Singapore legislation
Article 72
Article 72
Disqualifications of members
A person shall be disqualified for appointment as a member who —
is or has been found or declared to be of unsound mind;
is insolvent or an undischarged bankrupt;
has —
been convicted of an offence by a court in Singapore or elsewhere and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to a fine of not less than $10,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency when sentenced); and
not received a free pardon,except that where the conviction is by a foreign court, the offence must also be one which, had it been committed in Singapore, would have been punishable by a court in Singapore; or
has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of, or exercised the rights of citizenship in, a foreign country or has made a declaration of allegiance to a foreign country.