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Formal Consolidation |  2007 RevEd
General civil jurisdiction
19.—(1)  A District Court exercising civil jurisdiction shall be a court of record.
(2)  Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a District Court shall have the civil jurisdiction conferred by the following sections of this Part.
[15/93]
(3)  A District Court shall have the jurisdiction in sections 20, 21, 25, 26 and 29 where —
(a)the defendant is served with a writ or other originating process —
(i)in Singapore in the manner prescribed by Rules of Court; or
(ii)outside Singapore in the circumstances authorised by and in the manner prescribed by Rules of Court; or
(b)the defendant submits to the jurisdiction of a District Court.
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(4)  A District Court’s jurisdiction conferred by the following sections of this Part shall not include any jurisdiction expressly excluded by any other written law.
[20/99]
(5)  A District Court’s jurisdiction to hear and try any civil proceeding which comes within the jurisdiction of the Syariah Court constituted under the Administration of Muslim Law Act (Cap. 3) shall be the same as the High Court as if section 17A of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322) applies to the District Court with the modification that any reference therein to the High Court shall be read as a reference to a District Court.
[20/99]
(6)  Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), a District Court shall have such jurisdiction as is vested in it by any other written law.
[15/93]
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 5 of 2014
General civil jurisdiction
19.—(1)  A District Court exercising civil jurisdiction shall be a court of record.
(2)  Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a District Court shall have all the jurisdiction of the High Court to hear and try any action in personam where —
(a)the defendant is served with a writ of summons or any other originating process —
(i)in Singapore in the manner prescribed by Rules of Court; or
(ii)outside Singapore in the circumstances authorised by and in the manner prescribed by Rules of Court; or
(b)the defendant submits to the jurisdiction of a District Court.
[31/2010 wef 01/01/2011]
(3)  Subject to section 28A of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322) and any order under subsection (1) thereof, a District Court’s jurisdiction under subsection (2) shall not include —
(a)any supervisory jurisdiction or revisionary jurisdiction;
(b)any jurisdiction relating to the judicial review of any act done or decision made by any person or authority, including the issue of any of the following prerogative orders:
(i)a Mandatory Order;
(ii)a Prohibiting Order;
(iii)a Quashing Order;
(iv)an Order for Review of Detention;
(c)any jurisdiction vested exclusively in the High Court, in any other State Court, or in any judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative tribunal, by written law; and
[Act 5 of 2014 wef 07/03/2014]
(d)any jurisdiction expressly excluded by written law.
[31/2010 wef 01/01/2011]
(4)  Subject to sections 22 and 23, a District Court’s jurisdiction under subsection (2) shall not include jurisdiction to hear and try any action where —
(a)the amount claimed in the action exceeds the District Court limit; or
(b)any remedy or relief sought in the action is in respect of a subject-matter the value of which exceeds the District Court limit.
[31/2010 wef 01/01/2011]
(5)  A District Court’s jurisdiction to hear and try any civil proceeding which comes within the jurisdiction of the Syariah Court constituted under the Administration of Muslim Law Act (Cap. 3) shall be the same as the High Court as if section 17A of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322) applies to the District Court with the modification that any reference therein to the High Court shall be read as a reference to a District Court.
[20/99]
(6)  Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), a District Court shall have such jurisdiction as is vested in it by any other written law.
[15/93]