Singapore legislation

Article 22

of Constitution of the Republic of Singapore

Article 22

Appointment of public officers, etc.

Amended byAct 32 of 2021 wef 14/01/2022Act 32 of 2021 wef 14/01/2022Act 25 of 2022 wef 28/10/202231/200739/201428/201638/2019

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution, the President, acting in his discretion, may refuse to make an appointment to any of the following offices or to revoke any such appointment if he does not concur with the advice or recommendation of the authority on whose advice or recommendation he is, by virtue of that other provision of this Constitution or any other written law, to act:

(a)

the Chief Justice, Justices of the Court of Appeal, Judges of the Appellate Division, Judges of the High Court, Judicial Commissioners, Senior Judges and International Judges;

(b)

the Attorney-General;

(c)

the Chairman and members of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights;

(d)

the chairman and members of the Presidential Council for Religious Harmony constituted under the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990;

(e)

the chairman and members of an advisory board constituted for the purposes of Article 151;

(f)

the Chairman and members of the Public Service Commission, and the members of a personnel board established under Article 110D to exercise any power over Division I officers;

(fa)a member of the Judicial Service Commission (other than the President and the Vice‑President of that Commission) and a member of a personnel board established under Article 111I;

(fb)a member of the Legal Service Commission (other than the President and the Vice‑President of that Commission) and a member of a personnel board established under Article 111Q;

(g)

the Chief Valuer;

(h)

the Auditor-General;

(i)

the Accountant-General;

(j)

the Chief of Defence Force;

(k)

the Chiefs of the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Digital and Intelligence Service;

(l)

a member (other than an ex-officio member) of the Armed Forces Council established under the Singapore Armed Forces Act 1972;

(m)

the Commissioner of Police; and

(n)

the Director of the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau.