Regulation 1
Citation
This Order may be cited as the Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order.
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Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1963
- Sections
- 4
Quick answer
About this subsidiary legislation
Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation CONS-OR3 1963, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1963.
Regulation 2
Definitions
Amended byS 508/2022 wef 01/07/2022
Subregulation 1
Amended byS 508/2022 wef 01/07/2022
In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“Division I officer” means a holder of —
(a)
an office of emolument in Division I in the public service, whether in a civil or military capacity; or
(b)
an office in any authority established by written law for a public purpose being an office which is equivalent to the office referred to in paragraph (a);
Definition
“General Services” means those Services other than the —
(a)
Education Service; and
(b)
Immigration & Checkpoints Specialist Service;
Definition
“Judiciary” means the Supreme Court, Family Justice Courts and State Courts;
Amended byS 508/2022 wef 01/07/2022
Definition
“promotion” means the substantive upgrading from one grade to a higher grade within the Scheme of Service of the officer concerned;
Definition
“public officer” or “officer” means a public officer in Division II, III or IV but excludes the following: (a)a member of the Singapore Armed Forces;
(b)
a member of the personal staff of the President;
(c)
a police officer below the rank of Inspector;
Definition
“Service” means any group of officers recruited or appointed under and in accordance with the provisions of any Scheme of Service;
Definition
“security agency” means —
(a)
the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau;
(b)
the Internal Security Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs; or
(c)
the Security and Intelligence Division of the Ministry of Defence;
Definition
“transfer” means a transfer, whether or not involving an increase in salary, of a public officer —
(a)
from one Service to another Service; or
(b)
from a Service or post under the jurisdiction of a Personnel Board to a Service or post under the jurisdiction of another Personnel Board.
Subregulation 2
For the purposes of this Order, an officer who is employed on secondment in a post in a Ministry or an Organ of State shall not be regarded as an officer holding a post in that Ministry or Organ of State.
Regulation 3
Establishment of Personnel Boards
Amended byS 581/2015 wef 01/10/2015
There are established, in respect of each of the classes of public officers specified in the second column of the Schedule, Personnel Boards comprising the following persons, all of whom must be appointed by the Permanent Secretary to the Public Service Division:
(a)
a Chairman who must be a Division I officer holding an appointment of Superscale grade in his Scheme of Service;
(b)
not less than 2 and not more than 9 members who must be Division I officers.
Regulation 4
Functions of Personnel Boards
Each Personnel Board shall have the jurisdiction and power to —
(a)
appoint officers in the class specified in the second column of the Schedule in relation to that Personnel Board;
(b)
confirm and emplace on the permanent or pensionable establishment officers in that class;
(c)
promote officers in that class, including considering and recommending to the appropriate Senior Personnel Board or, in the case of an officer holding a post in the Auditor-General’s Office, to the Public Service Commission, an officer in that class for promotion to Division I; and
(d)
transfer officers in that class (but excluding the Deputy Sergeant at Arms), except that the transfer of an officer from a Service or post under the jurisdiction of a Personnel Board to a Service or post under the jurisdiction of another Personnel Board shall be made by the latter Personnel Board.
Common questions
- What is Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order?
- Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation CONS-OR3 1963, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1963.
- Is Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order still in force?
- Yes — Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order is currently in force.
- When did Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order take effect?
- Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order was first recorded in 1963.
- How many regulations does Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order have?
- Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order contains 4 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order?
- The official text of Public Service (Personnel Boards) Order is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.