34A. Appointment of presidents and ad-hoc presidents

The President of Singapore may appoint one or more presidents of the Court and may designate one of the presidents to be the senior president of the Court.

Every proceeding in the Court and all business arising thereout must, except as otherwise provided by any written law, be heard and disposed of before a president of the Court.

The distribution of business among the presidents of the Court must be made in accordance with such directions, which may be of a general or a particular nature, as may be given by the senior president of the Court.

In order to facilitate the disposal of business in the Court, the President of Singapore may appoint one or more ad‑hoc presidents of the Court for such period or periods as the President of Singapore thinks fit.

An ad-hoc president may, in such case as the senior president of the Court may specify, exercise all the powers and perform the functions of a president of the Court.

Anything done by an ad‑hoc president acting in accordance with the terms of his or her appointment has the same validity and effect as if done by a president of the Court.

The senior president of the Court may issue such directions relating to the practice of the Court as he or she thinks fit.