Singapore legislation
Section 47
Section 47
Saving and transitional provisions
(1)
Despite sections 4, 22, 23 and 24, any family proceedings (not being probate proceedings) commenced in the High Court before 1 October 2014 are, on and after that date, to be continued in and dealt with by the High Court as if those sections had not been enacted.
(2)
Despite sections 4 and 22, any contentious probate proceedings commenced in the High Court before 1 January 2015 are, on and after that date, to be continued in and dealt with by the High Court as if those sections had not been enacted.
(3)
Any non-contentious probate proceedings commenced in the High Court before 1 January 2015 are, on and after that date, to be continued in and dealt with by the Family Division of the High Court.
(4)
Any family proceedings (not being probate proceedings) commenced in a District Court or Magistrate’s Court before 1 October 2014 are, on and after that date, to be continued in and dealt with by a Family Court.
(5)
Despite amendments made to the Probate and Administration Act 1934 and State Courts Act 1970 on 1 January 2015, any contentious probate proceedings commenced in a District Court before that date are, on and after that date, to be continued in and dealt with by a District Court.
(6)
The following provisions continue to apply to any contentious probate proceedings commenced in a District Court before 1 January 2015 as if the Probate and Administration Act 1934 and State Courts Act 1970 had not been amended on that date:
sections 2 (definitions of “court” and “judge”), 31, 34, 36, 39, 40, 43(2), 45, 50(1), 53, 54, 66(1) and (2) and 67(1) and (2) of the Probate and Administration Act 1934 as in force immediately before 1 January 2015;
sections 2 (definition of “District Court limit”), 26(a) and 27 of the State Courts Act 1970 as in force immediately before 1 January 2015.
(7)
Despite sections 4 and 23, any appeal from any contentious probate proceedings commenced in a District Court is, if the appeal is commenced in the High Court before 1 January 2015, to be continued in and dealt with by the High Court, on and after that date, as if those sections had not been enacted.
(8)
Any non-contentious probate proceedings commenced in a District Court before 1 January 2015 is, on and after that date, to be continued in and dealt with by a Family Court.
(9)
Any family proceedings transferred to a District Court before 1 October 2014 pursuant to an order made by the Chief Justice under section 28A of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 is, on and after that date, to be continued in and dealt with by a Family Court.
(10)
Any proceedings commenced in a Juvenile Court before 1 October 2014 is, on and after that date, to be continued in and dealt with by a Youth Court.
(11)
[Omitted as having had effect]
(12)
[Omitted as spent]
(13)
In this section, “probate proceedings” means any civil proceedings under the Probate and Administration Act 1934.