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Clause 1
—(1) This Act is the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2023.(2) Section 2 comes into operation on a date that the President appoints by notification in the Gazette.
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Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill
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Subclause 1
This Act is the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Act 2023.
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Subclause 2
Section 2 comes into operation on a date that the President appoints by notification in the Gazette.
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Clause 2
Article 9(6) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (called in this Act the Constitution) is amended by inserting, immediately after the word “drugs” in paragraph (b), the words “, psychoactive substances”.
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Clause 3
Article 46 of the Constitution is amended by deleting the word “leave” wherever it appears in clauses (4) and (6)(b) and substituting in each case the word “permission”.
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Clause 4
Article 148C of the Constitution is amended by inserting, immediately after clause (4), the following clauses:“(5) The Minister responsible for finance may withdraw any sum from —(a)a Contingencies Fund for the Consolidated Fund with a view to transferring the sum to the Consolidated Fund; or (b)a Contingencies Fund for the Development Fund with a view to transferring the sum to the Development Fund,being a sum in the Contingencies Fund concerned which the Minister, after proper inquiry, is satisfied to be in excess of what is likely necessary to meet an urgent and unforeseen need for expenditure from that Contingencies Fund.(6) The Minister responsible for finance must present to Parliament a report of every transfer under clause (5) as soon as practicable after the transfer is made.”.
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Subclause
“(5) The Minister responsible for finance may withdraw any sum from —(a)a Contingencies Fund for the Consolidated Fund with a view to transferring the sum to the Consolidated Fund; or (b)a Contingencies Fund for the Development Fund with a view to transferring the sum to the Development Fund,being a sum in the Contingencies Fund concerned which the Minister, after proper inquiry, is satisfied to be in excess of what is likely necessary to meet an urgent and unforeseen need for expenditure from that Contingencies Fund.
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Subclause 6
The Minister responsible for finance must present to Parliament a report of every transfer under clause (5) as soon as practicable after the transfer is made.”.