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

Fixed perpetuity period of 100 years

32.—(1) In the rule against perpetuities as is applicable to any settlement or disposition of property, the perpetuity period shall be 100 years or such shorter period as may be specified in the instrument by which the settlement or disposition is made.

[45/2004]

(2) Where any instrument making any settlement or disposition of property refers to lives in being or specifies a perpetuity period that exceeds 100 years, the perpetuity period shall be deemed to be a period of 100 years.

[45/2004]

(3) This section shall apply in relation to —

(a)	any instrument made in the exercise of a special power of appointment where the instrument creating the special power of appointment takes effect on or after 15 December 2004; and
(b)	any other instrument taking effect on or after 15 December 2004. [45/2004]

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