Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office (including Registry of Moneylenders and Registry of Pawnbrokers)
5.
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (including Registry of Designs, Registry of Geographical Indications, Registry of Patents, Registry of Plant Varieties and Registry of Trade Marks)
6.
Land Surveyors Board
7.
Legal Aid Bureau
8.
Legal Services Regulatory Authority
9.
Ministry of Law
10.
Singapore Land Authority (including Land Titles Registry and Registry of Deeds)
11.
Public Defender’s Office
[S 903/2022 wef 25/11/2022]
Subjects
1.
Civil Law
(1)
Application of English Law Act (Cap. 7A)
(2)
Apportionment Act (Cap. 8)
(3)
Bills of Sale Act (Cap. 24)
(4)
Civil Law Act (Cap. 43)
(5)
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act (Cap. 53B)
(6)
Contributory Negligence and Personal Injuries Act (Cap. 54)
(7)
Corporate Bodies’ Contracts Act (Cap. 385)
(8)
COVID‑19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 (Act 14 of 2020) (but not Parts 6, 7, 8A, 8B, 8C and 11)
[S 987/2020 wef 27/11/2020]
[S 136/2021 wef 01/03/2021]
(9)
Defamation Act (Cap. 75)
(10)
Distress Act (Cap. 84)
(11)
Factors Act (Cap. 386)
(12)
Foreign Limitation Periods Act (Cap. 111A)
(13)
Frustrated Contracts Act (Cap. 115)
(14)
Government Proceedings Act (Cap. 121)
(15)
Guardianship of Infants Act (Cap. 122)
(16)
Inheritance (Family Provision) Act (Cap. 138)
(17)
Intestate Succession Act (Cap. 146)
(18)
Legitimacy Act (Cap. 162)
(19)
Limitation Act (Cap. 163)
(20)
Marine Insurance Act (Cap. 387)
(21)
Mercantile Law Amendment Act (Cap. 388)
(22)
Minors’ Contracts Act (Cap. 389)
(23)
Misrepresentation Act (Cap. 390)
(24)
Partnership Act (Cap. 391)
(25)
Policies of Assurance Act (Cap. 392)
(26)
Probate and Administration Act (Cap. 251)
(27)
Protection from Harassment Act (Cap. 256A) (civil actions and orders, and matters relating to the establishment and functions of the Protection from Harassment Court, only)
(28)
Sale of Goods (United Nations Convention) Act (Cap. 283A)
(29)
Sale of Goods Act (Cap. 393)
(30)
Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act (Cap. 317A)
(31)
Supply of Goods Act (Cap. 394)
(32)
Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act (Cap. 395)
(33)
Trustees Act (Cap. 337)
(34)
Unfair Contract Terms Act (Cap. 396)
(35)
Wills Act (Cap. 352)
2.
Community Disputes
(1)
Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 (Act 7 of 2015)
(2)
Community Mediation Centres Act (Cap. 49A)
(3)
Community Mediation Services
3.
Constitutional Matters
(1)
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, but not —
(a)
citizenship matters; and
(b)
functions conferred on the Prime Minister, the Minister responsible for defence and the Minister responsible for finance)
(2)
Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965
(3)
Republic of Singapore Independence Act
4.
Coordinating Government Bills Programme
5.
Courts and the Administration of Justice
(1)
Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016 (Act 19 of 2016)
(2)
Civil Justice
(a)
Choice of Court Agreements Act (Cap. 39A)
(b)
Civil Justice Framework
(c)
Debtors Act (Cap. 73)
(d)
High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act (Cap. 123)
(3)
Courts
(a)
Coroners Act (Cap. 63A)
(b)
Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014)
(c)
Small Claims Tribunals Act (Cap. 308)
(d)
State Courts Act (Cap. 321)
(e)
Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322)
(4)
Criminal Justice
(a)
Criminal Justice Framework
(b)
Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) (but not community service orders and functions conferred on the Minister responsible for home affairs)
(5)
Evidence Act (Cap. 97)
(6)
Judicial Proceedings (Regulation of Reports) Act (Cap. 149)
6.
Insolvency and Public Trustee Matters
(1)
Administration of Un‑nominated Central Provident Fund Moneys, Estates of Deceased Persons, and Moneys held in Trust for Minor and Other Beneficiaries
(2)
Companies Act (Cap. 50) (only matters relating to the Official Receiver and the administration of insolvent companies)
(3)
Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (Act 40 of 2018)
(4)
Motor Vehicles (Third‑Party Risks and Compensation) Act (Cap. 189) (only matters relating to the Public Trustee)
(5)
Public Trustee Act (Cap. 260)
7.
Intellectual Property
(1)
Accreditation of Intellectual Property Agents and Advisers
(2)
Intellectual Property Law
(a)
Copyright Act 2021
[S 225/2024 wef 21/11/2021]
(b)
Geographical Indications Act 2014 (Act 19 of 2014)
(c)
Layout‑Designs of Integrated Circuits Act (Cap. 159A)
(d)
Patents Act (Cap. 221)
(e)
Plant Varieties Protection Act (Cap. 232A)
(f)
Registered Designs Act (Cap. 266)
(g)
Trade Marks Act (Cap. 332)
(3)
Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Act (Cap. 140)
(4)
Intellectual Property Rights Policies
(5)
Intellectual Property Rights Services Industry Development
8.
International Legal Matters
(1)
International Legal Cooperation
(aa)
Apostille Act 2020 (Act 38 of 2020)
[S 323/2021 wef 15/05/2021]
(a)
Evidence (Civil Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act (Cap. 98)
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act (Cap. 190A)
(e)
[Deleted by S 31/2024 wef 01/03/2023]
(f)
Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (Cap. 265)
(2)
State Immunity Act (Cap. 313)
(3)
United Nations Act (Cap. 339)
9.
Land Matters
(1)
Apportionment of Rents Act (Cap. 9)
(2)
Boundaries and Survey Maps Act (Cap. 25) and Global Positioning System Network Infrastructure
(3)
Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap. 61)
(4)
Federal Lands Commissioner, Malaysia (Incorporation) Act (Cap. 361)
(5)
Foreshores Act (Cap. 113)
(6)
Geospatial Information, Infrastructure and Industry Development
(7)
Land Acquisition Act (Cap. 152)
(7A)
Land Betterment Charge Act 2021
[S 323/2022 wef 29/04/2022]
(8)
Land Revenue Collection Act (Cap. 155)
(9)
Land Surveyors Act (Cap. 156)
(10)
Land Titles (Strata) Act (Cap. 158)
(11)
Land Titles Act (Cap. 157)
(12)
Registration of Deeds Act (Cap. 269)
(13)
Residential Property Act (Cap. 274)
(14)
Settled Estates Act (Cap. 293)
(15)
Singapore Land Authority Act (Cap. 301)
(16)
State Lands Act (Cap. 314)
(17)
State Lands Encroachments Act (Cap. 315)
10.
Legal Aid
(1)
International Child Abduction Act (Cap. 143C) (legal aid matters only)
(2)
Legal Aid and Advice Act (Cap. 160)
(3)
Public Defenders Act 2022
[S 903/2022 wef 25/11/2022]
11.
Legal Profession and Legal Services Industry
(1)
Alternative Dispute Resolution
(a)
Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act (Cap. 11)
(b)
Arbitration Act (Cap. 10)
(c)
International Arbitration Act (Cap. 143A)
(d)
Mediation Act 2017 (Act 1 of 2017)
(e)
Singapore Convention on Mediation Act 2020 (Act 4 of 2020)
(2)
Developing the Legal Services Industry
(3)
International Legal Services Trade Policy
(4)
Legal Profession
(a)
Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161)
(b)
Notaries Public Act (Cap. 208)
(c)
Singapore Academy of Law Act (Cap. 294A)
(5)
Regulating the Legal Services Sector
12.
Moneylenders and Pawnbrokers
(1)
Moneylenders Act (Cap. 188) (but not unlicensed moneylending and related activities, including section 15 offences)
(2)
Pawnbrokers Act 2015 (Act 2 of 2015)
13.
Policies in relation to Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (Act 18 of 2019) (jointly with the Minister responsible for communications and information)
14.
Precious Stones and Precious Metals Dealers
(1)
Precious Stones and Precious Metals (Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing) Act 2019 (Act 7 of 2019)