Singapore legislation

Schedule 6

of Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969

Schedule 6

Civil appeals to be made to Court of Appeal

SIXTH SCHEDULESections 29C(2) and 83(1)Civil appeals to be made to Court of Appeal

1. For the purposes of section 29C(2), an appeal against a decision of the General Division in the exercise of its original or appellate civil jurisdiction is to be made to the Court of Appeal in the following cases:

(a)

the appeal arises from a case relating to constitutional or administrative law (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to constitutional or administrative law);

(b)

the appeal arises from a case relating to contempt of court (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to the law of contempt of court);

(c)

the appeal arises from a case relating to the law of arbitration (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to the law of arbitration);

(d)

the appeal arises from a case relating to the insolvency, restructuring or dissolution of a corporation, limited liability partnership or sub‑fund of a variable capital company (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to the law concerning the insolvency, restructuring or dissolution of a corporation, limited liability partnership or sub‑fund of a variable capital company);

(e)

the appeal arises from a case relating to the law of patents (even if the appeal does not raise any issue relating to the law of patents);

(f)

the appeal is against a decision of the Singapore International Commercial Court;

(g)

the appeal is against a decision or order of a Judge sitting in the General Division made under the Parliamentary Elections Act 1954;

(h)

the appeal is against a judgment or order in an action brought under section 47(8) of the Presidential Elections Act 1991;

(i)

the appeal is made under any of the following written laws:

(i)

section 32(1) of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016;

(ii)

sections 21A(1), 45(7) and 49(11) of the Arbitration Act 2001;

(iii)

section 74(4) of the Competition Act 2004;

(iv)

section 10(4) of the International Arbitration Act 1994;

(v)

section 18(5) of the Maintenance of Parents Act 1995;

(vi)

section 90(3) of the Patents Act 1994;

(vii)

section 35(4) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 as in force immediately before 1 February 2021 or section 48R(4) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012, as the case may be;

(viii)

sections 17(8), 29(9), 35(7) and 44(9) of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019;

(j)

the appeal is made under any written law that provides for the appeal to lie to the Court of Appeal;

(k)

the appeal is against a decision or an order of the General Division under the Mediation Act 2017, including a decision of the General Division to record or refuse to record a mediated settlement agreement as an order of court under that Act;

(l)

the appeal is against a decision or an order of the General Division under the Singapore Convention on Mediation Act 2020, including a decision of the General Division granting leave or refusing to grant leave to record an international settlement agreement as an order of court under that Act.[40/2019; S 1102/2020; S 72/2021]

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