Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5A · Council of Presidential Advisers
37B. Council of Presidential Advisers
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The Council of Presidential Advisers is established and consists of 8 members.
Council of Presidential Advisers
“Council of Presidential Advisers” means the Council of Presidential Advisers constituted under Part 5A;
In order to ensure that appointments to the Council are made at regular 2‑year intervals, the members of the Council are divided into the following divisions:
Council
“Council” means the Council of Presidential Advisers constituted under Article 37B;
the first division, consisting of the following members whose appointments expire on 1 June 2020 and every sixth year after that:
a member appointed by the President acting in his discretion;
a member appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister;
a member appointed by the President on the advice of the Chief Justice;
the second division, consisting of the following members whose appointments expire on 1 June 2022 and every sixth year after that:
a member appointed by the President acting in his discretion;
a member appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister;
a member appointed by the President on the advice of the Chairman of the Public Service Commission;
the third division, consisting of the following members whose appointments expire on 1 June 2024 and every sixth year after that:
a member appointed by the President acting in his discretion;
a member appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
If the seat of a member falls vacant before the member’s appointment expires under clause (2) —
member
“member” means a member of the Council and includes the Chairman and any alternate member appointed under Article 37C.
the President may make another appointment to that seat in accordance with the provision of clause (2) under which the vacating member was appointed; and
to avoid doubt, an appointment under paragraph (a) expires in accordance with the provision of clause (2) under which the vacating member was appointed.
The President, acting in his discretion, is to appoint a member of the Council to be the Chairman of the Council.
President
“President” means the President of Singapore elected under this Constitution and includes any person for the time being exercising the functions of the office of President;
When the Chairman exercises the functions of the office of the President under Article 22N or 22O, he —
shall not act as the Chairman during the period he so exercises the functions of the office of President; and
shall not take part in any proceedings of the Council during that period.
Where the Chairman is temporarily unable, whether by illness, absence or any other reason (including disqualification under clause (4)), to take part in any proceedings of the Council for any period —
he shall appoint a member (not being an alternate member) of the Council to act as Chairman for that period; and
the alternate member selected under Article 37C(3) to act in place of the member referred to in paragraph (a) shall perform that member’s functions during that same period.