Constitution, Arts. 17(2) ("The President shall be elected by the citizens of Singapore in accordance with any law made by the Legislature.") and 39(1) ("Parliament shall consist of – (a) such number of elected Members as is required to be returned at a general election by the constituencies prescribed by or under any law made by the Legislature; (b) such other members ... who shall be known as non-constituency Members ...; and (c) such other Members ... who shall be known as nominated Members ..." The procedure for elections is governed by the Presidential Elections Act (Cap. 240A, 2011 Rev. Ed.) and the Parliamentary Elections Act (Cap. 218, 2011 Rev. Ed.).
Stephen Kalong Ningkan v. Tun Abang Haji Openg [1966] 2 M.L.J. [Malayan Law Journal] 187, declining to apply the approach taken by the Privy Council on appeal from Nigeria in Adegbenro v. Akintola[1963] UKPC 15, [1963] A.C. 614, Privy Council (on appeal from Nigeria). See also Thio Su Mien (1966), "Dismissal of Chief Ministers", Malaya Law Review, 8: 203.
Lau Wah Ming, Secretary to the Cabinet (4 July 2005), Code of Conduct for Ministers, Cabinet of Singapore (reproduced on the Getforme Singapore website), archived from the original on 12 June 2008, retrieved 26 April 2009.
Standing Orders of Parliament (as amended on 19 October 2004)(PDF), Parliament of Singapore, 19 October 2004, archived from the original(PDF) on 9 May 2010, retrieved 25 May 2009, Orders 15(1) ("At the conclusion of the President's speech delivered at the opening of any session, Parliament shall stand adjourned without any question being put. The Leader of the House shall give two clear days' notice naming an ordinary sitting day, not less than two clear days after the day on which the speech was delivered, for the next sitting of Parliament, and Parliament shall sit on the day stated in such notice.") and 15(2) ("Such notice shall also give notice for such sitting day, of a motion to be moved by a Minister or other Member named by the Leader of the House that an Address expressing the thanks of Parliament for the speech of the President be agreed to. Debate thereon shall be confined to the policy of the Government as outlined in the speech."). See also Singapore Constitution, Art. 62: "The President may address Parliament and may send messages thereto."
Lau Wah Ming, Secretary to the Cabinet (4 July 2005), Code of Conduct for Ministers, Cabinet of Singapore (reproduced on the Getforme Singapore website), archived from the original on 12 June 2008, retrieved 26 April 2009.
Standing Orders of Parliament (as amended on 19 October 2004)(PDF), Parliament of Singapore, 19 October 2004, archived from the original(PDF) on 9 May 2010, retrieved 25 May 2009, Orders 15(1) ("At the conclusion of the President's speech delivered at the opening of any session, Parliament shall stand adjourned without any question being put. The Leader of the House shall give two clear days' notice naming an ordinary sitting day, not less than two clear days after the day on which the speech was delivered, for the next sitting of Parliament, and Parliament shall sit on the day stated in such notice.") and 15(2) ("Such notice shall also give notice for such sitting day, of a motion to be moved by a Minister or other Member named by the Leader of the House that an Address expressing the thanks of Parliament for the speech of the President be agreed to. Debate thereon shall be confined to the policy of the Government as outlined in the speech."). See also Singapore Constitution, Art. 62: "The President may address Parliament and may send messages thereto."
