Singapore legislation
Section 12
Section 12
Appointments and qualifications of registrar and deputy registrars of State Courts
Amended by5/2014
(1)
There are to be appointed by the Chief Justice a registrar and so many deputy registrars as may be necessary for the State Courts.
Amended by5/2014
(2)
A person must not be appointed to be or to act as registrar unless he or she is a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act 1966, except that the Chief Justice may, in his or her discretion, appoint any person who is not a qualified person under that Act.
(3)
The registrar and the deputy registrars are ex officio commissioners for oaths.