such sums of money as may, from time to time, be granted by way of pension or gratuity in accordance with this Act.

Common questions

What is Civil List and Pension Act?
Civil List and Pension Act is Singapore Act, cited as Act CLGA 1970, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1970.
Is Civil List and Pension Act still in force?
Yes — Civil List and Pension Act is currently in force.
When did Civil List and Pension Act take effect?
Civil List and Pension Act was first recorded in 1970.
How many sections does Civil List and Pension Act have?
Civil List and Pension Act contains 13 sections.
What amends Civil List and Pension Act?
Civil List and Pension Act has been amended by Act 49 of 1970, Act 11 of 1991, Act 20 of 2012, and Act 8 of 1995.
Where can I read the official version of Civil List and Pension Act?
The official text of Civil List and Pension Act is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.