Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill

Bill No. 38/1995

Read the first time on 1st November 1995.

An Act to amend the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Chapter 322 of the 1985 Revised Edition).

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

Short title and commencement

1. This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act 1995 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

Amendment of section 2

2. Section 2 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (referred to in this Act as the principal Act) is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “Chief Justice” in the definition of “Judge”, the words “and any person appointed to exercise the powers of a Judge”.

Amendment of section 10

3. Section 10 of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsection:

“(4) If a Judge reserves judgment in any proceedings and his appointment as a Judge expires or is terminated before his judgment is delivered, he shall have power to deliver judgment in respect of those proceedings, notwithstanding that his appointment as a Judge has expired or has been terminated.”.

Amendment of section 80

4. Section 80 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

“(3) The Rules Committee shall consist of —

(a)	the Chief Justice, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee;
(b)	the Attorney-General;
(c)	not more than 5 Judges of the Supreme Court to be appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing;
(d)	the Senior District Judge;
(e)	a District Judge to be appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing; and
(f)	2 practising advocates and solicitors to be appointed by the Chief Justice for such period as he may specify in writing.”.

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