Singapore legislation

Section 15

of Family Justice Act 2014

Section 15

Appointments and qualifications of registrar, deputy registrar and assistant registrars

(1)

The President may, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice, appoint a registrar, a deputy registrar and assistant registrars of the Family Justice Courts.

(2)

A person must not be appointed to be or to act as the registrar, the deputy registrar or an assistant registrar unless he or she is a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act 1966.

(3)

The registrar, deputy registrar and assistant registrars are ex officio commissioners for oaths.