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Formal Consolidation |  2007 RevEd
Subordinate courts
3.—(1)  There shall be within Singapore the following subordinate courts with such jurisdiction as is conferred by this Act or any other written law:
(a)District Courts;
(b)Magistrates’ Courts;
(c)Juvenile Courts;
(d)Coroners’ Courts;
(e)Small Claims Tribunals.
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(2)  The Small Claims Tribunals shall have such jurisdiction as is conferred by the Small Claims Tribunals Act (Cap. 308) or any other written law.
(3)  Except as provided in the Small Claims Tribunals Act, no provision of this Act or Rules of Court shall apply to a Small Claims Tribunal.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 21 of 2016
State Courts
3.—(1)  There are within Singapore the following subordinate courts called the State Courts:
(a)District Courts;
(b)Magistrates’ Courts;
(c)Coroners’ Courts;
(d)Small Claims Tribunals;
(e)Employment Claims Tribunals.
[Act 21 of 2016 wef 01/04/2017]
(1A)  The District Courts and Magistrates’ Courts have such jurisdiction as is conferred by this Act and any other written law.
[Act 21 of 2016 wef 01/04/2017]
(2)  The Small Claims Tribunals shall have such jurisdiction as is conferred by the Small Claims Tribunals Act (Cap. 308) or any other written law.
(3)  Except as provided in the Small Claims Tribunals Act, no provision of this Act or Rules of Court shall apply to a Small Claims Tribunal.
(4)  The Coroners’ Courts shall have such jurisdiction as is conferred by the Coroners Act 2010 and any other written law.
[14/2010 wef 02/01/2011]
(5)  The Employment Claims Tribunals have such jurisdiction as is conferred by the Employment Claims Act 2016 and any other written law.
[Act 21 of 2016 wef 01/04/2017]