Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Criminal jurisdiction of District Courts
Amended by5/86
(1)
Subject to this Code, every District Court shall have jurisdiction to try all offences for which the maximum term of imprisonment provided by law does not exceed 10 years or which are punishable with fine only.
Amended by5/86
(2)
Notwithstanding subsection (1), a District Court may try any offence, other than an offence punishable with death, if —
(a)
the Public Prosecutor applies to such Court to try such offence; and
(b)
the accused consents, or, if more than one are charged together with the same offence, all such accused consent to be tried by such Court.
(3)
Every District Court shall have in the exercise of its jurisdiction all the powers which belong to and are exercised by a Magistrate’s Court.