CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
SINGAPORE
PART I
THE STATE GOVERNMENT
Chapter 1
YANG DI-PERTUAN NEGARA
The Yang di-Pertuan Negara 1. (1) There shall be a Yang di-Pertuan Negara of the State, who shall be appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong acting in his discretion but after consultation with the Prime Minister.
- (2) The Yang di-Pertuan Negara shall be appointed for a term of four years but may at any time resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and may be removed from office by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in pursuance of an address by the Legislative Assembly supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the total number of the Members thereof.
- (3) The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, acting in his discretion but after consultation with the Prime Minister, may appoint a person to exercise the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara during any period during which the Yang di-Pertuan Negara is unable to do so himself owing to illness, absence or any other cause; but no person shall be so
appointed unless he would be qualified to be appointed as Yang di-Pertuan Negara.
- (4) A person appointed under clause (3) of this Article may take the place of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara as a member of the Conference of Rulers during any period during which, under that clause, he may exercise the functions of Yang di-Pertuan Negara.
Qualifications and disabilities of Yang di-Pertuan Negara 2. (1) A person who is not a citizen of Malaysia born in Malaya shall not be appointed Yang di-Pertuan Negara.
- (2) The Yang di-Pertuan Negara shall not hold any office of profit and shall not actively engage in any commercial enterprise.
Oath of office of Yang di-Pertuan Negara 3. The Yang di-Pertuan Negara or person appointed to exercise the functions of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara under clause (3) of Article 1 of this Constitution shall before exercising his functions take and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of Singapore or of another Judge of the High Court an oath in the form set out in the First Schedule to this Constitution.
Civil List and Personal Staff of Yang di-Pertuan Negara and remuneration of acting Yang di-Pertuan Negara 4. (1) The Legislature shall by law provide a Civil List for the Yang di-Pertuan Negara.
- (2) Any other person authorised under this Constitution to exercise Staff of the functions of the office of Yang di-Pertuan Negara shall, during any period during which he exercises those functions, be entitled to such remuneration as the Legislature may by law provide.
