No. S 632
Supreme Court of Judicature Act
(Chapter 322)
Supreme Court of Judicature (Transfer of Matrimonial, Divorce and Guardianship of Infants Proceedings to District Court) (Amendment) Order 2004
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 28A of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act, I, Yong Pung How, Chief Justice, hereby make the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.—(1)  This Order may be cited as the Supreme Court of Judicature (Transfer of Matrimonial, Divorce and Guardianship of Infants Proceedings to District Court) (Amendment) Order 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2004.
(2)  Paragraph 2 shall apply to any appeal to the Court of Appeal from any decision made by the High Court on or after 1st November 2004 in the exercise of its appellate jurisdiction with respect to any proceedings heard or determined by the District Court pursuant to the Supreme Court of Judicature (Transfer of Matrimonial, Divorce and Guardianship of Infants Proceedings to District Court) Order 2003 (G.N. No. S 557/2003).
Deletion and substitution of paragraph 6
2.  The Supreme Court of Judicature (Transfer of Matrimonial, Divorce and Guardianship of Infants Proceedings to District Court) Order 2003 is amended by deleting paragraph 6 and substituting the following paragraph:
Appeals
6.—(1)  An appeal shall lie to the High Court from a decision of a District Court in any proceedings heard and determined by the District Court pursuant to this Order, regardless of the amount in dispute or the value of the subject-matter.
(2)  Except with the leave of the Court of Appeal or a Judge of the High Court, no appeal shall be brought to the Court of Appeal from a decision of the High Court in respect of any appeal heard by the High Court pursuant to sub-paragraph (1), regardless of the amount in dispute or the value of the subject-matter.
(3)  Rule 31 of the Women’s Charter (Matrimonial Proceedings) Rules (Cap. 353, R 4, 2004 Ed.) shall not apply to any proceedings under section 59 and Part X of the Women’s Charter (Cap. 353) which, pursuant to this Order, are heard and determined by a District Court, and the procedures for appeals from such proceedings to the High Court and thereafter to the Court of Appeal shall be as specified in the Rules of Court (R 5, 2004 Ed.).”.

Made this 8th day of October 2004.

YONG PUNG HOW
Chief Justice,
Singapore.
[SC/R77; AG/LEG/SL/322/2001/1 Vol. 4]