Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · The Public Service
103. Interpretation of this Part
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Subject to clause (2), in this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
“appointed member” means —
member
“member” means a member of the Council and includes the Chairman and any alternate member appointed under Article 37C.
in Chapter 3 — a member of the Judicial Service Commission appointed under Article 111B(2)(c); and
Judicial Service Commission
“Judicial Service Commission” means the Judicial Service Commission constituted under this Constitution;
in Chapter 4 — a member of the Legal Service Commission appointed under Article 111J(2)(c);
Legal Service Commission
“Legal Service Commission” means the Legal Service Commission constituted under this Constitution;
“award” means any pension, gratuity or other similar allowance;
“Commission” means —
in Chapter 2 — the Public Service Commission;
Public Service Commission
“Public Service Commission” means the Public Service Commission constituted under this Constitution;
in Chapter 3 — the Judicial Service Commission;
in Chapter 4 — the Legal Service Commission; and
in Chapter 5 — the Public Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission or the Legal Service Commission;
“public office” does not include the following offices, and “public officer” has a corresponding meaning:
public office
“public office” means, subject to clause (5), an office of emolument in the public service;
any high judicial office;
high judicial office
“high judicial office” means the office of the Chief Justice, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, a Judge of the Appellate Division, a Judge of the High Court, a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge, and “person holding high judicial office” has a corresponding meaning;
the office of Attorney‑General or Deputy Attorney‑General;
the office of member of the Public Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission or the Legal Service Commission;
the office of any police officer below the rank of Inspector;
any office the remuneration of the holder of which is calculated on a daily rate;
remuneration
“remuneration”, in respect of any public officer, means only the emoluments of that officer, the whole or any part of which count for pension or gratuity in accordance with the provisions of any law relating to the grant of pensions or gratuities in respect of the public service;
“public service” does not include service otherwise than in a civil capacity.
The definitions of “public office”, “public officer” and “public service” in clause (1) do not apply for the purposes of Articles 112, 114 and 115.