SINGAPORE: In a crisis, Members of Parliament (MPs) will be able to “meet” across two or more places appointed by the President under a new ...
SINGAPORE: In a crisis, Members of Parliament will be able to “meet” across two or more places appointed by the President under a new article in the Constitution that was passed on Tuesday .
“In the context of the COVID-19 situation, separating members into cohorts, and limiting the physical contact between these cohorts, allows us to cut down the chance of infection spreading to all the MPs,” she said.AdvertisementThe details of the continuity arrangements, such as which members will be allocated to which meeting place and how they will communicate, can be decided by the House or by Speaker Tan Chuan-Jin.
“Singapore is a small country, and members should be able to travel to alternative sites for Parliament. We also wanted members to be physically and fully present to apply our minds together to the important business of the Parliament, even if we co-locate between several places,” she said. However, the Bill was introduced and passed in two days under a certificate of urgency “out of an abundance of caution” so that it can be triggered if necessary.
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