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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore s 111B

s 111B Judicial Service Commission

111B.—(1) A Judicial Service Commission is established. (2) The Commission consists of —(a) the Chief Justice (as President); (b) the Chairman of the Public Service Commission (as Vice‑President); and (c) the following other members:(i) up to 2 members appointed by the President on the advice of the Chief Justice; (ii) up to 2 members appointed by the President on the advice of the Chairman of the Public Service Commission; (iii) up to 2 members appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. (3) For the purposes of clause (2)(c) —(a) the President may, acting in the President’s discretion, refuse to make an appointment if the President does not concur with the advice tendered; and (b) the President must not appoint 2 members under clause (2)(c)(i), (ii) or (iii) unless at least one of them has for an aggregate period of 10 or more years been one or more of the following:(i) a qualified person within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966†; (ii) an officer in the Singapore Judicial Service; (iii) an officer in the Singapore Legal Service.[†Updated to be consistent with the 2020 Revised Edition] (4) Before assuming the duties of his or her office, an appointed member must take and subscribe before a Supreme Court Judge the appropriate Oath for the due execution of his or her office in the form set out in the First Schedule.[Act 32 of 2021 wef 14/01/2022]

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