Singapore legislation
Section 54A
Section 54A
General power to transfer from Magistrate’s Court to District Court
Amended by26/200526/2005
(1)
Where it appears to a District Court, on the application of a party to any civil proceedings pending in a Magistrate’s Court, that the proceedings, by reason of its involving some important question of law, or being a test case, or for any other sufficient reason, should be tried in the District Court, it may order the proceedings to be transferred to the District Court.
Amended by26/2005
(2)
An order under subsection (1) may be made on such terms as the court sees fit.
Amended by26/2005