Constitution of the Republic of Singapore · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9 · The Public Service
108. Terms of service of Chairman and members of Commission
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The Chairman and other members of the Public Service Commission shall be paid such salary and allowances as may, from time to time, be determined, and such salary and allowances shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.
Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the terms of service of the members of the Public Service Commission may either —
terms of service
“terms of service”, in respect of any officer, includes the remuneration to which that officer is entitled by virtue of his office, and any pension, gratuity or other like allowance payable to or in respect of that officer;
be prescribed in regulations made by the President and published in the Gazette; or
(in so far as they are not prescribed by or under any such law) be prescribed by the President.
Regulations made under clause (2)(a) may provide that any gratuity payable in respect of service as a member of the Public Service Commission shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.
member
“member” means a member of the Council and includes the Chairman and any alternate member appointed under Article 37C.
The terms of service of any member of the Public Service Commission shall not be altered to his disadvantage during his continuance in office.
Public Service Commission
“Public Service Commission” means the Public Service Commission constituted under this Constitution;
For the purposes of clause (3), in so far as the terms of service of a member of the Public Service Commission depend upon his option, any terms for which he opts shall be taken to be more advantageous to him than any for which he might have opted.