Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Government Proceedings (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 2

Section 2 of the Ordinance is hereby amended —

(a)

by deleting the definitions of “Government”, “High Court”, “Land law” and “State land” appearing in subsection (2) thereof;

(b)

by deleting the definition of “law officer” appearing in subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“ “law officer” means the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General;”;

(c)

by deleting the definition of “legal officer” appearing in subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the following: —“ “legal officer” includes a law officer and a legally qualified member of the Attorney-General’s Chambers;”;

(d)

by deleting the words “a Government” and “such Government” wherever they appear in the definition of “officer” in subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor in each case the words “the Government”;

(e)

by deleting the words “such Government” appearing in the definition of “proceedings against the Government” in subsection (2) thereof and substituting therefor the words “the Government”; and

(f)

by deleting the words “Federal Government” appearing in the proviso to subsection (3) thereof and substituting therefor the word “Government”.