Supreme Court of Judicature Bill

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1 Short title and commencement

4 Constitution of Supreme Court

5 Acting appointment

7 Divisions and jurisdiction of Supreme Court

9 Sittings in camera

10 Proceedings in High Court to be disposed of by single Judge

11 Sittings of the High Court and distribution of business

13 Writs of execution

14 For execution of a deed or indorsement of negotiable instrument

15 Criminal jurisdiction

16 Civil jurisdiction — general

17 Civil jurisdiction — specific

18 Powers of the High Court

19 Appellate criminal jurisdiction

20 Appellate civil jurisdiction

21 Appeals from District Courts

22 Powers of re-hearing

23 Revision of criminal proceedings of subordinate courts

24 Power of High Court to call for records of civil proceedings in subordinate courts

25 Powers of High Court on revision of civil proceedings

26 No revision at instance of party who could have appealed

27 General supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction of High Court

28 Discretion of High Court as to hearing parties

29 Jurisdiction to hear and determine civil appeals

30 Composition of the Court of Appeal

31 Appeals how decided

32 Sittings of the Court of Appeal

33 Continuation of civil appeal notwithstanding absence of a Judge

34 Non-appealable matters

36 Incidental directions and interim orders

37 Hearing of appeals

40 Immaterial errors

41 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution

43 Constitution of Court of Criminal Appeal

44 Jurisdiction to hear and determine criminal appeals

46 Record of proceedings

47 Petition of appeal

48 Procedure where appellant in prison

49 Transmission of papers to Public Prosecutor

50 Appeals out of time and formal defects

51 Appeal not to operate as stay of execution

52 Summary rejection of appeal

53 Notice and time of hearing

54 Powers of Court of Criminal Appeal

55 Additional evidence

57 Judgment to be certified to trial Court

58 Reference of point of law to Court of Criminal Appeal in case of acquittal by High Court

59 Point reserved on trial for Court of Criminal Appeal

60 Reference to Court of Criminal Appeal on appeal from subordinate court

61 Appointment of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrar

62 Powers and duties of Deputy Registrar and Assistant Registrar

63 Appointment of a Sheriff of Supreme Court

64 Powers and duties of Sheriff

65 Sheriff not to act when an interested party

66 Accountant — his duties

67 Subordinate officers of Supreme Court

68 Commissioners for oaths

69 Oaths of officers

70 Apportionment of work

71 Registry of Supreme Court

72 Registry to be open throughout the year

73 Process of Courts

75 Vexatious litigants

76 Disqualification of Registrar

77 Registrar not to act where interested

78 Officers of Supreme Court not to bid at sales under any written law

79 Misconduct of officers

80 Protection of Registrar and other officers

82 Council of Judges to consider operation of Act, etc.

83 The Courts of Judicature Act, 1964, of Malaysia to cease to apply to Singapore

85 Existing officers

86 Written law relating to former courts to be read as applying to courts under this Act

Supreme Court of Judicature Bill

Bill No. 6/1969

Read the first time on 8th April 1969.

An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the constitution and powers of the Superior Courts of Judicature.

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 Act, 1969, and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Interpretation

2. In this Act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject matter or context —

“Court” means a Court established by this Act;

“formerly” means immediately before the date of the coming into operation of this Act;

“Judge” means a Judge of the Supreme Court and includes the Chief Justice;

“Public Prosecutor” includes a Deputy Public Prosecutor;

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

“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 Subordinate Courts Ordinance (Cap. 3) 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.

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