Civil List and Gratuity Act 1970

2020 REVISED EDITION

This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021

An Act to provide a civil list and gratuity for the President of the Republic of Singapore.

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[1 July 1970]

Short title

1. This Act is the Civil List and Gratuity Act 1970.

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PART 1

CIVIL LIST

Civil list of President

2.—(1) There shall be paid for the civil list of the President so long as he holds office the yearly sums specified in the Schedule.

(2) Payments in respect of the amounts for the privy purse and entertainment allowance specified in Class 1 of the Schedule shall be made to the President.

(3) Payments of the acting President’s allowance specified in Class 1 of the Schedule shall be made to the person exercising the functions of the office of President pursuant to Article 22N or 22O of the Constitution.

(4) Payments in respect of the amounts specified in Classes 2, 3 and 4 of the Schedule shall be made by or on the instructions of the Private Secretary to the President in accordance with any written law governing the disbursement of public funds.

(5) No payment in respect of the amounts specified in Class 1 of the Schedule shall be made in respect of any period during which the office of the President is vacant.

Charge on Consolidated Fund

3. The sums required for payments under section 2 shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund.

Payment

4. The yearly sums payable under Class 1 of the Schedule shall —

(a)	accrue from day to day; and
(b)	be payable monthly on the last day of each month or on such other day as the Minister may from time to time determine.

Appropriation

5.—(1) In the application of the sums paid in respect of any year under section 2, the amounts specified in the Schedule shall be appropriated to the classes of expenditure specified therein respectively in that year.

(2) If it appears that the sum appropriated to any class of expenditure in any year will not be wholly required for the expenditure of that class in that year, the amount not so required may, with the approval of the Minister, be applied as an addition to the sum available for any other class.

(3) The sums to be expended by or on the instructions of the Private Secretary to the President in respect of Classes 2, 3 and 4 of the Schedule for any year shall be expended in that year by the Private Secretary to the President in conformity with the detailed estimates for that year submitted by him to, and approved by, the Minister.

Change of holder of office

6. In the event of there being a change of holder of the office of President, there shall be made such adjustments and distribution of the annual payment due under section 2 in respect of the amounts specified for Class 1 of the Schedule as the circumstances of the case may require.

Variation of Schedule

7. Parliament may, from time to time, by resolution vary the Schedule.

PART 2

GRATUITY

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8. [Repealed by Act 20 of 2012]

9. [Repealed by Act 20 of 2012]

Gratuity on death

10. Where, after 1 July 1970, the President or a former President dies, there may be paid to his dependants or, if there are no dependants, to his legal personal representative a gratuity of such amount as Parliament may by resolution determine.

11. [Repealed by Act 20 of 2012]

Gratuity not to be assignable

12. A gratuity granted under this Act shall not be —

(a)

assignable or transferable except for the purpose of satisfying —

(i)	a debt due to the Government; or
(ii)	an order of any court for the payment of periodical sums of money towards the maintenance of the wife, or former wife or minor child of the former President to whom the gratuity has been granted; and

(b)

attached, sequestered or levied upon for or in respect of any debt or claim whatever except a debt due to the Government.

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Gratuities to be paid out of Pension Fund

13. There shall be charged on and paid out of the Pension Fund established by the Pension Fund Act 1995 all such sums of money as may, from time to time, be granted by way of gratuity in accordance with this Act.

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THE SCHEDULE

Sections 2, 4, 5(1) and (3), 6 and 7

Sums payable

Class 1

(a)	The privy purse

$1,568,900

(b)	Entertainment allowance

$73,000

(c)	Acting President’s allowance

$4,500

Class 2

Salaries of personal staff

$7,318,000

Class 3

Expenses of household

$4,542,000

Class 4

Special services

$1,288,000

[S 130/2026 wef 06/03/2026]

[S 126/2023 wef 06/03/2023]

[S 772/2004; S 52/2005; S 185/2005; S 36/2006; S 183/2006; S 43/2007; S 37/2008; S 175/2008; S 139/2009; S 203/2010; S 177/2011; S 137/2012]

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Civil List and Gratuity Act 1970

(Formerly known as the Civil List and Pension Act (2002 Ed.))

This Legislative History is a service provided by the Law Revision Commission on a best-efforts basis. It is not part of the Act.

Act 10 of 1970—Civil List and Pension Act, 1970

Bill

14/1970

First Reading

7 May 1970

Second and Third Readings

21 May 1970

Commencement

1 July 1970

Act 49 of 1970—Civil List and Pension (Amendment) Act, 1970

Bill

59/1970

First, Second and Third Readings

30 December 1970

Commencement

6 January 1971

1970 Revised Edition—Civil List and Pension Act (Chapter 52)

Operation

1 April 1971

G.N. No. S 78/1973—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

26 February 1973

G.N. No. S 317/1974—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

6 November 1974

G.N. No. S 41/1975—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

3 March 1975

G.N. No. S 42/1976—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

1 March 1976

G.N. No. S 63/1977—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

28 February 1977

G.N. No. S 92/1980—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

27 February 1978

10.

G.N. No. S 93/1980—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

5 March 1979

11.

G.N. No. S 94/1980—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

5 March 1980

12.

G.N. No. S 94/1981—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

6 March 1981

13.

G.N. No. S 201/1982—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

5 March 1982

14.

G.N. No. S 77/1983—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

4 March 1983

15.

G.N. No. S 103/1984—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

2 March 1984

16.

G.N. No. S 93/1985—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

8 March 1985

17.

G.N. No. S 84/1986—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

7 March 1986

18.

G.N. No. S 100/1987—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

4 March 1987

19.

1985 Revised Edition—Civil List and Pension Act (Chapter 44)

Operation

30 March 1987

20.

G.N. No. S 86/1988—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

4 March 1988

21.

G.N. No. S 177/1989—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

7 April 1989

22.

G.N. No. S 44/1991—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

2 March 1990

23.

G.N. No. S 163/1991—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

1 March 1991

24.

Act 11 of 1991—Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1991

(Amendments made by section 2 read with item (6) of the Schedule to the above Act)

Bill

4/1991

First Reading

3 January 1991

Second Reading

14 January 1991

Notice of Amendments

14 January 1991

Third Reading

14 January 1991

Commencement

30 November 1991 (section 2 read with item (6) of the Schedule)

25.

G.N. No. S 176/1992—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

28 February 1992

26.

1994 Revised Edition—Civil List and Pension Act (Chapter 44)

Operation

15 July 1994

27.

Act 8 of 1995—Pension Fund Act 1995

(Amendments made by section 18(1)(b) and (2)(a) of the above Act)

Bill

2/1995

First Reading

23 January 1995

Second and Third Readings

1 March 1995

Commencement

1 April 1995 (section 18(1)(b) and (2)(a))

28.

G.N. No. S 232/1996—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

28 February 1996

29.

G.N. No. S 366/1997—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

11 July 1997

30.

1997 Revised Edition—Civil List and Pension Act (Chapter 44)

Operation

20 December 1997

31.

G.N. No. S 246/1998—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

27 February 1998

32.

G.N. No. S 188/1999—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

26 February 1999

33.

G.N. No. S 143/2000—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

25 February 2000

34.

G.N. No. S 36/2001—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

12 January 2001

35.

G.N. No. S 168/2001—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

23 February 2001

36.

2002 Revised Edition—Civil List and Pension Act (Chapter 44)

Operation

31 December 2002

37.

G.N. No. S 772/2004—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

27 February 2004

38.

G.N. No. S 52/2005—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

25 January 2005

39.

G.N. No. S 185/2005—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

18 February 2005

40.

G.N. No. S 36/2006—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

17 January 2006

41.

G.N. No. S 183/2006—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

17 February 2006

42.

G.N. No. S 43/2007—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

23 January 2007

43.

G.N. No. S 37/2008—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

22 January 2008

44.

G.N. No. S 175/2008—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

15 February 2008

45.

G.N. No. S 139/2009—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

22 January 2009

46.

G.N. No. S 203/2010—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

2 March 2010

47.

G.N. No. S 177/2011—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

10 March 2011

48.

G.N. No. S 137/2012—Parliamentary Resolution

Passed

17 February 2012

49.

Act 20 of 2012—Civil List and Pension (Amendment) Act 2012

Bill

17/2012

First Reading

13 August 2012

Second and Third Readings

10 September 2012

Commencement

25 September 2014

Note:

The Civil List and Pension Act was renamed as the Civil List and Gratuity Act by this Act.

50.

2020 Revised Edition—Civil List and Gratuity Act 1970

Operation

31 December 2021

51.

G.N. No. S 126/2023—Civil List and Gratuity Act 1970 — Resolution Passed at Parliament Meeting

Date of commencement

6 March 2023

52.

G.N. No. S 130/2026—Civil List and Gratuity Act 1970 â Resolution Passed at Parliament Meeting

Date of commencement

6 March 2026

Abbreviations

(updated on 29 August 2022)

G.N.

Gazette Notification

G.N. Sp.

Gazette Notification (Special Supplement)

L.A.

Legislative Assembly

L.N.

Legal Notification (Federal/Malaysian)

Malaya/Malaysia (including Federated Malay States, Malayan Union, Federation of Malaya and Federation of Malaysia)

Parl.

Parliament

Subsidiary Legislation

S.I.

Statutory Instrument (United Kingdom)

S (N.S.)

Subsidiary Legislation (New Series)

S.S.G.G.

Straits Settlements Government Gazette

S.S.G.G. (E)

Straits Settlements Government Gazette (Extraordinary)