Singapore legislation

Section 60E

of Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969

Section 60E

Composition when exercising criminal jurisdiction

Amended by40/201940/2019

(1)

Despite section 50(1), a single Judge may hear and decide an application under section 394H of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 for leave to apply to the Court of Appeal to review an earlier decision of the Court of Appeal.

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(2)

A Judge must not sit in the Court of Appeal to hear or decide any of the following matters, or any matter related to any of the following matters:

(a)

an appeal against a conviction before the Judge or a sentence passed by the Judge;

(b)

any petition for confirmation under Division 1A of Part 20 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 lodged in respect of a sentence of death passed by the Judge on an accused;

(c)

any case stated by the Judge under section 395 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010;

(d)

any reference under section 397 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 of a question of law of public interest that has arisen in a criminal matter determined by the Judge.

Amended by40/2019