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Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969
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Division 1 — General

Division 2 — Original jurisdiction

Division 3 — Singapore International Commercial Court

Division 4 — Appellate jurisdiction

Division 5 — Supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction

Division 6 — Allocation of proceedings

Division 7 — Matters that are non-appealable or appealable only with permission

Division 8 — Further arguments

Division 9 — Allocation of appeals

Division 1 — General

Division 2 — Civil jurisdiction

Division 3 — Matters that are non-appealable or appealable only with permission

Division 1 — General

Division 2 — Civil jurisdiction

Division 3 — Criminal jurisdiction

Division 1 — Registrar

Division 2 — Sheriff

Division 3 — Accountant

Division 4 — Subordinate officers

Division 5 — Offices

Division 1 — List of touts

Division 2 — Measures for dealing with unmeritorious or vexatious proceedings and vexatious litigants

Division 3 — Disabilities of Registrar and other officers

Division 4 — Protection of Registrar and other persons

Division 5 — Rules of Court

Division 6 — Council of Judges

Division 7 — Supplemental

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents
Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969
Long Title Part 1 PRELIMINARY
 
1 Short title
 
2 Interpretation
Part 2 THE SUPREME COURT
 
3 Superior courts
 
4 Precedence
 
5 Acting appointment
 
5A International Judges
 
6 Seal
 
7 Vacations
 
8 Sittings in private
 
8A Court may conduct hearing through electronic means of communication
Part 3 GENERAL DIVISION OF HIGH COURT Division 1 — General
 
9 (Repealed)
 
10 Proceedings in General Division
 
10A Assessors to assist General Division
 
10B When General Division is open
 
11 Sittings of General Division and distribution of business
 
12 (Repealed)
 
13 Enforcement orders for seizure and sale of property
 
14 Execution of deed or indorsement of negotiable instrument
Division 2 — Original jurisdiction
 
15 Criminal jurisdiction
 
16 Civil jurisdiction — general
 
17 Civil jurisdiction — specific
 
17A Civil jurisdiction — concurrent jurisdiction with Syariah Court in certain matters
 
17B Oral hearing not needed generally
 
17C Summary dismissal of certain matters
 
18 Powers of General Division
Division 3 — Singapore International Commercial Court
 
18A Singapore International Commercial Court
 
18B President of Singapore International Commercial Court
 
18C Act to apply with modifications
 
18D Jurisdiction of Singapore International Commercial Court
 
18E (Repealed)
 
18F Effect of jurisdiction agreement
 
18G Composition of Singapore International Commercial Court
 
18H Provisions where Singapore International Commercial Court comprises 3 Judges
 
18I Powers of Singapore International Commercial Court, generally
 
18J Transfer of cases
 
18K Rules of evidence in certain cases
 
18L Determination of foreign law on submissions
 
18M Representation by foreign lawyers and law experts
Division 4 — Appellate jurisdiction
 
19 Appellate criminal jurisdiction
 
20 Appellate civil jurisdiction
 
21 Appeals from District and Magistrates’ Courts
 
22 Powers of rehearing
 
22A Oral hearing not needed for appellate matters generally
 
22B Summary dismissal of certain appeals
Division 5 — Supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction
 
23 Revision of criminal proceedings of subordinate courts
 
24 Power of General Division to call for records of civil proceedings in subordinate courts
 
25 Powers of General Division on revision of civil proceedings
 
26 No revision at instance of party who could have appealed
 
27 General supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction of General Division
 
28 Discretion of General Division as to hearing parties
Division 6 — Allocation of proceedings
 
28A Allocation of proceedings to District Court or Family Court
 
28B (Repealed)
Division 7 — Matters that are non-appealable or appealable only with permission
 
29 No appeal in certain cases
 
29A Permission required to appeal in certain cases
Division 8 — Further arguments
 
29B Further arguments before notice of appeal is filed
Division 9 — Allocation of appeals
 
29C Court to which appeal is to be made
 
29D Power to transfer appeal to Court of Appeal
 
29E Power to transfer appeal to Appellate Division
Part 4 APPELLATE DIVISION OF HIGH COURT Division 1 — General
 
30 President
 
31 Jurisdiction — general
 
32 Composition — general
 
33 Decisions how made
 
34 Sittings
Division 2 — Civil jurisdiction
 
35 Civil jurisdiction
 
36 Composition — further provisions
 
37 Oral hearing not needed for appellate matters generally
 
38 Summary dismissal of certain matters
 
39 Applications
 
40 Incidental directions and interim orders
 
41 Hearing of appeals
 
42 Costs of appeal
 
43 New trial
 
44 Immaterial errors
 
45 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution or enforcement
Division 3 — Matters that are non-appealable or appealable only with permission
 
46 No appeal in certain cases
 
47 Permission required to appeal
Part 5 COURT OF APPEAL Division 1 — General
 
48 President and Vice-Presidents
 
49 Jurisdiction — general
 
50 Composition — general
 
51 Decisions how made
 
52 Sittings
Division 2 — Civil jurisdiction
 
53 Civil jurisdiction
 
54 Composition — further provisions
 
55 Oral hearing not needed for appellate matters generally
 
56 Summary dismissal of certain matters
 
57 Applications
 
58 Incidental directions and interim orders
 
59 Hearing of appeals
 
60 Costs of appeal
 
60A New trial
 
60B Immaterial errors
 
60C Appeal not to operate as stay of execution or enforcement
Division 3 — Criminal jurisdiction
 
60D Criminal jurisdiction
 
60E Composition when exercising criminal jurisdiction
Part 6 OFFICERS AND OFFICES Division 1 — Registrar
 
61 Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars
 
62 Powers and duties of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrars
Division 2 — Sheriff
 
63 Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff and Assistant Sheriffs of Supreme Court
 
64 Powers and duties of Sheriff
 
65 Sheriff not to act when an interested party
 
65A Solicitor authorised to act as officer of Sheriff
Division 3 — Accountant
 
66 Duties of Accountant
Division 4 — Subordinate officers
 
67 Subordinate officers of Supreme Court
 
68 Commissioners for oaths
 
69 Oaths of officers
 
70 Apportionment of work
Division 5 — Offices
 
71 Registry of Supreme Court
 
72 Registry to be open throughout the year
Part 7 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Division 1 — List of touts
 
73 List of touts
Division 2 — Measures for dealing with unmeritorious or vexatious proceedings and vexatious litigants
 
73A Measures for dealing with unmeritorious or vexatious proceedings
 
73B Limited civil restraint orders
 
73C Extended civil restraint orders
 
73D General civil restraint orders
 
74 Vexatious litigants
Division 3 — Disabilities of Registrar and other officers
 
75 Disqualification of Registrar
 
76 Registrar not to act where interested
 
77 Officers of Supreme Court not to bid at sales under any written law
 
78 Misconduct of officers
Division 4 — Protection of Registrar and other persons
 
79 Protection of Registrar and other persons
Division 5 — Rules of Court
 
80 Rules of Court
Division 6 — Council of Judges
 
81 Council of Judges to consider operation of this Act, etc.
Division 7 — Supplemental
 
82 Conversion of pending petitions and motions to writs of summons, originating summonses and summonses
 
83 Amendment of Third to Ninth Schedules
FIRST SCHEDULE Additional powers of General Division SECOND SCHEDULE THIRD SCHEDULE Orders made by District Court or Magistrate’s Court that are appealable only with permission FOURTH SCHEDULE Decisions of General Division that are not appealable FIFTH SCHEDULE Decisions of General Division that are appealable only with permission, and certain exceptions SIXTH SCHEDULE Civil appeals to be made to Court of Appeal SEVENTH SCHEDULE Cases where civil jurisdiction of Appellate Division or Court of Appeal can be exercised by less than 3 judges EIGHTH SCHEDULE Repealed NINTH SCHEDULE Cases where decision of Appellate Division is not appealable TENTH SCHEDULE Cases where criminal jurisdiction of Court of Appeal can be exercised by less than 3 Judges Legislative History Abbreviations
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