Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Bill

Clause 4

Repeal and re-enactment of section 44

Section 44 of the principal Act is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor: —“Jurisdiction to hear and determine criminal appeals44.—

(1)

The Court of Criminal Appeal shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any appeal against any decision made by the High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction, subject nevertheless to the provisions of this or any other written law regulating the terms and conditions upon which such appeals may be brought.(2) An appeal by a person convicted shall be either against the conviction or against the sentence or against both:Provided that where an accused person has pleaded guilty and been convicted on such plea there shall be no appeal except as to the extent or legality of the sentence.(3) An appeal by the Public Prosecutor shall be either against the acquittal of an accused person or against the sentence imposed upon an accused person by the High Court.(4) An appeal may lie on a question of fact or a question of law or on a question of mixed fact and law.(5) The Court of Criminal Appeal shall also have jurisdiction to hear and determine matters brought before it in accordance with the provisions of section 59 or 60 of this Act.”.