Constitution of the Republic of Singapore 1963, as amended to 2023
Head of State
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    (1) There shall be a President of Singapore who shall be the Head of State.
    … (Art. 17)
Head of State
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    (1) The President is to be elected by the citizens of Singapore in accordance with any law made by the Legislature.
    … (Art. 17 A)
Head of State
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    (1) No person shall be elected as President unless he is qualified for election in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.
    (2) A person shall be qualified to be elected as President if he —
    (a) is a citizen of Singapore;
    (b) is not less than 45 years of age;
    (c) possesses the qualifications specified in Article 44 (2) (c) and (d);
    (d) is not subject to any of the disqualifications specified in Article 45;
    (e) satisfies the Presidential Elections Committee that he is a person of integrity, good character and reputation;
    (f) is not a member of any political party on the date of his nomination for election; and
    (g) satisfies the Presidential Elections Committee that —
    (i) he has, at the date of the writ of election, met either the public sector service requirement in clause (3) or the private sector service requirement in clause (4); and
    (ii) the period of service counted for the purposes of clause (3)(a), (b) or (c)(i) or (4)(a)(i) or (b)(i) or each of the 2 periods of service counted for the purposes of clause (3)(d) or (4)(c), as the case may be, falls partly or wholly within the 20 years immediately before the date of the writ of election.
    … (Art. 19)
Head of State
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    (1) The executive authority of Singapore shall be vested in the President and exercisable subject to the provisions of this Constitution by him or by the Cabinet or any Minister authorised by the Cabinet.
    … (Art. 23)
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Part 4 on Fundamental Liberties.

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Presidential Council for Minority Rights established under Art. 69. Refer to Art. 68.

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4- Presidential Council for Minority Rights established under Art. 69.
5- Refer to Art. 68: “In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires- …“differentiating measure” means any measure which is, or is likely in its practical application to be, disadvantageous to persons of any racial or religious community and not equally disadvantageous to persons of other such communities, either directly by prejudicing persons of that community or indirectly by giving advantage to persons of another community; …”

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Part 4 on Fundamental Liberties.