Supreme Court of Judicature Act

(CHAPTER 322)

(Original Enactment: Act 24 of 1969)

REVISED EDITION 2007

(31st July 2007)

An Act to provide for the jurisdiction and powers of the superior courts of judicature.

[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

[9th January 1970]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court of Judicature Act.

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Appellate Division” means the Appellate Division of the High Court;

[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

“court” means the General Division, the Appellate Division, or the Court of Appeal;

[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

“Family Division of the High Court” means the Family Division of the High Court constituted under section 4 of the Family Justice Act 2014;

[Act 27 of 2014 wef 01/10/2014]

“Family Justice Rules” means the Family Justice Rules made under the Family Justice Act 2014 and any other written law by the Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under section 46(1) of that Act;

[Act 27 of 2014 wef 01/10/2014]

“General Division” means the General Division of the High Court;

[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

“Judge” means a Supreme Court Judge, a Judicial Commissioner, a Senior Judge or an International Judge, and —

(a)	in relation to the General Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act;
(b)	in relation to the Appellate Division, means a Judge sitting in that Division in accordance with the Constitution and this Act; and
(c)	in relation to the Court of Appeal, means a Judge sitting in that Court in accordance with the Constitution and this Act; [Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

[Deleted by Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

[Deleted by Act 42 of 2014 wef 01/01/2015]

“Registrar” means the Registrar of the Supreme Court and includes the Deputy Registrar and the Assistant Registrars;

“Rules of Court” means Rules of Court made under this Act and includes forms;

“seal” includes stamp;

“subordinate court” means a court constituted under the State Courts Act (Cap. 321), a Family Court or Youth Court constituted under the Family Justice Act 2014, and any other court, tribunal or judicial or quasi-judicial body from the decisions of which under any written law there is a right of appeal to the Supreme Court;

[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

“Supreme Court Judge” means the Chief Justice, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, a Judge of the Appellate Division or a Judge of the High Court.

[58/73; 16/93; 3/96]

[Act 5 of 2014 wef 07/03/2014]

[Act 27 of 2014 wef 01/10/2014]

[Act 40 of 2019 wef 02/01/2021]

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