Registration of Criminals Act 1949 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Appeal Against Registrar’S Determination Under Section 39
41. Reviewing Tribunals — composition
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One or more bodies each called a Reviewing Tribunal is established by this section.
Every Reviewing Tribunal consists of a District Judge or Magistrate who is appointed by the President on the advice of the Cabinet subject to subsection (3).
An individual must not be, or be appointed as, a member of any Reviewing Tribunal if he or she is not a citizen of Singapore.
A member of a Reviewing Tribunal must vacate office at the end of a period of 3 years starting the day of his or her appointment, but is eligible for reappointment.
A member of a Reviewing Tribunal may resign his or her office by giving written notice to the President.
In the performance of his or her functions and duties under this Act, a member of a Reviewing Tribunal has the same protection and immunity as a District Judge or Magistrate, as the case may be.
The proceedings of a Reviewing Tribunal are deemed to be judicial proceedings and a member of the Reviewing Tribunal is deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871.