Civil Law Act 1909 - Singapore Statutes Online

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3 Law and equity to be administered concurrently

4 Administration of insolvent estates, and winding up of companies. Bankruptcy rules to prevail

5 Agreement by way of gaming or wagering to be null and void

5A Abolition of tort of maintenance and champerty

5B Validity of certain contracts for funding of claims

6 Contracts which must be evidenced in writing

7 Trusts respecting immovable property and disposition of equitable interest

8 Abolition of rule in Bain v Fothergill

9 Continuity of contracts on European Economic and Monetary Union

10 Effect of death on certain causes of action

11 Abolition of right to damages for loss of expectation of life

12 Power of courts of record to award interest on debts and damages

13 Charges and mortgages over choses in action

14 Abolition of husband’s liability for wife’s torts and antenuptial contracts, debts and obligations

15 Entitlement to contribution

16 Assessment of contribution

17 Proceedings against persons jointly liable for same debt or damage

18 Successive actions against liability (jointly or otherwise) for same damage

19 Interpretation and application of sections 15, 16, 17 and 18

20 Right of action for wrongful act causing death

22 Assessment of damages

23 Appointments to be valid notwithstanding one or more objects excluded, or only take an unsubstantial share

24 Executor deemed to be trustee for person entitled to residue on intestacy

25 Executor of executor represents original testator

26 Devisee of land not to claim payment of mortgage debt out of movable property

27 Bona vacantia, etc.

28 No person chargeable with rent bona fide paid to holder under defective title

29 Rules to apply to State Courts

30 Presumption of survivorship in regard to claim to property

31 Accumulation of income

32 Fixed perpetuity period of 100 years

33 Powers of appointment

34 Necessity to wait and see

35 Contracts of minors who have attained 18 years of age

36 Legal proceedings and actions by minors who have attained 18 years of age

37 Standard of care for medical advice

THE SCHEDULE

Section 36

Legal proceedings and actions to which
section 36 applies

1. Any legal proceeding or action arising from or in connection with a contract to which the minor is a party and which, by virtue of section 35, has effect as if the minor were of full age.

2. Any legal proceeding or action arising from or in connection with the minor acting as —

(a)	a director of a company; or
(b)	a manager of a limited liability partnership.

3. Any legal proceeding or action arising from or in connection with a bill of exchange that has been drawn or indorsed —

(a)	by the minor; or
(b)	by another person in favour of the minor.

4. Where the minor is registered under the Business Names Registration Act 2014 to carry on any business (whether as a sole proprietor or in partnership with one or more other persons) —

(a)	any legal proceeding or action arising from or in connection with his carrying on of such business; or
(b)	[Deleted by Act 29 of 2014]

5. Where the minor carries on business in Singapore as a limited partnership registered under the Limited Partnerships Act 2008 (whether as a general partner or a limited partner) —

(a)	any legal proceeding or action arising from or in connection with his carrying on of such business; or
(b)	any legal proceeding or action arising from or in connection with his acting as a person responsible for the management of such business (as defined in section 39(2) of that Act). [7/2009; 29/2014; S 192/2009]

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